Golfing Magazine names it’s 2011 Dream Golf Club

Golfing Magazine, the long running Long Island based paper publication, has again published its annual Long Island Dream Golf Club. Golfing Mag’s editors draw on their extensive playing experience to find 18 holes that exemplify the best of Nassau County and Suffolk County golf. This year’s list is split evenly between public and private courses. [...]

Dan McLaughlin’s 10,000-Hour Plan: Become a Pro Golfer

Inspired by Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, the Portland man aims to go from zero golf experience to the PGA Tour By Joel Stein (link to original Business Week article) It’s unclear if Dan McLaughlin will ever be a great golfer, but he is very, very good at self-promotion. He got Nike (NKE) to sponsor him as [...]

Bethpage Black closes it’s season on November 15

A call into the Bethpage reservation line let me know – we need to start counting down the days. Bethpage Black will close it’s ‘doors’ on November 15, 2011. Get your swings in while you can… Another year brought on more accolades for the prime golf spot on Long Island. Golf Digest readers voted the [...]

Late Season Deals on Long Island GOlf

We’ve got a great weekend queued up… perhaps a little golf? Check out this list of deals… Nassau County Golf – see full list here. Harbor Links: $42 resident rate, $52 non-residents on weekdays, $62 / $72 on weekends (cart included with all rates) Suffolk County Golf – see full list here. Great Rock: $49 [...]

PoxGolf Sold

Poxabogue Golf Course, affectionately referred to Pox by regulars, will be come the sole property of the Town of Southampton. East Hampton Town Board voted to sell its fifty percent stake in Poxabogue Golf Course earlier this month. The nine-hole course, located in Sagaponack, has been at the center of municipal and legal issues for [...]

Herrman: Eisenhower Red stands test of time

By Mark Herrman (Link to original article) There is a big sign above the ticket office at Eisenhower Park: HOME OF THE 1926 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP. It is a lasting tribute to the fact that 85 years ago this week, the course in East Meadow was the center of the golf universe. Walter Hagen won his [...]

2011 Bethpage Aeration Schedule

The grounds crew at Bethpage State Park are busy these days. The aeration schedule is as follows: Blue Course and Green Course – complete Black Course – Monday, September 26 to Thursday, September 29. Yellow Course – Monday, October 3 and Tuesday, October 4, Red Course – Tuesday, October 25 and Wednesday, October 26. (image [...]

Coyote Moon Golf Club – Lake Tahoe Course Review

During a recent trip to Lake Tahoe, I had the good fortune to play 18 at Coyote Moon Golf Course in Truckee, CA. If you find yourself in the North Lake Tahoe area, this course is a great way to spend an afternoon. My best advice before playing….bring extra golf balls – you’re gonna lose [...]

Early Bird Tickets for 2012 Barclays

Back in June, the PGA Tour announced that Barclays was renewing it’s sponsorship of the FedEx Cup – running through 2016. The 2012 edition will be held at LI’s own, Bethpage Black, on August 21st to August 26th, 2012. Early bird tickets are now on sale through Sept 5 while supplies last. Visit the The [...]

Bethpage closed, other courses reopen, post-Irene

Mark Herrmann (from NewsDay) So what is your golf experience like so far this week? Despite the damage, it seems like many Long Island courses are back in business, as of Tuesday. In the pro shop at Bergen Point, they say that the first hole was covered by more than a foot of water on [...]

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