Bethpage Black closed for Met Open
UncategorizedThe Black Course at Bethpage State Park will be closed this week, beginning Monday, August 23, for the Met Open. It is scheduled to reopen for public play on Saturday, August 28.
August aeration at Bethpage Yellow
UncategorizedThe Yellow Course at Bethpage State Park will be aerated on Monday, August 30 and Tuesday, August 31. Call (516) 249-0701 for updates on the conditions and availability of all five Bethpage courses.
Oyster Bay GC to host Massapequa Mustangs Golf Outing on September 20
UncategorizedThe Massapequa Mustangs Football Foundation, one of Long Island's largest and most recognizable youth football organizations, will hold its sixth annual golf outing on Monday, September 20 at the Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course in Woodbury. Town Supervisor John Venditto and longtime coach and contributor Joseph Trainor will be honored at the event. The
Poxabogue problems continue as restaurant owner pulls plans for new eatery
UncategorizedYou can still play golf at the Poxabogue Golf Center — for now. Just don't arrive at the Hamptons-area course on an empty stomach. The latest twist in the municipal dramatics that have put the "saga" in this Sagaponack nine-holer was announced last week in the East Hampton Press. Citing town restrictions and a recent
Tallgrass to host open outing on August 25
UncategorizedThe Tallgrass Country Club is holding an open golf outing on Wednesday, August 25, with shotgun start scheduled for 9:00 a.m. All golfers are invited to participate. The event includes motor cart on the course, continental breakfast and range balls before the round, barbecue lunch at the turn, and prizes throughout the day. Entry fee
Back To School Junior Golf Program at Dix Hills Park
UncategorizedRegistration is open for Dix Hills Park's "Back To School" Junior Golf Program, a five-session instructional series designed to keep young golfers swinging through the fall while introducing them to and teaching the basic aspects of the game. The program is open to junior golfers from age 5 through 14 and is limited to the
August dark dates at Bethpage Black
UncategorizedBethpage State Park's Black Course will go dark on as many as 12 days during the month of August for scheduled maintenance and events. The Black is closed for play every Monday for maintenance, as well as Tuesday, August 3; Wednesday, August 4; and Tuesday, August 10. From August 23 to August 27, the Black
Couples Scramble at Pine Ridge GC
UncategorizedWhy do dinner and a movie when you can schedule date night on the golf course? The Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram will open up its finely manicured 18 for a special Couples Scramble on Friday, August 6. Shotgun start is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. The $39 entry fee (per person) includes golf, cart,
First annual Painting For Cures Outing tees off August 14 at Lido Golf Club
UncategorizedFeel like spending a day in the ocean breeze next weekend but prefer not to track sand and seaweed into the car? Try scheduling some seaside golf nearby and help raise money for an excellent cause in the process (and track clumps of grass instead). Painting For Cures will hold its first annual charity golf
Observations: Tallgrass Country Club
Uncategorized"Firm and fast" is a pair of adjectives not typically used to describe Long Island fairways, but with the scorching hot summer of 2010 depriving golf courses of the rainwater they desperately need, one course is playing even closer to its links-style design. Tee shots were bouncing, bouncing, rolling and rolling (and rolling) during our