On the clubhouse side of Round Swamp Road, in Bethpage State Park's lower valley, a few scattered fallen trees dot an otherwise untouched landscape. On the other side, where the Black Course and Green Course continue on in isolation, the visible effects of Hurricane Sandy are more prolific. The fairway leading to the elevated green […]
Despite their inland locations, the Town of Islip golf courses at Brentwood Country Club and Holbrook Country Club are closed until further notice, as well as the 27-hole Middle Island Country Club. Middle Island hopes to be open by Saturday. Down on the water, the highly vulnerable Timber Point and Bergen Point golf courses are
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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