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2014 public golf course reopenings on Long Island

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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

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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

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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.]

Brentwood, Holbrook scheduled for March 14 reopenings

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February 27, 2014

The Town of Islip courses at Brentwood Country Club and Holbrook Country Club are tentatively slated to open for the 2014 season on Friday, March 14. Lingering winter weather could delay the start of the season, however, the way early-arriving winter weather ended the 2013 season a few days ahead of schedule. For more on

Pre-holiday St. Patrick’s Day scramble at Mill Pond

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February 26, 2014

[UPDATE: The date of this event has been changed to Friday, March 28.] The winter golf season is winding down on Long Island, not because the weather is any warmer, but because the annual St. Patrick's Day golf outings are looming. Mill Pond Golf Course in Medford will get a headstart on both St. Patrick's

Bethpage Black cracks top 40 in Golf Digest’s world course rankings

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February 18, 2014

The Black Course at Bethpage State Park doesn't get any action during the winter season, but it does get plenty of accolades. Around the same time that the Long Island Press announced Bethpage as the "Best Golf Course" survey winner for the seventh straight year, Golf Digest put out another of its offseason course rankings,

Reader e-mail: Favorite Long Island courses

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February 12, 2014

Long Island's 2013-14 winter golf season has been a complete bust, so local golfer and Golf On Long Island reader Ryan Stewart has his eye on the spring. Stewart e-mailed us on the heels of last week's snow/slop storm to ask some questions and share some thoughts on the local golf scene. He also credited

Bethpage, Rock Hill, Eisenhower make it a “Best of LI” threepeat

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February 9, 2014

In the spirit of the Winter Olympics currently underway in Sochi, Bethpage State Park and its famed Black Course have taken home the gold yet again in the annual Long Island Press "Best of LI" poll, with Rock Hill Golf & Country Club and Eisenhower Park occupying familiar spots on the medal stand. Long Island

2013-14 Winter Rates Roundup II

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February 7, 2014

If you want to play golf in the 2013-14 winter season, it seems you either need a plane ticket or a very vivid imagination for daydreaming. This offseason has been more about polar vortexes than putting practice. In the event there is ever an available day to play golf before the 2014 regular season arrives,

2013-14 Winter Rates Roundup I

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January 18, 2014

Snowstorms and temperatures flirting with negative numbers froze out the first few weeks of the 2013-14 winter golf season, but it seems there are playable days ahead. Now that the holiday decorations are back in storage, use the free time to get a few swings in. Golf On Long Island loves winter golf and wants