The winter of 2009-10 has started off as a poor one for golfers. Temperatures are stuck far below freezing, chilling any desire to bundle up beneath layers of cold-weather golf gear and venture into the Long Island tundra. Thin patches of snow linger on the ground and render courses unplayable. December's blizzard delivered the knockout […]
Golfing Magazine put together its 2009 Long Island Dream Golf Club in its recent Fall issue, a collection of the area's finest 18 holes and its top off-course facilities. Made up of ten private and eight public holes, the Dream Golf Club is a 7,219-yard par-73. With holes like the blind-carry 16th at Lido and
Tomorrow is the last day to play at the Timber Point Golf Course in Great River, though it doesn't appear that the weather is willing to cooperate. Recent snow and forceful winds have sabotaged plans for winter golf during the holiday week and are not expected to let up over the next few days. With
Golfing Magazine put together its 2009 Long Island Dream Golf Club in its recent Fall issue, a collection of the area's finest 18 holes and its top off-course facilities. Made up of ten private and eight public holes, the Dream Golf Club is a 7,219-yard par-73. With holes like the blind-carry 16th at Lido and
Golfing Magazine is celebrating its 20th year as Long Island's top regional golf mag, and in its 2009 Fall issue, the publication unveiled its annual Long Island Dream Golf Club. The club consists of the best holes in Nassau and Suffolk, plus the finest clubhouse, restaurant, pro shop and practice facilities. This year's Dream 18
Long Island golf courses are buried under two feet of snow this holiday week, but Golfing Magazine already has its attention focused on the 2010 golf season. The magazine is preparing for its annual Free Golf Program by offering an Early Bird Special on subscriptions. So reward yourself this holiday season for a year of
It's not too late to find the perfect gift for the new or avid golfer in your life this holiday season. The Crab Meadow Golf Course has gift certificates available, good for rounds at Crab Meadow and the nine-hole course at Dix Hills Park. Certificates can also be used for food and drinks at The
The golf seasons at Bay Park and Christopher Morley Park slowly fade to black this week, as the two Nassau County municipal courses prepare to shut down until March 2010. The last day to play is Sunday, December 20. Both nine-hole par-30s are very short and ideal destinations for the beginner. Sitting on a peninsula
Today is the last day to play 18 at the Brentwood and Holbrook Country Clubs, so pile on a couple of layers and a winter hat and head to either Town of Islip course before the season comes to a close. Both will reopen in March. Town residents pay $38 for golf and cart after
[This flyover was updated on January 4, 2017.] SEE ALSO:Observations: Middle Island Country Club, 11/26/2011 The road to the clubhouse at the Middle Island Country Club takes visitors past the Spruce Course's sixth hole, a narrow par-4 with a line of trees standing tall down the entire length of its right rough. It stands out