Tuesday, May 25, 2010

No Time For 18, Then Nine + Dine

Hi LI Golfers,

With Memorial Day upon us, the LI golf season is in full swing.

Many say the courses are at their best right now, with minimal play and without the scorching summer sun to dry out the fairways and greens.

For many golfers, the chance to play on the weekends are slim. with kids and family obligations, it's tough to fit in a five + hour round of golf.

For those who want to get out and have limited time to do so, Harbor Links offers a great alternative - Nine + Dine.

You can play their great executive course Thursday nights, starting @ 5:30 PM and included in the low price is dinner in their beautiful Clubhouse Grill Room.

To reserve your Nine + Dine tee time and dinner reservation call 516-965-8870.

See you on the teebox.

Chuck

Monday, May 17, 2010

Three of 10 Is Pretty Damn Good

Hi LI golfers,

Golfweek magazine has come out with the Top 10 Courses You Can Play in New York (read public courses).

Happy to say that Long Island has three of the Top 10. The first of course is Bethpage Black. Yes, the greens fee is quite a bit higher than last year. But so are a lot of other things. We're lucky that we're NY state residents or else we'd be paying over $100!

At # 8 is Tallgrass in Shoreham. This course deserves the ranking. It's a beautiful track that's well maintained and you can play there on a weekend in about five hours. It's a bit of a hike for anybody West of the Nassau/Suffolk line, but well worth the drive.

At # 9 is Bethpage Red. Again, I agree with the ranking. The Red course offers a variety of holes and makes you use most of the clubs in your bag.

Sorry to see The Links @ Shirley has closed. That was a nice course that was built on the premise they would get 40K rounds a year. When they only had half that the past couple of years, it was just a matter of time.

Any course you enjoyed playing, please share with the rest of us.

See you on the teebox.

Chuck