Tallgrass Country Club
24 Cooper St. Shoreham, NY 631-209-9359
No course was ever more aptly named. Golfers are greeted with a mostly treeless layout, whose primary protection is provided by the thick fescue grasses that wave gently, and sometimes not so gently, in the constant breezes representative of golf on Long Island's eastern end.
When the wind really kicks up, and it generally does, some of the holes can be virtually unplayable. Take the 150-yard par-3 seventh hole: A large bunker protects the front of the green and its slopes down severely behind. Good luck hitting the putting surface when the hole plays into the wind with anything less than a 7 or 8-iron.
Very often, the back nine will play easier than the front nine.
Hours: Dawn-dusk year-round, weather permitting. Course: 18 holes. Scottish links-style with multiple tee boxes for all levels and 70 handmade challenging bunkers Distance: Blue: 6,148 White: 5,613 Red: 5,044 Honors and hosted events: Rated a Top 10 public course in New York, 2006 (Golfweek). Scorecard: http://www.golfattallgrass.com/scorecardnew.pdf" target=0>Tallgrass Country Club scorecard Slope: Blue: 121 White: 112 Red: 116 USGA rating: Blue: 70.2 White: 68 Red: 68.6
Tallgrass golf course
