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

August 20, 2011

Find a babysitter this Thursday afternoon — there's a golf tournament to be won. Cantiague Park will host a twilight golf tournament for mixed couples on Thursday, August 25, a nine-hole event that is open to all Nassau County residents. Couples will be paired up with other mixed duos to compete as four-person scramble teams, […]

Hurricane Irene closes Bethpage through Sept. 1

18-hole, Bethpage, Course Promos and Updates, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

August 19, 2011

Family time tends to be anywhere but the golf course on weekend afternoons, but until Labor Day, your son, daughter, niece or nephew can play Shoreham's Tallgrass Golf Course for free with your paid greens fee. This special kids deal is valid after 12 noon on Saturdays and Sundays through September 4. To introduce the

Closer Look: Lido Golf Club #16

18-hole, Closer Looks, Nassau Courses, South Shore

August 16, 2011

Just a quick drive from Northport's Main Street and the 18-hole Crab Meadow Golf Course up near the Sound, the Northport Golf Course at the VA Medical Center rolls gently in residential quietude. Beginners, juniors, seniors and just about anyone looking to escape the daily rigors of Long Island living for even just an hour

Cantiague Park to host Mixed Couples Twilight Tournament on August 25

9-hole, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

August 15, 2011

The Lido Golf Club will aerate its greens on Wednesday, August 17. Midday rates will be offered for all rounds from Wednesday through Friday, August 19. For more on the waterside Lido Golf Club in Lido Beach, check out the course flyover.

Take a kid to Tallgrass, save a greens fee on weekend afternoons

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

August 10, 2011

Nearly 2,000 golf holes at 100 courses across 27 states will be in play next week as part of the "World's Largest Golf Outing," and 18 of those holes are right here on Long Island. Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram will host one leg of the outing, a multi-course event run by Billy Casper

Flyover: Northport Golf Course at the VA Medical Center

9-hole, For Beginners, Suffolk Courses

August 8, 2011

Poxabogue Golf Center is in the local papers again, and for once it's not related to its past management and restaurant issues. The New York Times profiled the nine-hole course — "the people's golf course" of the Hamptons — and the adjoining cafe/gathering spot in its "Neighborhood Joint" series back in late July. The Times

Greens aeration at Lido, August 17

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Nassau Courses, South Shore

August 5, 2011

Eighteen holes plus a burger and a brew won't cost as much as they usually do if you drop by the Swan Lake Golf Club on select Mondays and Wednesdays this month. The Manorville course is offering a $45 special that includes 18 holes and motor cart. After the round, double-fist a burger and a

Pine Ridge to host one leg of “World’s Largest Golf Outing” on August 18

18-hole, Suffolk Courses

August 3, 2011

July golf specials at the Brentwood and Holbrook Country Clubs will stay in effect through August. Players can still take advantage of rates ranging from $20 to $42, with reservation fee included. You can play and ride at either Town of Islip course for $42 anytime after 11 a.m., or, if you already have a

New York Times profiles Sagaponack’s Poxabogue Golf Center

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

July 29, 2011

The fourth hole at Stonebridge Golf Links is the first of the course's very diverse, interesting par-3s. It's also home to the course's namesake footbridge. Sure, it's not quite as historic or glamorous as Augusta National's Hogan and Nelson bridges — and you're typically crossing it only if your tee shot settled woefully left or

Swan Lake dishing discount burgers (and golf) on weekdays this August

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Suffolk Courses

July 27, 2011

Who knew? The key to long-awaited amateur-golf glory just might be …. your 8-year-old nephew? Sure. Thanks to The Family Golf Challenge, adults can team up with the junior golfers in their family (age 7 to 17) to compete in skill competitions and shoot for the opportunity to reach a regional playoff later this year.