255 Lido Blvd,
Lido Beach, New York 11561
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Golf Channel AcademyThe Course:
18 holes. Open parkland. Relatively flat terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Seaside (Reynold's Channel) and residential.
Designer:
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
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2 mi E of Long Beach centre / 32 mi NW of New York City (Times Square, Manhattan).
Lido GC, NY
Lido Golf Club: this municipal Robert Trent Jones Sr design is located just a short pitching wedge to the east of the original Lido GC ... the "long-lost gem" of Charles Blair Macdonald. The much revered Macdonald layout has now been recreated, inch-by-inch, at Sand Valley in Wisconsin.
The "new" Lido GC course, dating from 1949, is relatively flat, with wonderful sea views out onto Reynold's Channel. The most intimidating water-defended holes come on the second nine-hole loop.
Pick of the holes: the par-5 16th "Channel hole" is regarded as Lido's signature hole. As a replica of the original Lido club's 4th hole, it requires an intimidating drive over water onto a near-island fairway, then over water again en route to a thin strip of land in front of the green.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2024].
Walking permitted. Golf carts available to rent.
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The original Lido Golf Club, located directly to the west of the present municipal course, opened to massive acclaim in 1917. Revered course designer Charles Blair Macdonald crafted the course onto a blank sheet of canvas, having pumped millions of tons of sand onto the previously unworkable marshland terrain. Macdonald's course was closed in 1942, and subsumed into a US Naval Base (now residential housing and Long Beach schools).
When the "new" Lido GC opened in 1949 (just to the east of the former course), one imagines many of the former Lido members joined the new club, with its Robert Trent Jones Sr designed course. The "old" course has been recreated, inch-by-inch, at Sand Valley in Wisconsin. Tom Doak led the design team.
The original Lido GC's luxury onsite hotel, which helped boost the course's prominence, is now a condominium block, called Lido Beach Towers, located nearby on Richmond Road.
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The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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