Hamlet Willow Creek to aerate October 13

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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 […]

Tallgrass sheds “Country Club” title, now Tallgrass Golf Course

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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

September closings at Bethpage Black

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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

Fourth Annual Pink Rock Golf Classic, October 7 at Great Rock GC

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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

Observations: Bethpage – Red Course

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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

Fall Twilight Specials at Brentwood, Holbrook Country Clubs

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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

Flyover: Heatherwood Golf Club

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[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

Greens aeration at Timber Point

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The greens on the Red and Blue nines at the Timber Point Golf Course in Great River will be aerated this week.  The Blue Course will be closed on Tuesday, August 31; the Red will be closed on Wednesday, September 1. Call the pro shop at (631) 581-2401 for course information.

Observations: Bethpage – Black Course

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SEE ALSO:Flyover: Bethpage – Black Course Golf On Long Island launched two years ago this month with a flyover of my original "home" course, the nine-hole muni at North Woodmere Park.  One of the goals of the site was to drop by and discuss every public course in this two-county hotbed of fairways and flagsticks,

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