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Golf and the “Long Island Express,” 80 years ago this weekend

18-hole, 18-hole, 9-hole, 9-hole, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, South Shore, Suffolk Courses, Voices of Long Island Golf

September 23, 2018

Fall arrived on Long Island this weekend carrying with it bright sunshine and comfortable temperatures — ideal conditions for the start of autumn golf season. Eighty years ago this weekend, however, in the first days of the new fall season, Long Islanders on the East End ventured outside not to play golf, but to survey […]

Aeration closure this week at Cherry Creek Links

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Suffolk Courses

September 22, 2018

The Links Course at Cherry Creek in Riverhead, home of Long Island's only par-6, will close for aeration this coming week on Monday, September 24. Its sister golf course across the street — the Woods — was aerated earlier this month. For more on the Links Course and the Woods Course, check out the course

Timber Point to aerate its courses October 16-18

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

September 13, 2018

[NOTE: Due to recent rain, Timber Point has rescheduled aeration from September to October. The following is an updated version of the original post.] Timber Point Golf Course will aerate greens on its White, Red and Blue nines — in that order — from Tuesday, October 16 to Thursday, October 18. The White Course will

Aeration closure this week at Cherry Creek Woods

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Suffolk Courses

September 2, 2018

The Woods Course at Cherry Creek in Riverhead will close for aeration on Wednesday, September 5. Woods will also be closed on Friday, September 14 and Monday, September 24 for outings. For more on the Woods Course, and its sister course The Links across the street, check out the course flyovers at the preceding links.

Timber Point to host 25th annual 50+ Lifestyles Golf Outing on September 20

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

August 20, 2018

Timber Point Golf Course in Great River will host the 25th annual 50+ Lifestyles Golf Outing on Thursday, September 20. 50+ Lifestyles is an independent publication geared toward Long Islanders over the age of 50. Registration for the event is $149 for single players and $139 for golfers who register with a full foursome. The

Late-season aeration on the schedule at Bethpage

18-hole, Bethpage, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

August 16, 2018

Bethpage State Park's fall schedule of course aeration will begin the week of Labor Day this season, though most of the maintenance work will take place in October. First up is the Yellow Course on September 5 and 6, followed in the first week of October by the Black Course (October 1-2) and Green Course

Beer outings on tap this fall at Pine Ridge

18-hole, Suffolk Courses

August 11, 2018

In the spirit of our post earlier this week on beer, wine and instruction pairings at Sunken Meadow State Park, we bring news of brewery-themed golf events planned this fall at Pine Ridge Golf Club. On the first weekend of fall, Coram-area golfers can cry in their beers — Sam Adams, to be exact —

Sunken Meadow pairing golf instruction with beer and wine

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

August 9, 2018

The varied list of instructional events at Sunken Meadow State Park includes an appeal to golfers' taste in summertime beverages this month. On Friday, August 17, Sunken Meadow will host the latest edition of its "Chicks Chip & Sip" series, an instructional clinic for women with wine and other beverages included. This month's event offers

Three greens destroyed by vandalism at Crab Meadow, course offering 10% green-fee discount

18-hole, In the News, Suffolk Courses

August 6, 2018

Three temporary greens are in place at Crab Meadow Golf Course in Northport after an act of vandalism last week destroyed the regular surfaces, and as a courtesy to players the course is offering a 10% discount on green fees. According to an announcement on the Crab Meadow website, the greens on holes #1, #11

August special at Brentwood, Holbrook CC

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

August 6, 2018

Brentwood Country Club and Holbrook Country Club are making sure you can save a bit while you sweat during August afternoon rounds. Through the end of the month, rates are $42 per player after 11 a.m. with cart and reservation fees included. Walkers can play 18 holes for $24. Twilight rates kick in at 3