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Hurricane Sandy Uppost_date: Some Riverhead area courses open, Crab Meadow closed until weekend

18-hole, 9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, In the News, Suffolk Courses

November 1, 2012

Long Island National Golf Club in Riverhead, Swan Lake Golf Club in Manorville and Calverton Links in Calverton are are open for play on the East End. Long Island National is charging $40 — cash only — Thursday and Friday, and Calverton Links is walking-only until further notice. Meanwhile, back toward central Long Island, the […]

Hurricane Sandy Uppost_date: Trees down at Peninsula GC in Massapequa

9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, In the News, Nassau Courses, South Shore

November 1, 2012

A handful of trees are bent over at their trunks around the Peninsula Golf Club, a nine-hole course at the center of a Massapequa neighborhood bordered by south-shore inlets and South Oyster Bay. Trees are down near the clubhouse and the par-3 sixth hole, to name a few, and there is some standing water alongside

Hurricane Sandy Uppost_date: State parks on Long Island closed until further notice

18-hole, 18-hole, 9-hole, Bethpage, Course Promos and Updates, In the News, North Shore/Central, Pitch and Putt, Suffolk Courses

October 31, 2012

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced Wednesday that all state parks on Long Island are closed until further notice. Golfers wondering when they can play at affected state-park courses, which include Bethpage, Montauk Downs and Sunken Meadow, should visit the NYS Parks website or check back here at

Hurricane Sandy Uppost_date: Several inland Suffolk courses open for play

18-hole, 9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, In the News, Suffolk Courses

October 31, 2012

A handful of Long Island golf courses far from the shores have already reopened for play on Wednesday. Mill Pond Golf Course in Medford, Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram and Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island are currently open with or without power in the clubhouse. Tallgrass Golf Course, with no trees

Hurricane Sandy Uppost_date: 35 downed trees at Great Rock, partial reopening possible Thursday

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, In the News, Suffolk Courses

October 31, 2012

Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River lost 35 trees on the course during Hurricane Sandy and many others in the woods surrounding the course, general manager Brian Curtin said on Wednesday. The front nine could be open as soon as tomorrow, November 1, and the back nine might see action again by Saturday. For

Halloween events, specials at area courses

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Suffolk Courses

October 26, 2012

In the increasingly unlikely event that Frankenstorm Sandy goes bust next week, several area golf courses will be hosting Halloween events and offering holiday specials. Dress up in orange and black or wear a costume to Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island on Halloween and play with cart for the twilight rate of $46.

Redesign in the works for Tallgrass #6

18-hole, Observations, Suffolk Courses

October 25, 2012

The sixth hole at Shoreham's Tallgrass Golf Course, easily the shortest par-4 in the layout, presents a unique, strategic challenge. How heavy that challenge remains in the future is uncertain. A driveable, risk/reward par-4 by design, Tallgrass #6 has played as a modified par-3 throughout the 2012 season due to concerns by neighbors over errant

Fall 2012 seasonal specials on Long Island

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

October 20, 2012

Don't be fooled by cooler temps — golf season is still in its prime in October. Lucky for still-active golfers, at many area courses, it's not priced that way. Below is a sampling of some of the rate specials available this fall around Long Island. For the most up-to-date rates, call the courses directly or

Mangano budget and its increased golf fees advance to Nassau legislature

18-hole, 9-hole, For Beginners, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, South Shore

October 17, 2012

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano's proposed $2.79 billion budget for 2013 was approved by a legislative committee Monday, according to Newsday, and is now up for vote by the county legislature. Mangano's proposal includes rate increases at Nassau County's seven municipal golf courses. Newsday reported last month that greens fees for Nassau residents would jump

Fall season discount through November at Brentwood and Holbrook Country Clubs

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Suffolk Courses

October 15, 2012

The Brentwood and Holbrook Country Clubs are offering seasonal specials this fall that allow players to tee off and ride for as little as $32. For the rest of October and through November, the weekday foursome rate is $128 with cart and reservation fees included, which breaks down to $32 per player. If you don't