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2019 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island

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

April 10, 2019

[Looking for this year's camp info? See the Guide to 2025 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island.] Young and old will join together this week to watch the game's greats compete at The Masters, and for many prospective junior golfers, the action at Augusta might serve as inspiration to pick up a golf club for […]

Pine Ridge to host inaugural Long Island Teen Challenge golf outing on May 4

18-hole, Suffolk Courses

April 9, 2019

Long Island Teen Challenge, an organization dedicated to helping people overcome drug and alcohol addictions, will hold its first annual Teen Challenge Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 4 at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram. The $125 entry fee covers 18 holes on Pine Ridge's tree-lined course in addition to lunch and dinner. Check-in begins

Eisenhower Park’s Red Course to open April 13

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

April 9, 2019

The Red Course at Eisenhower Park will open for the 2019 season on Saturday, April 13. Until then, golfers with the Masters itch can continue to play the Blue and White courses, which have been open all year. Eisenhower Red, the Devereux Emmet course known as Salisbury #4 back when it hosted the 1926 PGA

Bethpage Black in “fine shape” as PGA Championship approaches, plus aeration and non-Black updates

18-hole, Bethpage, Course Promos and Updates, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, Voices of Long Island Golf

April 4, 2019

Golfers returning to Bethpage State Park for early-spring golf have been treated to some uncommon scenery as the PGA Championship, formerly of August, looms just weeks away in May. For one, a look deep into the distance at the first green on the Red Course includes a view past roughly 300 yards of tents sitting

Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course set to ring in its 30th-anniversary season

18-hole, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, Origins, Voices of Long Island Golf

March 30, 2019

It was still far short of sunrise in the early-morning hours of April 18, 1989, yet a line of cars stretched near the gates of what had long been a leafy, bucolic private estate at Jericho Turnpike and Southwoods Road in Woodbury. Inside those cars, dozens of local golfers sat waiting to secure a spot

Fifth annual Last Chance Animal Rescue golf outing set for June 3 at Mill Pond

18-hole, Suffolk Courses

March 25, 2019

The Southampton-based Last Chance Animal Rescue will hold its fifth annual golf outing on Monday, June 3 at Mill Pond Golf Course in Medford. All proceeds from the event benefit the non-profit organization's efforts to rescue animals from inhumane kill shelters and relocate them to safe facilities and foster homes. Shotgun tee time is scheduled

Double Play spring special again on offer at Cherry Creek’s Woods and Links courses

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Suffolk Courses

March 15, 2019

Cherry Creek's "Double Play" spring special will be back in 2019. Double Play cards are available for purchase at the Woods and Links clubhouses, entitling players to discount rounds at the two Riverhead courses. For $75 golfers can play one 18-hole round at each of the two courses with cart included. The deal is valid

St. Patrick’s Day “Shamrock Open” on the holiday slate at Pine Ridge

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

March 9, 2019

Pine Ridge Golf Club will ring in the March holiday and the new 2019 golf season with a special "Shamrock Open" set to tee off on St. Patrick's Day morning. Shotgun tee time at the Coram course is 11 a.m., and when the round is over, the celebration continues with a late-afternoon dinner party. The

Second annual Spring Lake Championship scheduled for April 26-28

18-hole, 9-hole, For Beginners, Suffolk Courses

March 8, 2019

After a successful inaugural match-play championship in 2018, Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island is planning a second tourney this April with a bigger field and condensed play. The 2019 Spring Lake Championship, open to golfers of all skill levels, will take place Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April 28. Unlike last year's double-weekend

Tentative opening dates announced for Bethpage State Park golf courses

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

March 7, 2019

This promises to be a spring unlike any other at Bethpage State Park, where work and preparation for this May's PGA Championship on the Black Course carried on through the winter and will soon continue amid the din of refreshed Long Island golfers. Local players will have to make a few sacrifices, however, before play