Stunning development out of Wading River. Great Rock Golf Club, the popular semi-private course known for its lightning-fast greens, will not open this March. Great Rock and its on-site restaurant, Blackwells, are out of business. The fate of the golf course is uncertain. [UPDATE: Great Rock Golf Club reopened in June 2014 under new ownership.] […]
The Town of Islip courses at Brentwood Country Club and Holbrook Country Club are tentatively slated to open for the 2014 season on Friday, March 14. Lingering winter weather could delay the start of the season, however, the way early-arriving winter weather ended the 2013 season a few days ahead of schedule. For more on
[UPDATE: The date of this event has been changed to Friday, March 28.] The winter golf season is winding down on Long Island, not because the weather is any warmer, but because the annual St. Patrick's Day golf outings are looming. Mill Pond Golf Course in Medford will get a headstart on both St. Patrick's
Long Island's 2013-14 winter golf season has been a complete bust, so local golfer and Golf On Long Island reader Ryan Stewart has his eye on the spring. Stewart e-mailed us on the heels of last week's snow/slop storm to ask some questions and share some thoughts on the local golf scene. He also credited
In the spirit of the Winter Olympics currently underway in Sochi, Bethpage State Park and its famed Black Course have taken home the gold yet again in the annual Long Island Press "Best of LI" poll, with Rock Hill Golf & Country Club and Eisenhower Park occupying familiar spots on the medal stand. Long Island
If you want to play golf in the 2013-14 winter season, it seems you either need a plane ticket or a very vivid imagination for daydreaming. This offseason has been more about polar vortexes than putting practice. In the event there is ever an available day to play golf before the 2014 regular season arrives,
Snowstorms and temperatures flirting with negative numbers froze out the first few weeks of the 2013-14 winter golf season, but it seems there are playable days ahead. Now that the holiday decorations are back in storage, use the free time to get a few swings in. Golf On Long Island loves winter golf and wants
The winter golf season has officially arrived. Fittingly, in a year characterized by bizarre weather and a week that began with cars frozen under blocks of ice, the opening weekend of Long Island winter golf will see temperatures pushing 70 degrees. This is welcome news for Long Island's all-season golfers, who typically keep their putters
With snow on the ground and more in the forecast, Brentwood Country Club and Holbrook Country Club have shut down for the season a few days ahead of schedule. The two Town of Islip golf courses planned to remain open this week until December 15, but instead closed early due to sub-freezing temps and snowy
Early December, whether its unseasonably warm like years past or frigid like this 2013 offseason, is the time some of our preferred golf courses take an extended rest until spring. Bethpage Black and Red have already been closed for several weeks. Others will follow throughout December. On the East End, the Woods Course at Cherry