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2017 public golf course reopenings on Long Island

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

February 22, 2017

It's hard to resist — you get a few 60-degree days in late February and instincts tell you to start looking ahead to the spring golf season. On a warm President's Day Sunday, the parking lot at Lido was full. Winter golfers don't waste time taking advantage of playable conditions. Soon enough, Long Island's seasonal […]

Timber Point to reopen March 10

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

February 19, 2017

What better day to talk about the dawn of a new golf season than on a balmy 70-degree day in February? Timber Point Golf Course in Great River will reopen for the 2017 season on Friday, March 10, weather permitting. Check back later this month for information on Timber Point's annual St. Patrick's Day scramble.

Long Island Golf & Travel Show coming to Brentwood in March

For Beginners, Indoor Golf, Off-Course Destinations

February 16, 2017

North Coast Golf and Travel Shows is bringing a Long Island golf expo back to Brentwood after an extended absence. Suffolk Community College will host the Long Island Golf & Travel Show — sponsored by the Metropolitan PGA, Golfing Magazine, Golf Magazine and The Inn at Pocono Manor — from Friday, March 3 to Sunday,

Golf-related Street Names: The Ghosts of Long Island Golf’s Past, Part 1

Nassau Courses, South Shore, Street Names Series, Voices of Long Island Golf

February 11, 2017

For years, on the way to playing nine holes at North Woodmere Park, I wondered why a street named "Golf Drive" existed in a residential area with no apparent connection to golf. The Nassau muni was about a half-mile away, and certainly not the type of course to be commemorated on road signs. Had I

“Long Island Golf” lecture and book signing this Sunday at the Long Island Maritime Museum

Voices of Long Island Golf

February 8, 2017

Golf On Long Island's Phil Carlucci will lead a discussion on local golf history and sign copies of "Images of America: Long Island Golf" on Sunday, February 12 at the Long Island Maritime Museum in West Sayville. The event is part of the Maritime Museum's winter lecture series. Refreshments will be served at noon, followed

Golf On Long Island’s “Suffolk 18” – Back Nine

18-hole, 9-hole, Suffolk Courses

February 8, 2017

The "Suffolk 18" is a collection of some of the county's best public golf holes by hole number, organized as a fantasy golf course with a typical par-71 to par-73 layout. To look back at the front nine in detail, click here. Today is the back nine, following a quick front-nine refresher: 1) GREAT ROCK

Early Bird gets a deal on Golfing Magazine’s annual “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

February 3, 2017

You can save on summer green fees even in the dead of winter thanks to Golfing Magazine and its annual Free Golf Program. And you can save a few additional bucks on top of the deal by taking advantage of the mag's Early Bird Special, available now through April. For $39, early subscribers receive "free"

Golf On Long Island’s “Suffolk 18” – Front Nine

18-hole, 9-hole, Suffolk Courses

January 31, 2017

Golf On Long Island's "Suffolk 18" has been on the back burner since we published our "Nassau 18" back in 2011. With a lengthier list of courses and much more ground to cover, Suffolk County's fantasy collection of top public golf holes was a bit more challenging to construct, but the end result is 36

New golf and concession operators hired at Crab Meadow, Dix Hills Park

18-hole, 9-hole, In the News, Suffolk Courses

January 21, 2017

The Town of Huntington has approved license agreements with two Long Island-based companies to replace Integrity Golf as operators at Crab Meadow Golf Course and Dix Hills Park Golf Course, according to reports in Newsday and The Huntingtonian. Dietz Golf Corp. of Calverton will take over golf operations at the two town courses, and Gelucci

Brookhaven Town looking to protect golf courses through zoning changes

18-hole, 9-hole, In the News, Suffolk Courses

January 16, 2017

In the midst of a nationwide downturn in the golf industry, the Town of Brookhaven is working toward preserving its golf courses, and it hopes to do so through zoning. Newsday reported Monday that Brookhaven plans to rezone its town-owned courses as "golf course districts," a newly created zoning category that would prevent them from