New York Feature Stories
Need for speed? Bobsledding a real rush between rounds at Lake Placid
The host of the 1980 "Miracle On Ice" Winter Olympics, Lake Placid is bidding to become a summer golf destination. Where else can you bobsled in the middle of a heat wave and play one of a half-dozen century-old golf courses in the same day?
... full article »Atlantic City bets on golf, luxury to attract new generation of vacationers
The changing landscape of legalized gaming is forcing the legendary New Jersey resort to diversify. Golf courses, shopping and dining are all part of a transformation local officials hope will position Atlantic City to better compete with the expanding plethora of gambling destinations.
... full article »Niagara Falls poised to be next golf hotspot for both New Yorkers, Canadians
Niagara Falls is poised to become a top golf destination for travelers from both sides of the border. Check out the area's top golf courses, including like Hunter's Point, Grand Niagara, and Usshers Creek at Legends on the Niagara.
... full article »Winged Foot's rough penalizes U.S. Open spectators, its greens wallop the PGA stars
The rough at Winged Foot stands so thick, the grass blades so bunched together and solid, that it feels like you're walking on a giant's lawn. The behemoth from "Jack and the Beanstock" may be able to move easily in this stuff, but for a mere mortal every step is a trudge. One of the great delights of this week's U.S. Open at Winged Foot is sure to be the sight of the world's best golfers stomping through the tall grass, searching for their balls like two-bit 25 handicappers.
... full article »Like U.S. hockey team, golfers can strike gold in Lake Placid
In the United States, it's safe to assume Lake Placid brings one thing to mind - the U.S. hockey team's miraculous gold-medal performance at the 1980 Olympics. What isn't as well known is that Lake Placid is an excellent golfing destination, especially if you're keeping an eye on your budget. There are several courses in the area, and if you like your golf straightforward, this small Upstate New York hamlet is the place for you.
... full article »'Backbreaker Sundays' part of Dyker Beach's Brooklyn attitude
Apparently the staff at Dyker Beach Golf Course thought the Lord said, "and on the seventh day ye shall test!" On Backbreaker Sundays here, all flags are placed in the most difficult spots on the greens. Some locals love it - some cringe in terror. With the help of a cleaned up neighborhood, Dyker Beach is once again one of the most coveted rounds in the city (even on Sundays). And it's a quick trip from any borough.
... full article »Gotham golfers now seeing Sin City as weekend getaway
New York to Las Vegas is probably not an every weekend option. It's not Los Angeles to Las Vegas, after all. But recent changes in the New York travel market have made it more convenient and less costly than many weekend trips from New York to Maine. The arrival of low-cost airlines such as JetBlue in the New York market a few years ago altered many New Yorkers' view of what low-cost, last-minute travel could be.
... full article »Water project to bring big changes at Bronx course
Mosholu Golf Course is only a short subway ride from midtown Manhattan. To thousands of Bronx and Manhattan residents it's their golfing sanctuary, where they can boast of having a charming little course as their own. But immediate and big changes over the long haul are in store for this little course. A $1.3 billion water filtration plant to be built on the existing golf course property had been caught in a prolonged tug-of-war between opposition from neighborhoods surrounding the Bronx site and the recommendation of the city's Department of Environmental Protection. But no longer.
... full article »Hudson Hills draws public in private Westchester County
The Hudson Hills Golf Course in New Castle, N.Y., has a country club aura. Considering it's one of the few public courses in an area that boasts 59 private facilities (including Winged Foot, Trump National and Westchester Country Club), it has to. This $9.85 million facility, which opened last spring, features tees, fairways and greens you'd expect at a "members only" facility, writes Nick Nicholas.
... full article »State raises fees at Bethpage, but golfers don't seem to mind
Neither time nor fame has tainted Rees Jones' major $3 million refurbishment to A.W. Tillinghast's venerable layout, Bethpage Black. The place where players come to camp out in the parking lot is, for the most part, still the same adored public venue. All tee-to-green scenarios still demand focus to panoramic surroundings typically found at U.S. Open sites. And hosel-twisting fescue and abyss-like bunkers loom beyond tidy fairway borders.
... full article »New Nicklaus course brings more options to golf-rich NYC
The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island collectively have 13 public golf courses and two private venues, Richmond County Country Club on Staten Island and Towers Country Club in Queens. And those layouts have their share of tree-lined paths, gently rolling fairways, quaint and historic clubhouses, demanding, memorable signature holes, and striking scenic views. Now, in no way are the municipal courses as celebrated as the rich tracks in neighboring Long Island and Westchester, but to many of the 8 million residents in New York City they're just as important.
... full article »Getting to Lake Placid, N.Y. for your golf vacation
Golfers in New York and even Canada have long known that Lake Placid is a great setting for a golf weekend with your buddies or a family golf outing.
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