The staff at Tallgrass Golf Course went back to the drawing board last season after a few too many errant drives irked neighbors alongside the course's short par-4 sixth. Though the plan was to keep the hole a par-4, there apparently wasn't enough room on that drawing board to allow it. The hole is now […]
Puccio Electric Contracting Inc. of Center Moriches will hold its second annual golf outing at Swan Lake Golf Club in Manorville on Thursday, May 9. The event raises money to support the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America and is being held in memory of Paul Puccio, who lost his battle with Crohn's disease at
[For information on the current 2014 Suffolk County Junior Golf Tour, please click here.] It's a good time to be a junior golfer on Long Island. The USSSA Junior Golf Tour is up and running across the Island, giving young players a chance to compete in tournaments and reach the national finals this summer in
Spring has been slow to take hold on Long Island, but it seems to have arrived for good at Spring Lake Golf Club, and it doesn't have anything to do with the name. All that was missing at the Middle Island course this past weekend were the leaves on the trees, which works in golfers'
Upper Room Christian School of Dix Hills is inviting area golfers to participate in its "Eagles for Education" Golf Outing and help support the school's need-based scholarship fund. The outing will be held on Monday, May 13 at Mill Pond Golf Course in Medford. Tee time is scheduled for 7:45 a.m. Prior to the event,
Newsday has published a correction of the false data that ran in a graphic in the Sunday LI Business cover story on April 7 regarding Long Island golf courses. The correction appears in the Wednesday, April 17 print edition. The business feature, which analyzed the "shrinking" of the local golf course industry, claimed that the
St. Jude Roman Catholic Church of Mastic Beach will hold its 29th annual golf outing at Rock Hill Golf and Country Club in Manorville on Wednesday, May 8. All proceeds from the event will support St. Jude's parish outreach program. Participants in this year's outing will certainly be well fed. The $150 entry fee includes
Show Mom your appreciation by teaming up with her and sinking a key putt to beat Dad at Spring Lake Golf Club's Mother's Day celebration, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 12. For $95, you and Mom play nine holiday holes with cart and enjoy two post-round cocktails each plus hors d'oeuvres. Even better,
[Newsday published a correction in its April 17 print edition for the use of misinformation in its April 7 feature. Read the correction here.] While there's no way to dispute that rounds are down from previous highs and that Long Island golf courses are competing for customer dollars against additional and often cheaper leisure alternatives,
[Read Golf On Long Island's take on the Newsday article: Newsday report features false data to support negative view of Long Island golf industry] The business of golf on Long Island is "in the rough" according to a report published Thursday on Newsday.com. Newsday's Ted Phillips said the Long Island golf industry is "shrinking" thanks