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Flyover: Harbor Links – Championship Course

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[This flyover was updated on September 1, 2024.] SEE ALSO:Harbor Links approaching 25 years since its grand opening in a Port Washington sand mine One of Long Island's more modern public courses can be found in an area where premier golf is typically found tucked behind the gates of private clubs.  Port Washington's Harbor Links […]

Free golf for juniors at Spring Lake

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Beginning Wednesday, junior golfers will have the opportunity to play free golf at the Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island.  Players 14 and under can turn their swings loose for free on the Sandpiper course when accompanied by a paying adult this summer.  The deal is valid on Wednesdays and Thursdays in July and

Bethpage courses to reopen on June 27

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The Blue, Green, Red and Yellow courses at Bethpage, originally slated to reopen for play on June 24, will now tee off post-Open play on Saturday, June 27.  Reservations are currently being accepted. After absorbing days of soaking rain and the footsteps of tens of thousands of U.S. Open fans, Bethpage Black will reopen to

Public Shotguns at Lido Golf Club

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The Lido Golf Club is hosting a series of public shotguns this summer, the next of which are scheduled for this Thursday, June 25 and Monday, June 29.  Golfers will be sent out at 7:30 a.m. and receive lunch at the end of the round.  Keep an eye on the Lido website for future shotgun

Long Island’s Public Courses

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The following is a list of Long Island’s public golf courses, by county.  Click on the name to visit the course website or, if available, the Golf On Long Island course description (contact info and links to websites can be found within descriptions). You can view all of the area’s public courses on Golf On

Flyover: Crab Meadow Golf Course

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[This flyover was updated on February 5, 2018.] SEE ALSO:Long Island Dream Club: Crab Meadow GC #8 Hidden away between downtown Northport and the Long Island Sound sits one of the Island's top golf destinations, a fantastic blend of course quality, conditioning and value.  The Crab Meadow Golf Course may not be the easiest track

Tour Bethpage Black in Newsday, Golf Digest

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This week there is no shortage of print devoted to Bethpage Black.  Long Island's brightest public golf star will be shining in the spotlight of the international golfing community until the 2009 U.S. Open comes to a (hopefully) thrilling end this Sunday. Newsday has featured Open inserts each day this week, including a 48-page pullout

Flyover: Glen Cove Golf Club

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[This flyover was updated on June 1, 2024.] [NOTE: Tee-time reservations at Glen Cove Golf Club are available only to residents of Glen Cove and non-residents who sign up as annual tee-time members.  Guests without a membership permit can play the course but must call the course directly to make a reservation.  Walk-ups are not

Bethpage courses closed for Open prep

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Today is the last day to tee off on the Blue, Green, Red and Yellow courses at Bethpage before final preparations for the U.S. Open shut the complex down to the public.  They will reopen for play on Wednesday, June 24. Bethpage Black will host U.S. Open championship play from Thursday, June 18 to Sunday,

Flyover: Sunken Meadow State Park – Red Course

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The New York State Parks system operates six golf facilities on Long Island, with Bethpage its most notable and Montauk Downs not too far behind.  In between, up on the Long Island Sound in Kings Park, are the nine-hole Red, Blue and Green courses of Sunken Meadow State Park.   The Red course, at 3,133 yards

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