Nobody longs to play under three layers of clothes and a pair of gloves when they're teeing off in the middle of July. But come the winter's post-holiday lull, forecasts calling for partly sunny skies and highs in the mid-40s are welcome news. Golf On Long Island loves winter golf, and you should too, if […]
A round of golf might be a distant thought once the holiday gift exchange starts next week, but let's face it … those brand-new Callaway irons aren't going to swing themselves. Golf On Long Island loves winter golf, and you should too, if only for the chance to play quality courses with limited crowds for
Long Islanders woke up this final pre-Christmas weekend to find their holiday decorations covered with three inches of snow, a wet, sloppy reminder that the winter golf season can arrive at a moment's notice. Many Long Island golfers put their clubs away for the year around the same time they pack up their Halloween decorations,
The first snowfall of the year was a costly one for the Links Course at Cherry Creek, according to reports by Newsday and the Riverhead News-Review. Cherry Creek staff discovered snowmobile tracks across two greens and several tees and bunkers at the course over the weekend, Riverhead police announced Sunday. Police officials said estimated damage
Good news for Long Island's golf-playing Costco members: the bulk-shopping giant's store-brand golf ball is on par with, and might even outperform, the renowned Titleist Pro-V1, and for a third of the price. The bad news…they're getting harder and harder to find. Forbes reported earlier this week that Costco's Kirkland Signature golf balls, which sell
The curtain will close on the 2016 season at three of Suffolk County's four municipal courses the same day the ball will drop to welcome 2017 in Times Square. County golf courses at Bergen Point, Timber Point and West Sayville will go into winter hibernation at the conclusion of play on Saturday, December 31. Reopen
Golf Channel's travel and buddy-trip guru Matt Ginella announced his list of the top 50 public courses for 2016 last week, and Long Island's lone representative, Bethpage Black, finds itself on familiar ground — near the top. Bethpage Black is ranked behind only Pebble Beach, Pacific Dunes and Pinehurst No. 2, settling in at #4
There's still time to pick up a Christmas or Hanukkah gift for the golfer and golf history fan in your life — signed copies of Images of America: Long Island Golf by Golf On Long Island's Phil Carlucci are available for $17.99, with free shipping included through the end of December. Order soon to ensure
There are two weekends left to golf at the Brentwood Country Club and Holbrook Country Club. The two Town of Islip municipal courses will close for the 2016 season at the conclusion of play on Sunday, December 18. Both courses typically reopen in mid March. For more on the Islip courses, check out the Brentwood
Two of Long Island's seasonal golf courses have closed for the winter. The Woods Course at Cherry Creek in Riverhead, typically among the earliest to end its season, will reopen in March 2017. Its sister course across the street — the Links — will remain open as weather permits. Harbor Links in Port Washington planned