In the increasingly unlikely event that Frankenstorm Sandy goes bust next week, several area golf courses will be hosting Halloween events and offering holiday specials. Dress up in orange and black or wear a costume to Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island on Halloween and play with cart for the twilight rate of $46. […]
The sixth hole at Shoreham's Tallgrass Golf Course, easily the shortest par-4 in the layout, presents a unique, strategic challenge. How heavy that challenge remains in the future is uncertain. A driveable, risk/reward par-4 by design, Tallgrass #6 has played as a modified par-3 throughout the 2012 season due to concerns by neighbors over errant
Don't be fooled by cooler temps — golf season is still in its prime in October. Lucky for still-active golfers, at many area courses, it's not priced that way. Below is a sampling of some of the rate specials available this fall around Long Island. For the most up-to-date rates, call the courses directly or
The Brentwood and Holbrook Country Clubs are offering seasonal specials this fall that allow players to tee off and ride for as little as $32. For the rest of October and through November, the weekday foursome rate is $128 with cart and reservation fees included, which breaks down to $32 per player. If you don't
Golfing World U.K. took its cameras to this side of the pond recently to feature the Tallgrass Golf Course in Shoreham and designer Gil Hanse. A four-minute clip on the Golfing World website discusses the construction of the course out of flat farmland on Suffolk's north shore, its links-style nature and other course characteristics. Hanse,
Come January, one local golf course, as well as an area driving range and golf store, will earn the distinction of "Best of Long Island." Which ones earn that title is up to you. Voting is open at the Long Island Press website for the 2013 "Best of LI" poll. Each year the newspaper puts
Aeration is underway today and will continue tomorrow, October 10, at the Mill Pond Golf Course in Medford. The hole-punching maintenance officially rings in Mill Pond's fall season. Offseason rates go into effect today and last through April. Town of Brookhaven residents can play morning golf and ride for $40 on weekdays, $42 on weekends
"Take a swing in the fight against breast cancer" on Thursday, October 11, when the Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River hosts the sixth annual Pink Rock Classic. All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Fund For Uninsured Women at the Fortunato Breast Health Center at Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson. Entry fee
Manorville's Swan Lake Golf Club will host the MacArthur Business Alliance's seventh annual golf outing on Wednesday, October 3. Former New York Met and current Long Island Ducks co-owner and coach Bud Harrelson will be on hand at this year's outing, which will support The Morgan Center, an organization that works with preschool-age children undergoing
Pine Hills Country Club in Manorville is aerating next week beginning Monday, September 24. Visit anytime Monday through Thursday, September 28 and take advantage of an aeration special that includes 18 holes, cart and range balls for $45 before noon and $35 after. While you're there, take note of Pine Hills' new #5 green, though