In June, the Riverhead Times-Review profiled Ken Weinstein and Chris Wahlers, brothers-in-law and new owners of the nine-hole Sandy Pond Golf Course in Riverhead. The duo took the reins of the 1,070-yard course this past January. With the help of the mild winter, the new owners immediately began making improvements at the course. ’93We turned […]
In places like South Carolina and Florida, backyards and barbecue grills are almost as much a part of some golf courses as Bridgestones and bogeys. Houses in golf-course communities — seemingly more common than not in areas like Myrtle Beach — are nothing more than a slight hook or slice away from the fairways, placing
Spring Lake Golf Club is using the promise of refreshing beverages to lure players to the course for some much-needed iron practice next month. The Middle Island course is offering short clinics to ladies and seniors that will include a glass of wine for the gals and a soda and a hot dog for the
With The Barclays teeing off at Bethpage Black next month, plenty of guests — many with golf bags in hand — will soon be arriving on Long Island on top of the area's typical crop of summer travelers and tourists. Earlier this season, Golf On Long Island published its "Visitor's Guide" with these guests in mind.
The Boy Scouts of America's Suffolk County Council is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its FDR Division for Special Needs Scouts and will host its annual Golf Classic on Tuesday, August 7 at Wind Watch Golf & Country Club in Hauppauge. Registration is currently open at the Council website for those who wish to participate
On Monday, August 13, thousands of golf balls will soar into the air simultaneously as part of the "World's Largest Golf Outing," an event run by Billy Casper Golf that Long Islanders can participate in provided they have a ride to Coram. Pine Ridge Golf Club is the site for the local leg of the
Practice makes perfect, so you can only imagine what free practice led by professionals can create. A simple way to find out is by visiting Shoreham this summer and taking part in one or more of the weekend clinics run by the staff at the Tallgrass Golf Course. Every Sunday through August, Tallgrass pro Phil
Among many other specials across Long Island this summer, the Pine Ridge Golf Club and Spring Lake Golf Club are each offering rounds at greatly reduced (or no) cost. At Pine Ridge in Coram, a "Beat the Heat" rate of $25 — with cart included — is available Monday through Thursday after 4 p.m. The
The Blue Course at Sunken Meadow State Park is the facility's shortest nine-hole layout, but thanks to doglegs that range in severity from softly bending to boomerang-curved, it is by no means the simplest. Throw in the fact that the Blue Course weaves entirely through thickly tree-lined corridors, and suddenly you have a bit of
Rock Hill Golf & Country Club in Manorville will once again host the annual Chrissy's Wish Golf Outing to benefit the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. Now in its sixth year, the outing raises funds for research and treatment of various mental disorders. This year's event is scheduled for Friday, July 13. The event begins