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Nine courses participating in Golfing Magazine’s 2018 Free Golf Program

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

May 2, 2018

Another May, another batch of Free Golf Program certificates set to hit mailboxes all across Nassau and Suffolk, courtesy of Golfing Magazine. The Hicksville-based publication announced the list of participating courses in its annual Free Golf Program on Tuesday, and the 2018 roster covers almost every corner of Long Island. Nine golf courses are offering […]

New tees add variety, altitude to Harbor Links’ par-3 17th

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

April 30, 2018

The finish to a round at Harbor Links — starting at the high-altitude 16th tee and ending at the long dogleg 18th — remains as daunting of a challenge in this 2018 season as it's been in the past. Catch the Port Washington course on the right day, however, and the final stretch will be

Last Chance Animal Rescue Golf Outing scheduled for June 14 at Mill Pond

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Suffolk Courses

April 26, 2018

Mill Pond Golf Course in Medford will host the fourth annual Last Chance Animal Rescue Golf Outing on Thursday, June 14. All proceeds benefit the Southampton-based non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing animals from inhumane kill shelters and relocating them to safe facilities and foster homes. The outing begins at 12 noon with a BBQ lunch

Peninsula Golf Club rolls out new website, tee times and revamped cafe for 2018

9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, Off-Course Destinations, South Shore

April 22, 2018

Nestled inside a quiet residential Massapequa community, the nine-hole Peninsula Golf Club is as close to a neighborhood golf course as you'll find on Long Island. For every handful of shots that land safely on a green in regulation, one misguided attempt might settle inside someone's front lawn. And while the course remains the same

Bethpage Red to host St. John’s Tobin Alumni Association outing on May 17

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

April 19, 2018

The third annual St. John's Tobin Alumni Association Golf Outing will tee off on Bethpage State Park's Red Course on Thursday, May 17. Shotgun start is scheduled bright and early at 7:30 a.m. Entry fee for the outing is $175 per player or $650 for a full foursome, with proceeds going to the Tobin Alumni

Spring specials at Brentwood, Holbrook CC

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

April 18, 2018

The golf courses at Brentwood Country Club and Holbrook Country Club are open for the season, which means their usual spring specials are currently in play. Through May, the two Town of Islip municipal courses are offering discounts on late-morning and afternoon rounds. Terms are the same as in past years. After 11 a.m., rates

Bethpage Black opens tomorrow with renovated greens, bunkers

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

April 13, 2018

Bethpage Black lifts the curtain tomorrow on the 2018 playing season and will feature several renovations made by park staff with the 2019 season — specifically, next May's PGA Championship — in mind. With the pros headed back this way come next May, some of the Black's more familiar holes have undergone or will soon

Cherry Creek offering “Double Play” spring special for Woods and Links courses

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Suffolk Courses

April 10, 2018

Cherry Creek is pitching a spring special that makes it easier — and cheaper — to play 18 at both its golf courses. With a "Double Play" card available for purchase at both the Woods and Links clubhouses, golfers can play one round at each of the two courses, with cart included, for $75. The

Proposed Nassau County fee hikes would affect golf-cart rentals, range balls

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April 5, 2018

Fee increases proposed by new Nassau County Executive Laura Curran would impact golfers renting golf carts and buying range tokens at the county's municipal courses, according to Newsday's analysis of the administration's latest budget proposal. Curran, citing the need to address Nassau's dire fiscal situation, plans to increase both cart rentals and buckets of range

Island’s End to host a two-person scramble on April 14

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Suffolk Courses

April 4, 2018

Greenport-area golfers can pair up for an opportunity to win prizes at an Island's End Golf & Country Club team event this month, barring any additional springtime snowstorms. Island's End will host a two-person scramble on Saturday, April 14. Shotgun tee time is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. The $99 entry fee includes food and drink,