[This flyover was updated on July 23, 2023.] Nassau County lost its only beachfront pitch-and-putt layout in 2012 when Hurricane Sandy (and Irene the year before) pummeled the short course at Jones Beach, long a fixture beside the state park's iconic tower. Three years later, Nassau golfers got one back when the county cut the […]
Looking for ways to attract more golfers during off-peak hours, the Town of Huntington has implemented "demand-based pricing" to reduce green fees for non-residents at the municipal Crab Meadow Golf Course in Northport, according to a town press release earlier this month. Under the new pricing schedule, rates for non-residents (and residents without a town
Shinnecock Hills is the capital of the golf universe this week, and there are plenty of agonizing East End traffic reports to prove it. And while vaunted Long Island clubs like National, Sebonack, Maidstone and others are picking up some of Shinnecock's spotlight rather than the likes of Pine Hills and Poxabogue, let's just say
No doubt you have a bit of a golf itch as talk of the U.S. Open and Long Island golf hits fever pitch this week. Brentwood Country Club and Holbrook Country Club can scratch that itch and leave plenty in your pocket for post-round brews with the Open on TV. Brentwood and Holbrook's familiar discount
The 2018 Long Island Sound Summer Tour, a junior-golf tournament program presented by U.S. Kids Golf, will hold its first of eight events next month at The Vineyards Golf Club in Riverhead. Registration for the tour is open to boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 14. U.S. Kids Golf Local Tours give
Memorial Day has come and gone, marking the unofficial start of summer, and Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram is planning to celebrate with a Kickoff Party on Saturday, June 2. The party includes 18 holes, dinner and live music for $75 per golfer. Shotgun start is scheduled at 1 p.m., with dinner, drinks and
The 19th annual Lee & Aidan McMahon Family Golf Outing & Auction returns to Middle Island Country Club on Saturday, June 16, benefiting the Hospice Care Network and American Liver Foundation. Since its founding, The Lee & Aidan McMahon Foundation has raised nearly $2 million in support of its charities. Its annual golf outing is
Bethpage State Park is officially a member of the modern era, and it's not only because booking tee times has migrated away from *66 ("the busy-signal fix"). Nearly two decades after hosting its first U.S. Open and entering the international golf discussion, management at Bethpage is now marketing the Black Course and its four sibling
Outing season is beginning to heat up, and golfers in all corners of the Island will have their pick of charity events to play as the summer approaches. Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River is hosting the second annual Integrity Church golf fundraiser on Wednesday, June 6. The outing begins at 11:30, with lunch,
Tees and greens in the heart of the Gold Coast are open to non-members this spring at the private Cedarbrook Club. The club, featuring an 18-hole course laid out amid fellow mid-century clubs and renowned stalwarts like Piping Rock and North Shore, kicked off a trial membership drive earlier this month, opening the facility to