It's a perfect late-spring Sunday to play golf, unless you're in Lido Beach. Lido Golf Club is now closed for two weeks as the Town of Hempstead transitions into the role of golf course operator at the popular municipal course. The town is taking over for its previous course operator, Double Eagle Golf, which ran […]
Lido Golf Club will shut down for two weeks while the Town of Hempstead takes over control of the course from Double Eagle Golf, Lido's course operator for the past 20 years, Newsday reported this afternoon. A Nassau County Supreme Court Judge denied Double Eagle's request for a temporary restraining order that would have prevented
Middle Island Country Club will host the 18th annual Lee & Aidan McMahon Family Golf Outing & Auction on Saturday, June 17, with proceeds benefiting the Hospice Care Network and American Liver Foundation. Since its founding, The Lee & Aidan McMahon Foundation has raised more than $1.4 million in support of its charities, while the
[UPDATE, May 31: Lido Golf Club will close for two weeks as Hempstead assumes control of course operations.] The Town of Hempstead's municipal course at Lido Golf Club could temporarily close right at the start of post-Memorial Day peak season as the town threatens to take control of the facility away from its longtime course
Golfers who work up an appetite during their rounds have an opportunity to save on dinner this month at The Woods Course at Cherry Creek. The Woods is offering separate Golf and Dine specials for nine- and 18-hole afternoon rounds played Wednesday through Sunday in May. The 18-hole special, valid after 12:30 p.m., is $75
The USGA's ongoing "Play 9" campaign is designed to celebrate the nine-hole round and demonstrate to new and experienced golfers that you don't need six free hours and a full 18 holes to appreciate the sport. Locally, Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island is embracing the Play 9 concept by hosting a series of
Public golf will soon return to the national spotlight, with the 2017 U.S. Open making final preparations for its June tee time at the publicly accessible Erin Hills Golf Course in Wisconsin. Golf Digest's June issue includes its 2017-18 list of America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses, where Erin Hills falls in at #9, a
Rock Hill Golf & Country Club in Manorville is the first privately owned public golf course to be rezoned as a "golf course district" under newly created Town of Brookhaven zoning designations, according to Newsday. The longtime Manorville course follows two town-owned golf facilities — Mill Pond Golf Course in Medford and Rolling Oaks Golf
Golfing Magazine's annual Free Golf Program is back, offering subscribers the opportunity to tee it up at a variety of Long Island courses at a steep discount, in addition to some bonus time in a simulator. Six area golf courses have signed on for the 2017 program. For $49, subscribers receive a Free Golf certificate
Thanks to fundraising and grant money though a California-based nonprofit organization, the Crab Meadow Golf Course is the first public course in New York State equipped with a Paramobile for use by mobility-impaired golfers, according to Newsday. The local chapter of the nonprofit Stand Up and Play Foundation raised enough money, in addition to a