Picture a 498-yard dogleg par-5 that turns hard to the left at almost a 90-degree angle only 200 yards from the tee. Now imagine a small pond jutting into the fairway's left flank just before the turn. Then add three tall trees swaying in the breeze directly over the hazard. Until this year, that was […]
The fourth annual Town of Hempstead Supervisor's Cup Golf Classic will tee off on Wednesday, October 5 at the Lido Golf Club, but there's limited time to enter your name into the drawing for tournament spots. Hempstead Town residents are eligible to participate and must submit an application before September 9. A lottery for the
A popular gag among rival fans and the most cynical team supporters is that just about anyone could suit up and take the ice with the New York Islanders. While that's certainly not the case, it is true that anyone could tee it up and hit the links with the Islanders — some of whom
While some courses on Long Island made it through Hurricane Irene unscathed, others have some work to do to get back into playing shape. The golf courses at Bethpage State Park will be closed through Thursday, September 1 for hurricane recovery and maintenance. Call the course at (516) 249-0701 for updates. This week, be sure
It's only natural for golfers with a competitive streak to shoot for personal benchmarks when they're out on the course and playing above their standard. Breaking 80, touching 90, keeping it under 100 — whatever the goal may be, usually somewhere around the turn, players in the midst of one of their finer rounds will
Find a babysitter this Thursday afternoon — there's a golf tournament to be won. Cantiague Park will host a twilight golf tournament for mixed couples on Thursday, August 25, a nine-hole event that is open to all Nassau County residents. Couples will be paired up with other mixed duos to compete as four-person scramble teams,
Nearly 2,000 golf holes at 100 courses across 27 states will be in play next week as part of the "World's Largest Golf Outing," and 18 of those holes are right here on Long Island. Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram will host one leg of the outing, a multi-course event run by Billy Casper
Poxabogue Golf Center is in the local papers again, and for once it's not related to its past management and restaurant issues. The New York Times profiled the nine-hole course — "the people's golf course" of the Hamptons — and the adjoining cafe/gathering spot in its "Neighborhood Joint" series back in late July. The Times
July golf specials at the Brentwood and Holbrook Country Clubs will stay in effect through August. Players can still take advantage of rates ranging from $20 to $42, with reservation fee included. You can play and ride at either Town of Islip course for $42 anytime after 11 a.m., or, if you already have a
The fourth hole at Stonebridge Golf Links is the first of the course's very diverse, interesting par-3s. It's also home to the course's namesake footbridge. Sure, it's not quite as historic or glamorous as Augusta National's Hogan and Nelson bridges — and you're typically crossing it only if your tee shot settled woefully left or