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Voting open for “Best Golf Course” in 11th annual Long Island Press poll

18-hole, 18-hole, 9-hole, 9-hole, Bethpage, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, South Shore, Suffolk Courses

October 17, 2015

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. […]

Crab Meadow Golf Course celebrating 50 years in Northport

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, In the News, Suffolk Courses

October 7, 2015

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

Bethpage Black aeration, green reconstruction on the schedule this month

18-hole, Bethpage, Course Promos and Updates, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

October 1, 2015

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

Observations: The Vineyards Golf Club

18-hole, Observations, Suffolk Courses

September 26, 2015

[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

After 50 years, Rock Hill remains a fixture on the Long Island golf landscape

18-hole, In the News, Suffolk Courses

September 18, 2015

A simple card game between friends a half-century ago spawned a nine-hole golf course with a trailer for a clubhouse at the end of a dirt road in Manorville — a dusty trail that only a handful of golfers bothered to traverse at first. That's the story of Rock Hill Golf & Country Club, which

Cherry Creek and Pine Ridge offering “Golf Trifecta” fall special

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Suffolk Courses

September 14, 2015

Cherry Creek's two courses in Riverhead and Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram are partnering once again this fall season to pitch a "Golf Trifecta" special that offers 54 holes at a steep discount. The Trifecta special includes one round at each course — Cherry Creek's lengthy, driver-friendly Links Course, the tree-lined Woods Course and

Bethpage aeration, September closures

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

September 11, 2015

The Yellow Course at Bethpage State Park will be closed for aeration on Tuesday, September 22 and Wednesday, September 23. The Blue Course was aerated earlier this month. On Thursday, September 17, all courses will be closed except for Yellow. On Wednesday, September 30, only the Black and Yellow courses will be open for play.

Talks concerning solar-farm future at Tallgrass continue

18-hole, In the News, Suffolk Courses

September 8, 2015

[UPDATE, May 19: Tallgrass will remain open through the summer of 2016, according to Newsday's Mark Herrmann.] SEE LATEST POSTS:Supporters, opponents of Tallgrass solar development state their case to Brookhaven Planning Board (1/26/2016)Tallgrass offering 2016 tee-time memberships as threat of solar development lingers (12/18/2015) A Newsday article concerning the future of Long Island energy sources

Listen to GOLI’s radio interview about “Images of America: Long Island Golf” with WFAN’s Ann Liguori

In the News, Nassau Courses, Suffolk Courses, Voices of Long Island Golf

September 1, 2015

WFAN radio personality Ann Liguori hosts a weekly "Sports Innerview" radio show on Saturday mornings on WPPB 88.3 Southampton, and her guest this past weekend, August 29, was Golf On Long Island's Phil Carlucci. The two discussed "Images of America: Long Island Golf," which has been in local bookstores and available here at Golf On

22nd annual 50+ Lifestyles Golf Tournament to be held September 24 at Timber Point

18-hole, 9-hole, Suffolk Courses

August 24, 2015

Timber Point Golf Course in Great River will host the 22nd annual 50+ Lifestyles Golf Tournament on Thursday, September 24. 50+ Lifestyles is an independent publication geared toward Long Islanders over the age of 50. Registration for the event is $149. The tournament includes continental breakfast, barbecue lunch, open bar, raffles, prizes and awards. All