Have you ever thought that a clean iron shot on a local par-3 course could put a $20,000 check in your pocket? If so, well…you have quite an imagination. But on Monday, October 25, Long Islanders will have an opportunity to win a $20,000 grand prize at the Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition's 2010 Golf Skill […]
Four of the five courses at Bethpage State Park will be temporarily closed for aeration during the month of October. (The Yellow Course was already aerated in August.) The Black Course will be the first to close. Aeration is scheduled for Monday, October 4 and Tuesday, October 5. The rest of the park's aeration schedule
[This flyover was updated on September 12, 2021.] Purists might object to a number of things about the Heartland Golf Park in Edgewood. After all, nobody plays nine holes at a “golf park.” Floodlights on a golf course? Leave that to sports like football and baseball. Yet there they are, light stanchions for — gasp!
Putts at Hamlet Willow Creek Golf & Country Club will roll smoothly and speedily over the first few weeks of the Fall golf season. Greens will not be aerated until Wednesday, October 13 — which means now is a great time to challenge the immaculate Mount Sinai course, especially with $39-49 weekday afternoon rates on
Change is afoot in Shoreham: The golf course formerly known as the Tallgrass Country Club is now, simply, the Tallgrass Golf Course. In an effort to promote its public status, Tallgrass has shed the "Country Club" portion of its title and any air of privacy that has come with it. "By changing our name to
The Black Course at Bethpage State Park will be closed on Thursday, September 16 and Tuesday, September 21 for local competitions. As usual, the course will be closed on Mondays for scheduled maintenance, though it will remain open for play on Monday, September 27. Call the park or reservation hotline for the most updated course
The Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River is once again inviting Long Island golfers to "take a swing in the fight against breast cancer" when it hosts the fourth annual Pink Rock Classic on Thursday, October 7. All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Fund For Uninsured Women at the Fortunato Breast Health
Rob visited the Red Course at Bethpage State Park earlier this summer. Here he discusses some of the Red's more notable holes and features. [For the full course overview, check out the Bethpage Red flyover.] Written by Rob Dimino The fairway of the Red’92s famous first hole was closed when we played, turning a normally
The Brentwood and Holbrook Country Clubs are once again arming local golfers with money-saving coupons good for the entire Fall season. The Town of Islip courses are offering two specials — one each for riders and walkers. For $42, play either course after 11:00 a.m. with cart and reservation fees included. If you'd rather walk
[NOTE: Heatherwood Golf Club closed in 2020 to make way for a residential development. A redesigned nine-hole public golf course is scheduled to open as part of the complex in 2023 or 2024.] + + + + + + Golfers on Long Island have a lengthy list of courses to choose from, a roster that