Street names can give clues about a community's past. That's especially true with golf courses. When Long Island streets are tagged with golf-related terms, it often means that buried beneath sidewalks and front lawns are the remains of a long-forgotten (or fondly remembered) course. This series of posts will look back at courses that have […]
The first weekend of 2019 is about to arrive toting temperatures somewhere in the 40s along with a little early rain. Sounds like favorable winter golf conditions to us. Golf On Long Island loves winter golf, and you should too, if only for the chance to play quality courses with limited crowds for a discount
The winter of 2018-19 has arrived with buckets of rain that will keep Long Island's offseason golfers away from the course for a saturated day or two, though it could always be worse. Drop the temperature by 20 degrees or so and turn that rain into snow and you have a dreaded December blizzard potent
The Town of Islip municipal courses at Brentwood Country Club and Holbrook Country Club have closed for the season. The courses typically reopen in mid-March, weather permitting. The Woods Course at Cherry Creek in Riverhead has also shut down for the winter. Look for the course to reopen in late March. Meanwhile, across the street,
Only a handful of golfers, outside the most frost-hardy Long Island players, associate Thanksgiving — the holiday of turkey and football — with November golf — the sport of turtlenecks and foot-warmers. However, golf comes with all the trimmings on Thanksgiving — tournaments, prizes, open bars and sometimes an actual turkey. It's the last call
Pine Hills Golf & Country Club will host a November holiday outing next week, though it's not the holiday you're expecting. The Manorville course welcomes those who choose to avoid mall madness in favor of post-holiday golf to its annual Black Friday Turkey Shoot, slated to tee off at 9:30 a.m. on November 23. The
The Links Course at Cherry Creek in Riverhead will hold its annual holiday shotgun outing this Thanksgiving morning, November 22. Tee time is 9:00 a.m. The outing includes cart, range balls and a pre-round continental breakfast starting at 8:00. Entry fee is $50. Visit the pro shop to register or call (631) 369-6500. For more
Early risers looking for a round as the sun comes up on Thanksgiving morning might have a match at Brentwood Country Club. Brentwood is sending all golfers out with a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start this upcoming holiday morning, November 22. A complimentary coffee and roll should help keep everyone warm. Entry fee is $42 with
Timber Point's tradition of themed holiday outings continues this Thanksgiving, as the Great River golf course will host a Turkey Day scramble complete with longest turkey (drive) and nearest to the pilgrim (pin) contests. Tee time is 9:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning. The $55 entry fee covers bagels, coffee and non-alcoholic beverages (this year's event
Next week at Pine Ridge Golf Club will begin with a generous pre-Veterans Day promotion and end with a tee sheet of golfers celebrating early Thanksgiving. Veterans and active military members play free on Sunday, November 11. Book tee times online at the Pine Ridge website. The Coram course will also celebrate early Thanksgiving —