Golf is as much a Thanksgiving tradition for some cold-hardened Long Island golfers as turkey and stuffing. So they don't mind missing the Thanksgiving Day parade as long as they can be out on a local fairway buzzing 3-irons through chilly wind gusts. And waiting out a brief frost delay is no big deal — […]
Active and retired military personnel are invited to play for free on Veterans Day — this Friday, November 11 — at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram. Military identification is required for redemption. Nearby in Medford, Mill Pond Golf Course will once again offer a "Comeback Coupon" to all golfers who play on Veterans Day.
One of Long Island's most popular Thanksgiving Day golf events is open for registration, and it's best to sign up quickly before the tee sheet is filled. Mill Pond Golf Course's tenth annual Turkey Shootout will tee off at 8 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning, November 24. Format is four-person team scramble. Entry fee is $71
How much more enjoyable would a round of golf be if you could putt to multiple holes on a given green and swig free pours from an icy teeside keg? And what if the same round also called for blindfolded putts and novelty drivers? Every October, Crab Meadow Golf Course lets you judge for yourself
Leisure Pass Discount Holders in Nassau County (veterans, seniors, differently abled and civic volunteers) can save close to 50 percent on nine-hole rounds at local municipal courses this fall and winter thanks to a county discount announced earlier this week. From October through March, golf at Nassau's four county-operated nine-hole courses at Bay Park, Cantiague
Pine Ridge Golf Club is getting into the seasonal spirit with an Oktoberfest golf outing scheduled to tee off at noon on Saturday, October 22. The event is sponsored by Montauk Brewing Company, which will be pouring some of its beers both during and after the round. Entry fee is $80 per player and $300
Tallgrass Golf Course will aerate all 18 holes next week on Monday, October 3 and Tuesday, October 4. Nine holes will remain open for play each day. The front nine will be closed on Monday; the back will close for aeration on Tuesday. Golfers can play the open nine twice on those days for 18-hole
October is aeration month at Bethpage, with the Black Course first to close up shop for a few days. Bethpage Black will be closed from Monday, October 3 through Wednesday, October 5. The rest of the park's aeration schedule is as follows: Green Course: closed October 12-13Red Course: closed October 17-19Yellow Course: closed October 19-20Blue
The North Fork Chamber of Commerce will host its tenth annual Columbus Day Golf Extravaganza on Tuesday, October 11 at Island's End Golf & Country Club in Greenport. The outing combines picturesque golf with dinner, drinks and prize opportunities, with proceeds supporting local youth through the chamber's scholarship program. Tee time is 12:30 following a
Golf On Long Island's Phil Carlucci will talk about his book Images of America: Long Island Golf on September 28 as part of the Huntington Historical Society's "Lunch & Learn" series. Society members and non-members are invited to attend the event, which will take place at Black & Blue Seafood Chophouse in Huntington. The book