John Blake of Brookhaven, a “lifetime member” of the Patchogue Fire Department, picked up his brand new car from Riverhead Buick GMC on Friday. He had won it at a dealership-sponsored golf fundraiser at West Sayville Golf Course back in July. READ
Tag: golf
“When you’re finished changing, you’re finished.”
—Benjamin Franklin
The United States Golf Association has heeded the words spoken over 200 years ago by Franklin, one of our founding fathers. In preparation for the 118th playing of the United States Open, which starts today for the fifth time at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, the USGA has made some major changes to the iconic course. This will be the fifth time Shinnecock has hosted the U.S. Open, and it’s the only course to have done so in three different centuries. READ
Now that’s quite the foursome.
Four PGA golfers — including two ranked top-10 in the world — played a round of golf at Friar’s Head Golf Course in Baiting Hollow Monday. READ
Question: What is 1 1/2 inches in diameter, weighs a bit over an ounce, and can travel more than a hundred miles an hour? I’ll bet some of you will get this one. Yup, it’s a golf ball.
As golfers we spend oodles of money on clubs yet give little thought to the ball we use. READ
The last time golf was featured as an Olympic sport was at the 1904 Games held in St. Louis, and a lot has changed since then. READ
The first time I played a regulation round of golf was with my father when I was 12 years old. A friend of Dad’s asked if we wanted to join him and his son for 18 holes.
Kaitie Mazzaferro waits on customer Pete Kelly at the Island’s End pro shop. (Credit: Jay Dempsey)
Your golf guy has had many jobs, most of them good. Good or bad, I have always learned something from every work experience I have had. READ
“It’s not the arrow, it’s the Indian.” Those are the words from a wise former playing partner of mine as he watched me regularly show up to the course with new weapons, certain to shave strokes off my score. READ