The Rock Hill Golf Club in Manorville, one of Newsday's 12 "must play" Long Island courses, will host a pair of charity outings later this month. The Lieutenant John M. Clancy/Firefighter Jimmy O'Shea Memorial Golf Outing will take place on Tuesday, August 18 at 10:00 a.m. Entry fee is $170, and sponsorships are available. Visit […]
The golf course at Cedar Beach is located on the south side of Ocean Parkway, about five miles west of the Robert Moses Causeway and Captree State Park. It is an 18-hole pitch-and-putt course with no hole longer than 100 yards. Pitch-and-putt golf is a great way for families, beginners and young kids to get
[This flyover was updated on June 7, 2022.] SEE ALSO:Observations: Swan Lake Golf Club, 4/29/2012Observations: Swan Lake Golf Club, 11/24/2010 [NOTE: Swan Lake Golf Club flipped its front and back nines in April 2019. The following flyover reflects the current routing.] When time allows, most players prepare for a round by grooving their swing at the range
[This flyover was updated on July 5, 2021.] SEE ALSO:Origins: Wind Watch Golf & Country ClubWind Watch reorders layout to improve pace, balance nines (8/11/2012)Observations: Hamlet Wind Watch G&CC, 6/28/2010 [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
The Brentwood and Holbrook Country Clubs continue to demonstrate that they are two of the more wallet-friendly courses on Long Island. Last month the clubs announced that their respective outing days — Mondays at Brentwood, Tuesdays at Holbrook — would be open for public play in August at a discounted rate. Now another August special
The White Course at Timber Point is the shortest and "newest" of the three nine-hole layouts along the waters of the Great South Bay in Great River. The original 18-hole Timber Point course was part of an ultra-exclusive private club built in the 1920s and considered to be one of the country's finest golf courses
Last July, it appeared that the days were numbered for The Links at Shirley. Newsday's Mark Herrmann reported at the time on the course's "bleak future," brought upon by economics and dwindling demand. Mel Mindich, the Links founder who invested millions in the construction of an immaculate and challenging course, had come to grips with
A master list of all Long Island public golf courses can now be found on the right side of the page in the "About Golf On Long Island" menu. It is separated by county and provides direct links to course websites or, when available, Golf On Long Island flyovers. As a reference tool for those
Below are lists of the 15 most difficult public golf courses on Long Island, from the two longest sets of tees, as determined by slope rating. Technically, slope and course rating are figures used for handicap purposes. However, in simple terms, the slope rating provides a general indication of how difficult a particular course plays
For those who place high importance on course yardage, below are lists of the 20 longest public courses on Long Island from the back and middle tees. On courses where more than three tees are used, the second-longest distances are used for the middle. These lists are provided for informational purposes. Distances are accurate as