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Middle Island sits in the heart of Suffolk County, where Long Island's pine barrens stretch across the mid-island plateau — a landscape defined by scrubby pitch pine, white oak, and sandy glacial soils that drain quickly and give the turf a firm, links-adjacent feel even miles from the shore. This is working-class Long Island golf country, home to a dense cluster of public and semi-private tracks that serve one of the most golf-hungry populations in the United States.
Thunderbird is a par-72 layout that fits naturally into that tradition — a public-access course built for the local player who wants a fair, full-length test without the trappings of a resort experience. The sandy subsoil typical of this part of Suffolk tends to keep conditions playable even after rain, and the native pine and oak framing most holes gives rounds here a quiet, woodsy character that can feel worlds removed from the density of western Long Island.
If you're traveling through the Island's midsection or based in the Brookhaven area, Thunderbird represents the kind of straightforward, unpretentious golf that has always been the backbone of the region's game.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold · men | 6,973 | 73.1 | 129 | 72 |
| Blue · men | 6,445 | 70.7 | 125 | 72 |
| White · men | 5,663 | 68.6 | 120 | 72 |
| Hybrid · men | 5,663 | 66.5 | 115 | 72 |
| Combo · women | 5,611 | 71.3 | 121 | 72 |
| Red · women | 5,033 | 68.1 | 114 | 72 |
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