Warm-weather December golf will continue for another week-plus at West Sayville and Bergen Point. The two Suffolk County courses, like fellow muni Timber Point, will remain open until Sunday, December 27. For more on the courses, check out the West Sayville and Bergen Point flyovers.
With the December weather clinging to autumn with no end in sight, the Brentwood and Holbrook Country Clubs announced they will remain open through Sunday, December 20. The two Town of Islip golf courses typically close during the second weekend of December and reopen in mid-March. For more on Brentwood and Holbrook, click the links
Timber Point Golf Course's 27 holes will close for the 2015 season at the conclusion of play on Sunday, December 27. The historic bayside muni will hibernate for nearly three months before emerging for the 2016 campaign in mid-March, around the time of its annual St. Patrick's Day weekend outing. For more on the Blue,
[UPDATE: Fee increases were approved by the Suffolk County Legislature on December 1.] A round of golf at Suffolk County's four municipal courses might be a bit pricier next season if the county legislature approves a resolution intended to help close a budget gap, the Riverhead News-Review reported last week. Weekend resident green fees at
[Looking for this year's info? Click here to see the 2016 Thanksgiving holiday slate.] For some people, Thanksgiving doesn't begin until the start of the Macy's Parade, while others might not recognize Turkey Day until opening kickoff in Detroit. Meanwhile, for a small portion of frost-resistant Long Island golfers, the holiday begins upon shotgun tee-off
Manorville's Pine Hills Golf and Country Club will use the winter months to complete irrigation projects around the course, according to an e-mail sent this week. Pine Hills announced that it is currently in the final stages of the installation of a drainage system designed to improve and maintain green conditions. In the coming months,
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.