Written by Rob Dimino Eighteen holes for $20 or less is always a bargain. Eighteen holes on the Championship Course at Harbor Links in Port Washington for $20 — made possible by Golfing Magazine's "Free Golf" certificate — is an outright steal. Even when the back nine is closed and the course is in the […]
Originally slated to close for the 2010 season on Sunday, November 14, the Black Course at Bethpage State Park will instead remain open into the second half of November and possibly beyond. Considering last weekend's warm weather and the favorable conditions still present at area courses, the Black still has plenty of fair and challenging
Golfing Magazine recently announced its 2010 Long Island Dream Golf Club, this season’s collection of the Island’s finest 18 holes and top off-course facilities. The club’s six public golf holes can all be found on the front nine of this 6,636-yard par-71. Every Monday through the winter, Golf On Long Island will feature one public
Following the exhausting uphill 10th and a wicked 11th green, the par-3 12th hole at the Great Rock Golf Club, from the tee, looks like a pleasant spot for a deep breath of fresh Wading River air. From any spot on the green that's above the hole, it looks like a nightmare in living color.
The Crab Meadow Golf Course, a scenic 18 on the rolling, waterside hills of Northport, will host its annual Turkey Shoot Scramble on Thanksgiving morning, November 25. Shotgun start is scheduled for 8:30 with free beer and appetizers to follow the round. Arrive early for continental breakfast and unlimited practice balls on the range. Registration
If you're a devoted golfer looking to loosen up early on a cool Thanksgiving morning for 18 wind-whipped holes near the Atlantic, take note — registration is open for the Lido Golf Club's annual Turkey Trot. Shotgun start is scheduled for 8:00 a.m., but arrive early for breakfast and registration. For $75, participation in the
Thanksgiving and sports go together like turkey and stuffing, but on Long Island, it's not necessarily football that precedes a holiday feast. Golf, at some area courses, is as much a part of Thanksgiving as pumpkin pie and a Lions home game. One hour before its central Suffolk neighbor, Spring Lake, kicks off its own
Military veterans and active-duty personnel can play a round of golf on the house next week on Veterans Day, at the park named after one of the nation's most respected generals and commanders-in-chief. Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announced recently that our military personnel will be honored with nine or 18 holes on the Blue
Make your plans now to challenge the Black Course at Bethpage State Park while there's still time. Long Island's main public-golf attraction will close for the season next Sunday, November 14. It will re-open in April. Rain is supposed to clear out by this weekend and allow for a few cool and comfortable golf days
The Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island will host a Turkey Day outing on Thursday, November 25 for those golfers who want to loosen up their arms and legs before they loosen up their belt buckles for a holiday feast. Shotgun start for the outing is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. The $65 entry fee