Polish your game at the Tallgrass Country Club this summer, where pro Phil Tita and his staff will hold free player-development clinics every Sunday through Labor Day. Each one-hour clinic begins at 2 p.m. and includes a demonstration and mini-lesson. Sessions rotate each week and cover iron play, chipping, putting, woods and sand play. The […]
The Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River is making it easier for golfers to play their cut shots and slice their king cuts, all without loading clubs back in the trunk. A "Nine & Dine" special, available every day after 3 p.m., combines a half-round on one of Long Island's newest courses with dinner
Written by Rob Dimino Conditions at the Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram were close to perfect when I visited last Tuesday, June 8. Greens ran as pure as I can recall on any area course, and faster than expected. Rough was penal but fair. The four-hole stretch from #11 through #14 is a beast.
The term "historic" is often tossed around like a busted tee. At times in the sports world it seems anything that results in a putter or trophy held high in triumph is described as a historic "one for the ages." But the Red Course at Eisenhower Park has earned the adjective — a walk on
The American Patriot Heroes Fund, an organization devoted to providing aid and assistance to all veterans, will hold its first annual golf outing on Tuesday, June 15 at Stonebridge Golf Links & Country Club in Hauppauge. Entry fee is $195 per golfer and includes lunch, dinner, top-shelf open bar, prizes and on-course contests. The golfing
The $42 golf-and-cart special that the Brentwood and Holbrook Country Clubs ran in May will remain valid through the month of June. Players can take advantage of the deal at either Town of Islip course by making a tee time online and bringing a printed coupon to the pro shop. The special rate is valid
Long Island was blessed with perfect weather on Memorial Day Weekend, and while thousands headed east to ring in the summer on Hamptons and Montauk beaches, plenty of folks gathered their playing partners and instead made their way to an Island golf course. On Sunday afternoon, I took a ride to Medford for the first
Spend a Monday on one of Long Island's most challenging public courses — and try to win a Corvette in the process — by registering for the fourth annual Dix Hills Basketball Association (DHBA) Golf Classic, which tees off on June 7 at the Hamlet Willow Creek Golf and Country Club in Mount Sinai. Proceeds
The 25th annual Mather Golf Classic benefiting nursing education programs will take place on Monday, June 7 at the Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River. A full day of events includes sign-in and breakfast at 9 a.m., barbecue lunch on the course, a post-round cocktail hour and buffet at 4:30, and dessert and raffles
Violent winter storms seem like ancient history when Memorial Day draws near, but visitors to Jones Beach this holiday weekend will notice that part of Long Island's most popular park is still shaking off the effects of this season's fierce nor'easters. The pitch-and-putt course adjacent to the Jones Beach boardwalk is closed until further notice