Rates are up (or on their way up) at North Woodmere Park Golf Course and its four Nassau County sister courses at Bay Park, Cantiague, Christopher Morley and Eisenhower. At least there are a few nice things to look at. Golf On Long Island reader Tony sent along a photo of North Woodmere's new hole […]
The arrival of summer signals the departure of local Long Islanders and visiting tourists headed eastbound for weekends of relaxation across the South Fork. Montauk, the last stop on the Route 27 line, has grown from a quiet fishing village to a quaint, family-friendly vacation spot to, more recently, an increasingly hip alternative to the
[UPDATE: Mill Pond made a number of cosmetic and safety modifications around the course in 2014. This hole now features hedges near the tee to discourage attempts at driving the green.] On the heels of our overview of a long par-3 fashioned out of a once-short par-4, we take a detailed look now at a
There is no shortage of interesting par-4s at Tallgrass Golf Course in Shoreham, but the gradual conversion of the sixth hole from a strategic par-4 to a long, uphill par-3 — as documented here in 2012 and again last spring — still feels like a significant loss. What had previously been a 295-yard par-4 with
The Nassau County legislature approved fee increases for a wide range of county services on Monday, including rates at the county's five municipal golf facilities, according to Newsday. County Executive Ed Mangano proposed the fee increases last month in an effort to bring Nassau $15 million in revenue to offset labor and maintenance expenses and
Cherry Creek's annual Scleroderma Charity Golf Outing will tee off later this month, as part of a battle against a little-known but debilitating skin disease. Proceeds from the event, which will be held on the Links Course on Wednesday, June 25, benefit the Scleroderma Foundation and Scleroderma Research Foundation to help find a cure. Shotgun
For a while it appeared that the tremendous rock that sat beside the 10th green of the former Great Rock Golf Club would live on as just another boulder on hilly ground on Suffolk County's north shore. But it turns out the rock will continue to be the namesake feature at the Wading River course,
Dad probably wants to be out on the course on Father's Day, and if the kids are able to tag along for free, all the better for everyone. At Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram, kids play free all Father's Day weekend (June 14 and 15) when accompanied by Dad. The kids' special is valid
Help Dad shore up his short game and feed him a burger while you're at it by treating him to Spring Lake Golf Club's Father's Day clinic and BBQ on June 15. For $40, one father and one son/daughter can take part in a 45-minute golf clinic beginning at 11 a.m. After the clinic, both
Beginning this week, the Riverhead Chamber of Commerce will be selling 2014 Golf Tour Cards valid at four golf courses on the East End. Participating golfers are entitled to a total of seven rounds at discount rates through the end of October. Included in this year's program are two rounds at each of the following