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18-hole, 18-hole, 9-hole, 9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, Suffolk Courses

October 20, 2009

Offseason rates are now in effect at the Mill Pond Golf Course in Medford. Residents (with town discount card) can play the wind-swept par-70 with a cart for $40 on weekdays and $42 on weekends during peak morning hours. Non-residents can play and ride for $50 on weekdays and $52 on weekends. Twilight rates kick […]

Robert Moses Pitch-and-Putt to close Nov. 1

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Pitch and Putt, Suffolk Courses

October 17, 2009

The Lido Golf Club in Lido Beach will host its annual Ryder Cup tournament next Saturday and Sunday, October 24 and 25. Lido's Ryder Cup combines alternate-shot, best-ball, scramble and match-play formats into a two-day team and individual competition. Registration is open until Tuesday, October 20. Any player with a valid USGA Handicap Index at

Halloween Scramble at Crab Meadow

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Suffolk Courses

October 15, 2009

[This flyover was updated on August 12, 2019.] SEE ALSO:Closer Look: Bethpage Yellow #12, Tillinghast's Reef Hole The Yellow Course at Bethpage State Park carries around a reputation as the park's beginner course. Sure, the hills are more dramatic on the Blue, the fairways more snug on the Green, and the flags farther off into

Offseason rates, aeration at Mill Pond

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Suffolk Courses

October 12, 2009

The Red Course at Bethpage State Park will be aerated on October 14 and 15, followed by the Blue Course on October 19 and 20, and the Yellow Course on October 27 and 28. The third hole on the Green Course remains closed due to weather-related stress, so the par-5 ninth will continue to be

Register now for 2009 Lido Ryder Cup

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Nassau Courses, South Shore

October 9, 2009

Extend the holiday weekend by a day and head out to Greenport on Tuesday, October 13, where the Island's End Golf & Country Club will host the third annual North Fork Chamber of Commerce Columbus Day Golf Extravaganza. Shotgun start is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will follow a barbecue lunch. There will be contests

Flyover: Bethpage – Yellow Course

18-hole, Bethpage, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

October 7, 2009

Autumn golf is upon us, and the Brentwood and Holbrook Country Clubs are celebrating the cooling weather and falling leaves with their final green fee specials of the 2009 season. The two Town of Islip courses are offering Long Island golfers a fall discount that will run up until the final putt of the year

Fall aeration dates at Bethpage

18-hole, Bethpage, Course Promos and Updates, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

October 6, 2009

The 2009 golf season at Bethpage Black will come to a close on Sunday, November 15. Until then the home of the 2009 U.S. Open Championship will be available for play every day except Wednesday, October 7. Fairways and greens are scheduled for aeration later this month. Call the park at (516) 249-0701 or the

Third Annual Columbus Day Golf Extravaganza at Island’s End

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Suffolk Courses

October 1, 2009

[This flyover was updated on March 8, 2011.] [NOTE: Hamlet Wind Watch G&CC and Hamlet Willow Creek G&CC were sold by the Holiday Organization to ClubCorp in June 2011 and are now known as Wind Watch G&CC and Willow Creek G&CC.] Willow Creek Golf & Country Club in Mount Sinai shares many characteristics with its

Fall Special at Brentwood, Holbrook CC

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Suffolk Courses

September 28, 2009

The Lido Golf Club is hosting back-to-back public shotguns at 7:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 29. Sign-up includes lunch in the cafe. Keep an eye on the Lido website for future shotgun starts and course events. The waterside 18-hole course in Lido Beach sits between Reynolds Channel and the Atlantic Ocean, making

Bethpage Black to close November 15

18-hole, Bethpage, Course Promos and Updates, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

September 23, 2009

[This flyover was updated on April 22, 2013.] SEE ALSO:Observations: Spring Lake Golf Club (4/22/2013) The Spring Lake Golf Club's Thunderbird Course is the main attraction at the 27-hole facility in Middle Island, offering a combination of challenging, strategic golf and a pleasant, park-like setting that cannot easily be topped on the Island. It is