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2019 public golf course reopenings on Long Island

18-hole, 18-hole, 9-hole, 9-hole, Bethpage, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, Pitch and Putt, South Shore, Suffolk Courses

February 24, 2019

We're almost out of the winter free of blizzards, clear of long blocks of time with closed courses. Offseason golfers have had plenty of days to tee it up while the rest stay put until spring. Well, spring now appears on the horizon, and with March about to arrive, it's reopening season on Long Island. […]

Early Bird discount available for 2019 Free Golf Program

Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, Suffolk Courses

February 20, 2019

Golfing Magazine's annual Free Golf Program is open for registration, and if it's still too cold for most players to hit the fairways, then it means the mag's Early Bird discount is available. From now through April, Long Island golfers who take part in the program can save even more on heavily discounted green fees.

Origins: The Golf Club at Middle Bay

18-hole, Nassau Courses, Origins, South Shore, Voices of Long Island Golf

January 29, 2019

Golf On Long Island's "Origins" series explores the history and development of those local golf courses whose backstory is a bit more unique than most. Stay tuned for more as the season progresses. ****** Ralph Trost, chronicler of local golf history for the early-20th-century Brooklyn Daily Eagle, summed up the "epidemic of golf-course building" in

Sunken Meadow planning “Halfway There” golf outing on Super Bowl Sunday

18-hole, 9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Suffolk Courses

January 24, 2019

Rare is the golf outing scheduled during the winter months on a Long Island course. Sunken Meadow, however, is preparing to open up the playbook a bit, fittingly on Super Bowl Sunday. The state-park muni plans to mark the midpoint of winter with a "Halfway There" event (yes, outside) on Sunday, February 3. For $50,

Simplay hosting an indoor “Networking with Golf” outing this Friday

For Beginners, Indoor Golf, Off-Course Destinations

January 22, 2019

Simplay, the indoor golf and sports facility in Hauppauge, will host a "Networking with Golf" event this Friday, January 25, complete with a simulator scramble for up to 40 golfers. The unique indoor scramble will tee off at 2:30 p.m. after registration and lunch. Beer, wine and soda will be served throughout the golf portion

Street Names: The Ghosts of Long Island Golf’s Past, Part 4 — Sayville Golf Club

Street Names Series, Suffolk Courses, Voices of Long Island Golf

January 13, 2019

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

2018-19 Winter Rates Roundup I

18-hole, 9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Suffolk Courses

January 4, 2019

The first weekend of 2019 is about to arrive toting temperatures somewhere in the 40s along with a little early rain. Sounds like favorable winter golf conditions to us. Golf On Long Island loves winter golf, and you should too, if only for the chance to play quality courses with limited crowds for a discount

Winter Golf On Long Island: 2018-19 Edition

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

December 22, 2018

The winter of 2018-19 has arrived with buckets of rain that will keep Long Island's offseason golfers away from the course for a saturated day or two, though it could always be worse. Drop the temperature by 20 degrees or so and turn that rain into snow and you have a dreaded December blizzard potent

No updates on planned Topgolf facility in Holtsville

For Beginners, In the News, Off-Course Destinations

December 20, 2018

One year to the day since the Brookhaven Town Board voted unanimously to approve zoning changes that would allow Long Island to land New York's first Topgolf facility, there is no indication that the popular driving range and entertainment venue will arrive here anytime in the near future. Topgolf, known for its growing chain of

Brentwood, Holbrook, Cherry Creek Woods closed for the season

18-hole, Suffolk Courses

December 19, 2018

The Town of Islip municipal courses at Brentwood Country Club and Holbrook Country Club have closed for the season. The courses typically reopen in mid-March, weather permitting. The Woods Course at Cherry Creek in Riverhead has also shut down for the winter. Look for the course to reopen in late March. Meanwhile, across the street,