After a mild Long Island offseason where roughly zero snowflakes found their way from the sky to the ground, Old Man Winter teamed up with the golf gods to make sure March — the month of golf's local reopening — began with a coating of slush. Go figure.
Unless you were banking on checking out the rebranded Sandy Pond Links on its opening day (postponed), this year's one light dusting of snow won't impact the reopening season that is set to kick off in a little over a week. From the lead-up to St. Patrick's Day through mid-April, all of Long Island's seasonal golf courses will get back up to speed and welcome local players back to the first tee.
The following is a list of tentative 2023 opening dates for Long Island's seasonal golf courses. (Year-round courses remain open as the weather allows and are not included in this list.) Courses will be added or updated as information becomes available. Be sure to check back through March for the latest info.
*All dates listed below are subject to change. Call the courses directly for updated dates and times.
2023 GOLF COURSE REOPENINGS:
- Sandy Pond Links — March 1
- Indian Island — March 10
- Timber Point — March 15
- Holbrook CC — March 15
- Brentwood CC — March 15
- Woods Course at Cherry Creek — March 16
- Bergen Point — March 17
- West Sayville — March 17
- Harbor Links – Championship/Executive — March 18
- Bethpage Green — March 18
- The Golf Club at Middle Bay — March 31 (tentative)
- Town of Oyster Bay GC — OPEN
- Bethpage Red — April 1
- Eisenhower Red — April 11
- Bethpage Black — April 15
[This post was updated on April 3, 2023.]