WILTON, N.Y. â Local golf course McGregor Links is marking its 100th anniversary, with some special centennial celebrations planned for the season.
Located at 359 Northern Pines Rd. in Wilton, McGregor Links Country Club is rich in history. The site was developed by New York State Senator Edgar T. Brackett and designed by world-renowned architect Devereux Emmet, who created more than 150 golf courses including Bethpage, Congressional and Leatherstocking.
While many of Emmetâs courses have become outdated due to technological developments in the sport, âThis one was ahead of its time,â explained McGregor Links president Joe Kehn, who became a co-owner of the business in 2020. Before that, he served as the course superintendent.
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The Red Course has a storied history, having been designed by prominent golf architect Devereux Emmet in 1914. Photo by: Shutterstock Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has announced that The Red Course, one of three 18-hole, legendary golf courses at Eisenhower Park, is now open for its 107th season. The course is open Tuesdays – Sundays from 5:30am to 6:00pm until December 6, 2021. Golfers can now reserve tee-times on www.nassaucountyny.gov/golf. Eisenhower’s White and Blue courses remain open year-round, weather permitting. “Nassau is home to some of the finest public golf courses in the country - many of which saw an increase in rounds last year as golf was one of few sports that could be played safely at the height of the pandemic,” said County Executive Laura Curran. “The reopening of the historic Red Course adds to the County’s ample opportunities for golfers – part of what makes Na
FALMOUTH A proposal is before the Planning Board to convert an almost 100-year old golf course in Hatchville into a solar farm.
In a letter read into the record at the Planning Board s Feb. 23 meeting, David Friel, owner of Cape Cod Country Club on Theatre Drive, cited less business over the last decade has led him to pursue alternate uses for the property.
“The expansion of golf courses on the Cape over the past decade or two and the reduction in the number of golfers nationwide has forced me, from a financial viability standpoint, to consider other land use options for the Cape Cod Country Club,” he said.