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Massive Jones Beach restoration project will signal the end of its oceanside golf course

18-hole, In the News, Nassau Courses, Pitch and Putt, South Shore

March 20, 2014

New York State is preparing to announce a $65 million Jones Beach restoration project that will renovate old, historic structures and add new food and recreation facilities, according to Newsday. The park's pitch-and-putt golf course, closed since Hurricane Sandy, will be replaced by one of those new additions. Bordered by the beach on the south […]

2014 USSSA Junior Golf Tour tees off next month at Mill Pond

18-hole, 9-hole, For Beginners, Suffolk Courses

March 19, 2014

Kids and teens across Long Island have a few more weeks to tune up before the 2014 USSSA Junior Golf Tour gets underway. Once it tees off it's a race to the top of the leaderboard and a spot in the organization's national championship. The 2014 USSSA Junior Golf Tour begins next month with a

Small fee increase at Town of Huntington golf courses

18-hole, 9-hole, In the News, Suffolk Courses

March 15, 2014

The Town of Huntington has approved a new fee schedule for parks and recreation facilities, according to Newsday. Included in the changes are small fee increases at the town's municipal golf courses. Newsday reported earlier this week that green fees are up $1 "across the board" at Crab Meadow Golf Course and Dix Hills Park.

$39 Early Bird discount available for Golfing Magazine’s 2014 Free Golf Program

18-hole, 18-hole, 9-hole, 9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, South Shore, Suffolk Courses

March 12, 2014

Golfing Magazine's annual Free Golf Program is back in 2014, and so is its Early Bird Special, which gives local golfers a discount on already-discounted rates at top courses across the Island. For $39 now through the end of April, the Hicksville-based magazine's Free Golf Program includes a one-year subscription plus a certificate that entitles

Tentative April reopening dates set for Bethpage Black, Red

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

March 9, 2014

Despite the poor winter weather, the Black and Red courses at Bethpage State Park are slated to reopen on their typical April schedule. Bethpage Black will open for the 2014 season on April 12, according to a park announcement. The Red Course will open April 1. Bethpage's other three courses — two of which, the

St. Patrick’s Day shotgun at Cherry Creek’s Links Course

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Suffolk Courses

March 8, 2014

The Links Course at Cherry Creek is open for play and currently preparing for a St. Patrick's Day shotgun outing that includes Irish eats and on-course contests. Tee time for the event is 9:00 a.m. on Monday, March 17. Entry fee is $69, which includes food, drinks and motor cart. Check-in and breakfast begin at

Timber Point to host annual St. Patrick’s scramble and dinner on March 16

18-hole, 9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Suffolk Courses

March 7, 2014

Timber Point Golf Course will open for play on Friday, March 14, but it will kick off the new season in festive style a few days later with a St. Patrick's Weekend scramble and dinner gathering on Sunday, March 16. As usual, Timber Point's annual holiday outing — a nine-hole, four-person scramble — will include

2014 public golf course reopenings on Long Island

18-hole, 18-hole, 9-hole, 9-hole, Bethpage, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, South Shore, Suffolk Courses

March 5, 2014

There is light at the end of this long, cold tunnel — the spring golf season is about to start on Long Island. Opening Day for some of Long Island's seasonal golf courses is only a week away. Spring will be greeted with a hero's welcome following an offseason that began with an ominous forecast

No fee increases this season at Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course

18-hole, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

March 2, 2014

If the weather cooperates, the Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course in Woodbury will open for the 2014 season on Tuesday, March 18. Oyster Bay councilman Anthony Macagnone announced in a town press release that there will be no fee increases at the course for the 2014 season. This includes annual membership fees, daily green

Great Rock Golf Club has closed

18-hole, In the News, Suffolk Courses

February 28, 2014

Stunning development out of Wading River. Great Rock Golf Club, the popular semi-private course known for its lightning-fast greens, will not open this March. Great Rock and its on-site restaurant, Blackwells, are out of business. The fate of the golf course is uncertain. [UPDATE: Great Rock Golf Club reopened in June 2014 under new ownership.]