Riverhead's Sandy Pond Golf Course is taking a rare winter break this offseason, and when it reopens in March, it will do so with a new name, a modernized logo and an ownership group looking to blend the old with the new. Brian Stark, one of the new controlling owners of the rebranded Sandy Pond […]
Some people wake up a little groggy on New Year's Day and spend the morning in pajamas, clutching a cup of coffee. Others wake up a little groggy, see the sun shining on a 45-degree day, and spend the rest of the morning on the golf course, clutching irons and hand warmers. Golf on a
[This information was updated on December 24, 2022.] We've made it to December, and while many on Long Island have already packed away their golf clubs for 2022, the area's cold-resistant players are still out looking for tee times. The selection is about to get smaller though, because December is closing month on Long Island.
It took a few years, but the long-discussed transformation is complete. The former Calverton Links golf course is now part of the solar industry. For nearly a decade since the course abruptly closed for good in 2013, past players could still see the old front nine resting in plain view alongside Edwards Avenue in Calverton.
Get the hot chocolate and hand warmers ready — it's time to start preparing for Thanksgiving golf outings. Local players know Thanksgiving is essentially "last call" for Long Island golf season — the leaves are down, frost delays are longer, the layers of golf gear thicker. Thanksgiving is one final opportunity for golf with all
The Rock came back to Wading River, and in a surprise move earlier this month, the club turned heel. Just two months after its long-awaited reopening, The Rock Golf Club has slammed the door shut on the public players that it wooed back with promises of an all-inclusive member-for-a-day experience and elevated perks. The course
The Long Island Golf Junkies players group will hold its second annual "Putt for Pink" golf outing on Monday, October 3 at Port Jefferson Country Club, with donations benefiting the fight against breast cancer. Shotgun start is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Entry fee is $105 per golfer and covers 18 holes with cart. It is
[This schedule was updated on September 22, 2022.] September is aeration month at Long Island golf courses, and maintenance dates are good to know for local players planning their late-summer and fall rounds. The following public golf courses will be closed for play (unless otherwise noted) while undergoing fairway and/or greens aeration. All dates below
Spring Lake's junior golf special is back for another summer. On Wednesdays and Thursdays through the end of August, Long Island kids under the age of 14 play a free round with each paying adult. The special covers nine holes on Spring Lake's Sandpiper Course, home to the facility's namesake lake and signature hole. Book
The historic Shelter Island Country Club, a fixture on the East End and part of the first wave of golf courses to be built on Long Island, will celebrate 120 years of golf with a special 1900s-themed event later this summer. Shelter Island's Hickory Golf Classic will tee off on Sunday, August 7 at 10:00