The one shining light from this winter’s severely abbreviated golf season — besides the blinding ricochet of sunshine off barely melted ice sheets — is Long Island’s robust indoor-golf scene. The region has never had a deeper roster of indoor venues for playing, practicing, learning and competing, all combined at many places with eating, drinking […]
[UPpost_date: X-Golf Westbury is scheduled to open March 10.] Nassau County is about to get its first taste of the modern golf and entertainment experience that recently has popped up farther east in places like Holtsville, Patchogue and Commack. And it will arrive in a spot that's no stranger to the metallic echoes of drivers
Just because Long Island is under attack from a winter "bomb cyclone" doesn't mean a housebound golfer can't envision his or her opening drive of the 2018 season. And while they're shaping shots in their mind this offseason, local players might need to rethink their strategy if they plan to tee of on Bethpage Black.
It might not feel this way, but there are signs of spring on the golf front. Just beyond the rock-hard snow piles and frozen (and re-frozen) doorsteps are scheduled golf outings, the first of the 2015 season. Though cold-weather golf is not for everyone, it's a signal that we're almost out of another golf-free offseason
Rock Hill Golf & Country Club in Manorville will once again host the annual Chrissy's Wish Golf Outing to benefit the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. Now in its sixth year, the outing raises funds for research and treatment of various mental disorders. This year's event is scheduled for Friday, July 13. The event begins
During our first visit to the Holbrook Country Club a few years ago, a crow — either hungry or simply mischievous — took advantage of our concentration on the putting green and helped itself without any hesitation to some of Rob's unguarded breakfast. It then joined its friends up in the trees for a hearty
Cristy Grzymala, director of golf at the Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island, will run an indoor "SNAG" clinic for juniors on Saturday, February 19 at 11:00 a.m. in the facility's catering hall. SNAG (Starting New At Golf) is a comprehensive system that simplifies golf instruction for kids and provides them the opportunity to