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2013 public golf course reopenings on Long Island

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March 1, 2013

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 […]

USSSA preparing to launch its 2013 Junior Golf Tour on Long Island

18-hole, For Beginners, Suffolk Courses

February 27, 2013

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 adds indoor play at Bay Shore’s Eagle Golf

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February 25, 2013

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 to open new season with St. Patrick’s Day scramble

9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Suffolk Courses

February 23, 2013

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

February golf simulator specials at 1st Tee Fitness & Performance

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February 15, 2013

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

Mill Pond to host St. Patrick’s Day scramble

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Suffolk Courses

February 14, 2013

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,

Newsday: Poxabogue sale still tangled in real estate snags

9-hole, For Beginners, In the News, Suffolk Courses

February 12, 2013

For such a little layout, Poxabogue Golf Course often finds itself in a large municipal mess. It turns out, according to Newsday, that the sale of East Hampton Town's stake in the course to the Town of Southampton — approved last March by the Southampton Town Board — has been held up by a "technical

Registration open for pre-St. Patrick’s Day Shotgun at Spring Lake

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Suffolk Courses

February 7, 2013

Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island will host a shotgun outing next month to kick off St. Patrick's Day weekend and help usher in the 2013 season. The first annual St. Patrick's Day Scramble will tee off on Spring Lake's Thunderbird Course at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 15. Registration is now open to

No Long Island Golf Show planned for 2013

In the News, Indoor Golf, Off-Course Destinations

January 31, 2013

The Results Group, the Syracuse-based event and trade-show planner that purchased the rights to the Long Island Golf Show in 2010, will not run a local golf expo in 2013. The group operated the last Long Island Golf Show in March 2011, which included appearances by John Daly and The Golf Channel's Michael Breed. "At

Great Rock GC closed until March

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Suffolk Courses

January 28, 2013

Wading River's Great Rock Golf Club closed late last week for a short mid-winter hibernation. The course will reopen on Friday, March 15, weather permitting. Great Rock's recently remodeled 11th green will make its debut this spring season. Work on the back side of the heavily sloped surface was completed last month by superintendent Dan