It's not out of the ordinary to catch yourself longing for the beach while stuck in the late stages of winter, amid the last stubborn, filth-flecked mounds of snow struggling to melt. So it makes sense then as the calendar slow-crawls toward spring to bring up #8 at Tallgrass Golf Course, a par-3 with a […]
It's a four-peat for one Long Island foursome. Bethpage Black, Bethpage Red, Tallgrass and Montauk Downs cracked Golfweek's list of best public courses together in 2010, and three surveys later — the 2013 best-in-state rankings were announced by the magazine earlier this week — the quartet remains intact. Golfweek's 2013 list of the Best Courses
The New York Dance Theatre/Frank Ohman School of Ballet will hold its annual golf outing and spring gala on Monday, April 22 at Smithtown Landing Country Club. The event begins with breakfast at 9:00 a.m. and includes lunch at the turn and a cocktail party with awards ceremony following the round at 4 p.m. Entry
Cherry Creek has holiday plans for the upcoming St. Patrick's Day weekend, and luckily for Long Island golfers those plans involve offering a combination of discount golf, Irish-themed edibles and local ales. Drop by the Riverhead facility on Saturday or Sunday, March 16-17, and walk the Links Course for $40 or ride for $50, then
The spring golf season can't come soon enough. Every first tee shot that rises into the air at reopened public golf courses across Long Island is an indication that the offseason brought on prematurely and in swift, sudden fashion by Hurricane Sandy is finally in the past. And the coming spring signals rebirth for a
The road to Florida for the USSSA Junior Golf Championship begins in just a few weeks for Long Island golfers between the ages of 9 and 18. The 2013 USSSA Junior Golf Tour launches this April, and once again, local boys and girls will have the opportunity to compete for a spot on the national
Golfing Magazine's Free Golf Program is no longer confined to the great outdoors. The local mag has partnered with Eagle Golf of Bay Shore to include in this year's program an hour of indoor simulator time, a fun practice session that should come in handy between discounted rounds. Early Bird registration is currently $39 —
Timber Point Golf Course is celebrating St. Patrick's Day and the start of another new golf season with a scramble and dinner outing on Sunday, March 17. The full-day affair will be hosted at the Great River course before moving on to the nearby Snapper Inn for food and drinks. The nine-hole, four-person scramble will
Central Suffolk County took a beating from last week's snowstorm, but there is one spot where slowly melting Long Island looks just like Pebble Beach. 1st Tee Fitness & Performance in St. James is running specials this month for time in its High Definition Golf simulator, including $10 off a two-hour block and 10 total
The annual St. Patrick's Day Golf Classic returns to Mill Pond Golf Course next month, a pre-holiday scramble to cap the week and relax in preparation for Saturday night and Sunday celebrations. The event is scheduled for Friday, March 15, with a 10 a.m. tee time. Foursomes will compete for gold, silver and bronze prizes,