Coming downhill to the 18th green and clubhouse. (photo courtesy of michaelhebron.com)
Description: This course is a real test of a golfer’s skills. Short but very hilly, with many uneven lies, narrow, tree- lined fairways and very small, fast, well bunkered greens. There are several good risk/reward holes where you can drive the green or lay up with an iron and still have a short approach shot. Accuracy and club selection are your keys to success here. A beautiful layout, that’s always well maintained, coupled with a helpful, accommodating staff, insures a wonderful golf outing for all players.
Signature Hole: #18. A picturesque, 390 yard, par 4 (back tees) dogleg left. The entire hole plays downhill to a large, two-tiered, four-bunkered green (front and back, left and right) that overlooks the Nissequogue River. Enjoy the views, but be sure to hit it straight.
Comments: A wonderfully maintained and managed golf facility with a nice variety of holes and some tough par 3’s. Play this course daily and you’ll find something new, exciting and challenging each and every time...a wonderful, fun golf outing for players of all skill levels. A great value and very well kept, the staff couldn’t be nicer. One of the Landing’s most valuable assets is Michael Hebron, the course’s director of golf, who was ranked in the top 50 best instructors in the country and whose School for Learning Golf is considered one of the best in the country. One of the best public courses on LI.
Built: 1914; Architect: Charles Blair Macdonald Completely new design and land: 1948; Architect: Robert Trent Jones
Website: www.lidogolf.com
The green at the short par-4 3rd, with the marsh right. (photo courtesy lidogolf.com)
Description: The original course is now barren land, but across the street from the old site is a real links-style gem situated between the Atlantic Ocean and Reynolds Channel. Designed by Robert Trent Jones in 1948, the current layout has breathtaking views of the water and offers some real wind-swept holes that echo the old design.
With scarcely a tree anywhere, even the inland holes - which are wide-open and feature a dotting of fairway bunkers - can play tough. The holes on the water (nine all together have significant water in play) are no easy task when the wind is dead, and when it’s up, are as tough as any links-style in the area. For the most part, the greens are small, elevated and well guarded, with some deep greenside bunkers throughout.
Reader Comments: It’s such a great facility, I would want to play it every day ... Changes every time I’m out there, and every time it’s a new challenge ... A real “bear” when the wind is blowing ... Some of the best holes on L.I., period ... Wonderful condition the whole year.
