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
The Town of Oyster Bay has raised rates on green fees and memberships for non-residents in an effort to increase revenue at its municipal golf course in Woodbury, Newsday reported last month. Membership rates for non-residents increased by close to 40 percent when the town adopted a new 2017 fee schedule in early April, while
Spring specials are back at the Brentwood CC and Holbrook CC golf courses. The Town of Islip munis are offering discounts on late-morning and afternoon rounds through the month of May. After 11 a.m., rates are $42 per player, with cart and reservation fees included. Walkers can take advantage of their own discounts: $24 to