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Long Island Press announces nominees for “Best Golf Course” in 2020 survey

18-hole, 18-hole, 9-hole, Bethpage, Course Promos and Updates, In the News, Indoor Golf, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, Off-Course Destinations, South Shore, Suffolk Courses

October 4, 2019

Bethpage State Park rarely loses any kind of Long Island golf popularity contest — in fact, it's won nothing but gold in the "Best of Long Island" reader survey conducted each year by the Long Island Press. Still, this fall, more than a dozen public courses and private clubs have an opportunity to knock Bethpage […]

Cherry Creek’s “Double Play” fall special begins today

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

October 1, 2019

As the 2019 golf season begins to wind down, Cherry Creek would like you to bring your clubs out to Riverhead for an autumn round — twice. The fall edition of Cherry Creek's twice-a-year "Double Play" special is now available — just drop by the Woods or Links clubhouses and purchase a Double Play card,

Topgolf inches closer to first Long Island location with latest board approval

In the News, Off-Course Destinations

September 18, 2019

After listening to arguments last month in support of and opposed to a proposed Topgolf facility beside the Long Island Expressway in Holtsville, the Town of Brookhaven planning board followed up this week by voting 6-0 in favor of granting site-plan approval for the company's first New York location. The approval requires that Topgolf plant

Brewery-themed outings on tap at Pine Ridge this fall

18-hole, Suffolk Courses

September 16, 2019

Like a good friend, with the summer drawing to a close, Pine Ridge Golf Club is there, offering local golfers a beer. The least you can do is join it for 18 holes. For the second consecutive season, Pine Ridge is hosting a beer-themed outing — the 2019 Sam Adams Open — as the summer

Glen Cove, Cherry Creek and other aeration updates around Long Island

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

September 9, 2019

Glen Cove Golf Club will close on Tuesday, September 10 and Wednesday, September 11 for aeration. The course will reopen for play on Thursday, September 12. Here are some other upcoming aeration dates for public golf courses on Long Island: Cherry Creek – Woods Course: September 17Bethpage – Green Course: September 17-18Bergen Point: October 1-2Bethpage

Holtsville residents tee off on plans for Long Island’s first Topgolf facility

In the News, Off-Course Destinations

August 21, 2019

Ground has yet to be broken in Holtsville for what would be Long Island's first Topgolf facility, but representatives from the Dallas-based company have already received a traditional Long Island welcome from area residents who spoke out against the development at a Brookhaven Town public hearing on Monday. Citing loud music, lights and the potential

August aeration at Timber Point, Bethpage

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

August 18, 2019

Long Island golf courses are beginning to schedule aeration for late summer and fall, with some about to get underway this month. Timber Point Golf Course will aerate its three nines this week, beginning with the Blue Course on Tuesday, August 20. The courses will close as follows: August 20: Blue CourseAugust 21: Red CourseAugust

August specials at Brentwood, Holbrook CC

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

August 2, 2019

Brentwood Country Club and Holbrook Country Club are offering their typical summer specials this August. Discounts are available for walkers and late-morning/afternoon golfers at each of the two Town of Islip courses. After 11 a.m., rates are $42 per player, with cart and reservation fees included. Twilight rate (after 3 p.m.) is $38 to ride

Ninth annual “World’s Largest Golf Outing” tees off at Pine Ridge on August 5

18-hole, Suffolk Courses

July 24, 2019

The "World's Largest Golf Outing", a nationwide golf event to raise money for military charities, will tee off locally on Monday, August 5 at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram as well as more than 100 courses around the country. Now in its ninth year, the annual tournament is held at Billy Casper Golf properties

Junior golfers play free this Saturday at New York State Parks courses

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July 17, 2019

Take your junior golfers to the nearest state park for nine or 18 holes this Saturday — New York State is picking up the green fee. This Saturday, July 20, is Free Youth Golf Day, a statewide event that Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this spring as New York welcomed the PGA Championship to the crown