Mill Pond Golf Course is working hard this November to entice local players still swinging their clubs in the cool weather to head over to Medford for some holiday golf. In addition to its annual Turkey Shootout early on Thanksgiving morning, Mill Pond is offering a Veterans Day "Comeback Coupon" to all players on Wednesday, […]
There's just over a week to go in Bethpage Black's 2015 golf season. The famed course at Bethpage State Park will close for the year on Sunday, November 15. Next door, the Red Course will remain open until the end of the month before heading into winter hibernation on Sunday, November 29. Both courses will
Golf On Long Island's Phil Carlucci will be discussing and signing copies of "Images of America: Long Island Golf" at book events this month in Great Neck and Valley Stream. The Great Neck book signing will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 12 at the Parkville Branch (10 Campbell St., New Hyde Park)
The ninth edition of Mill Pond Golf Course's annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Shootout is open for registration, and interested players should not delay in signing up for one of Long Island golf's most popular holiday events. As usual, Mill Pond's 2015 Turkey Shootout will be a four-person team scramble with a scheduled 8:00 a.m. start.
Stonebridge Golf Links & Country Club in Hauppauge will be closed for fairway aeration on Thursday, October 29. So on the following day, October 30, Stonebridge is offering a $33 aeration special — with cart included — to all players. Discounted tee times can be made online at the course website. For more on the
There's a restaurant once again at Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River. Pure North Fork, a modern bistro with a focus on local food and drinks, opened at the course earlier this month. The new spot officially replaces Blackwells, the Zagat-rated steakhouse that closed early in 2014 when the club and restaurant came under
With the fall season upon us, it's time for Long Island golfers to warm up their click fingers and vote online in the 11th annual Long Island Press "Best of LI" poll. Every October the newspaper opens voting on dozens of goods and services around the Island, including local golf courses, stores and driving ranges.
Rock Hill in Manorville isn't the only local golf course celebrating the 2015 season with 50 candles in its 18th green. Northport's Crab Meadow Golf Course turns 50 this season as well, and part of its celebration includes a dress-like-the-'60s scramble later this month. The Town of Huntington course remains a popular destination on Suffolk's
The Black Course at Bethpage State Park will undergo its usual fall maintenance this month, but when it reopens for play after aeration, two of its par-3 greens will be out of the rotation. Following aeration, which will close the Black from October 13 to 16, reconstruction will begin on #3 and #14. To make
[NOTE: The Vineyards Golf Club is a private facility, but it will be featured in this Observations post since it has been allowing public play for much of the 2015 season. Additional course content will be available if the club permanently opens to the public.] Sandwiched between the public Cherry Creek Links and Woods courses