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 […]
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
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
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
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.
The Long Island-based Global Recreation Network and its national association, USSSA, are giving junior golfers from ages 9 to 18 the opportunity to compete locally and on a national stage with their Junior Golf Championship Tour, which comes to Mill Pond Golf Course in Medford this weekend, July 30-31. This two-day, 36-hole event will be
Tony D. from Valley Stream chimes in with some first impressions of the Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course in Woodbury: "After the first hole, the course becomes really narrow and doesn't let you breathe until the back nine. #2 is a long, tight par-5 where it's easy to lose a ball in the trees.
Voting is open in the third round of Golf Digest's Fans' Choice tournament, and Bethpage Black is off to a rocky start. The Jack Nicklaus Course at the Pronghorn Golf Club is threatening to run away with the match before the turn. You can help the Black get back into it by heading over to
Beat the heat this Wednesday, July 20 with a cold drink or two, and buy those cold drinks with the cool cash you could save at a couple of Long Island's toughest public golf courses. Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island is running an 18-hole shotgun special Wednesday at 2 p.m. The $40 rate
The Boy Scouts of America's Suffolk County Council will host its 2011 F.D.R. Golf Classic on Tuesday, August 9 at Hamlet Wind Watch Golf & Country Club in Hauppauge. Long Island golfers are invited to participate and help raise money for special-needs Scouting. Entry fee for the event is $225 per player and includes breakfast,