102nd Walter J. Travis Invitational

This weekend will mark the 102nd Walter J. Travis Invitational played at the Garden City Golf CLub. One of the most prestigious – if not, the most prestigious- amateur golf tournaments in the US. Jay Flemma over at cybergolf wrote up an excellent article on annual tournament.

LIGCA Names Great Rock ‘Course of the Year’

RiverheadLocal reports that the Long Island Golf Course Association (LIGCA), local professional group of Golf Course Superintendents, named Great Rock Golf Club of Wading River the 2012 Long Island Golf Course of the Year. “The criteria for the award include condition of the course, competency of ownership and management, the service they offer, their teaching [...]

Interview with Bob Posillico

With the recent promotion about Get Golf Ready, I got in touch with Bob Posillico, PGA Pro at Eisenhower Park Golf Shop. Here’s our interview, in it we cover Bob’s career, his swing philosophy and Golf 2.0. LIGN: Tell me about yourself and your teaching philosophy? BP: I have been in the golf business for [...]

Wednesday Night Golf League at Mill Pond

Mill Pond Golf Course announced a new competitive Wednesday Evenings golf league. Here’s the word from the site: 9 Hole League with Tee Times starting at 5:00pm (depending on registration, a 5:30 shotgun start is possible and will be announced prior to Kickoff Event on 5/23/12). 10 week league season beginning Wednesday, May 30th with a preseason kickoff 4 Man [...]

May 2012 Outing Calendar

Welcome to LongIslandGolfNews.com’s May golf calendar – it’s action packed. You can find a running Long Island Golf calendar. « Prev May 2012 Next » Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday   1 2 3 4 5 6 7* Hoops of Northport Golf OutingHoops of Northport Golf Outing Hosted at Crab Meadow Golf Course [...]

Welcome to Golf Month & Get Golf Ready Long Island

May is ‘Welcome to Golf Month’ according to the PGA. PGA and LPGA Professionals around the country are offering a number of different programs to teach the basics. The goal is get new and former golfer re-engaged with sport. The PGA is getting the word on a number of different fronts. Sunday afternoon (4/26), a [...]

Long Island Summer Golf Camp Guide – 2012

Updated with more summer golf camps for kids. Summertime is around the corner. So, get your kids ready for the links with this list of golf camps. Nassau County Golf Camps Eisenhower Park – LI Golf Academy Ages 7 to 10 Time: 11am to 3pm 3 Day sessions 6/26 to 6/28, 7/10 to 7/12, 7/24 [...]

Timber Point Spring Demo Day – April 25th, 2012

All the big names in golf will be there – full list below. You’ll have an opportunity to try all the latest equipment – from driver down to putter. Time: 10am to 3pm, Date: 4/25/2012. Apart from trying out all the clubs, Timber Point has lots of other great stuff is planned, including raffles and [...]

Business Week: How to Fix Golf

Off the heels of last week’s coverage of Mark Herrmann’s column, “Is Golf In Trouble?’, where we got great comments, I came across Bloomberg BuseinssWeek’s ‘How To’ issue. Former Sun Microsystems Chairman/CEO Scott McNealy, makes some interesting suggestions… I’ve excerpted from the article… First, McNealy takes on pace of play. I’m not out to change [...]

Is golf in trouble? Newsday’s Herrmann reports

Newsday sports writer, Mark Herrmann, writes a thought provoking article about the state of golf. First, Herrmann quotes Jack Niclaus from a recent press conference at the Masters. “We have a big problem,” Nicklaus said during a news conference at Augusta. “Since 2006, we have lost 23 percent of the women and 36 percent of [...]

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