Huntington Town has renamed Crab Meadow Golf Course to honor the former town supervisor who played a key role in developing Huntington's parks system and two municipal golf courses. Robert J. Flynn, Huntington supervisor from 1959 to 1965, was instrumental in the town's creation of municipal parks and recreational facilities in the early 1960s, preserving […]
Topgolf is not the only national golf and entertainment chain planting its first flag on Long Island this season. California-based X-Golf, an industry leader in golf simulator technology with more than 20 indoor golf centers nationwide, will open a Westbury location this November at Samanea New York, formerly known as the Mall at The Source,
After years of rumors and government approvals followed by months of pandemic-related construction delays, an opening day for Topgolf Long Island is finally on the schedule. Topgolf Holtsville, New York's first venue in the international golf, entertainment and nightlife chain, will open for business this Friday, July 30. The new facility stands tall as a
Spring Lake's junior golf special is back this summer, offering Long Island kids the opportunity to tag along with an adult for nine holes at no cost. On Wednesdays and Thursdays in July and August, kids under the age of 14 play a free round with each paying adult. The special covers nine holes on
The parking lot is paved with lines painted. A new sign stands at the entrance, and a "Now Hiring" banner waves at the top of the three-story building's nearly finished exterior. Topgolf Long Island — New York's first in the international golf/entertainment chain — is nearing its debut. There is no official opening date just
Street names can give clues about a community's past. That's especially true with golf courses. When Long Island streets are tagged with golf-related terms, it often means that buried beneath sidewalks and front lawns are the remains of a long-forgotten (or fondly remembered) course. This series of posts will look back at courses that have
The clock is ticking on the Tam O'Shanter Club in Brookville, and public golfers have access to tee times this summer and fall at the formerly private golf course, which is shutting down for residential development later this year. Reservations are available only on GolfNow. Standard-rate tee times range from $75 to $105 with cart.
A new ownership group that includes a part-owner of two Riverhead-area golf clubs is preparing to resurrect the dormant Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River, according to an article published last week in the Riverhead News-Review. The sale to Chris Vene and Anthony Lomangino was expected to close this past week on May 27,
Long Island junior golfers with an eye on competing at Augusta National can start the journey to Georgia today by registering for local qualifying rounds of the annual Drive, Chip & Putt Championship, to be held this summer at three area golf courses. Qualifying rounds for the 2021-22 Drive, Chip & Putt Championship will be
Bethpage State Park is updating its tee-time policy starting next week in order to address the "supply and demand" issue that has escalated since the start of the pandemic last spring. Golfers in the online reservation queue typically outnumber available tee times by hundreds on a daily basis, according to the park. According to a