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Morley, Bay Park set to close for 2009

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The golf seasons at Bay Park and Christopher Morley Park slowly fade to black this week, as the two Nassau County municipal courses prepare to shut down until March 2010.  The last day to play is Sunday, December 20. Both nine-hole par-30s are very short and ideal destinations for the beginner.  Sitting on a peninsula

Brentwood, Holbrook CC closing for winter

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Today is the last day to play 18 at the Brentwood and Holbrook Country Clubs, so pile on a couple of layers and a winter hat and head to either Town of Islip course before the season comes to a close.  Both will reopen in March. Town residents pay $38 for golf and cart after

Flyover: Middle Island Country Club – Dogwood

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[This flyover was updated on January 4, 2017.] SEE ALSO:Observations: Middle Island Country Club, 11/26/2011 The road to the clubhouse at the Middle Island Country Club takes visitors past the Spruce Course's sixth hole, a narrow par-4 with a line of trees standing tall down the entire length of its right rough.  It stands out

Eisenhower Park’s Red Course closed for season

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Golfers have pulled the flags for the last time in 2009 at Eisenhower Park's Red Course, which closed for the season yesterday and will reopen in March.  The park's Blue and White courses will remain open for play throughout the winter as weather allows. The historic, Devereux Emmet-designed Red Course received a four-star rating from

Bethpage Black and Red closed for season, to reopen in April

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The Bethpage State Park golf season continues through the month of December and into 2010 on the Blue and Yellow courses, the only two layouts at the 90-hole complex that will be open to golfers through the winter months.  Bethpage Black closed the curtain last month on a memorable 2009 season that included the emergence

Flyover: Bergen Point Golf Course

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[This flyover was updated on November 8, 2020.] SEE ALSO:Origins: Bergen Point Golf Course Bergen Point Golf Course in West Babylon is one of four 18-hole courses — all on or near the major water bodies of eastern Long Island — operated by Suffolk County.  It does not share the same majestic water views as

Holiday Turkey Trot at Lido Golf Club

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Get out of the house early and begin your holiday morning with 18 holes of seaside golf on Nassau's south shore.  The Lido Golf Club is holding its annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, November 26, and all Long Islanders are free to participate. For $85, the Turkey Trot includes cart, range balls, breakfast and

Turkey Shoot Scramble at Great Rock GC

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The Great Rock Golf Club will host a holiday scramble of its own on Thanksgiving morning, November 26.  Great Rock's Turkey Shoot pits two-person teams against one another in a morning of friendly tournament golf before your holiday festivities kick off later in the afternoon. Registration for the event is $49 for non-members ($20 for

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