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Aeration updates around Long Island

18-hole, 18-hole, 9-hole, 9-hole, Bethpage, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, South Shore, Suffolk Courses

September 9, 2021

[This schedule was updated on September 19, 2021] September is aeration month at Long Island golf courses, and maintenance dates are good to know for local players planning their late-summer and fall rounds. The following public golf courses will be closed for play (unless otherwise noted) while undergoing fairway and/or greens aeration: Eisenhower White — […]

Newsday: Florida buyer would preserve, upgrade Peninsula GC upon sale

9-hole, In the News, Nassau Courses, South Shore

August 26, 2021

The Florida-based buyer who has offered more than $4 million to purchase Peninsula Golf Club in Massapequa told Newsday this week that he plans to keep the property a golf course and make improvements to the grounds and facilities upon acquisition of the site. Holding up the sale, however, is Oyster Bay Town's own rumored

Fall aeration scheduled at Bethpage

18-hole, Bethpage, Course Promos and Updates, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

August 22, 2021

Aeration season is set to get underway at Bethpage State Park, and first up for the hole-punch treatment is the Blue Course, which will close for fall maintenance on August 31 and September 1. Its neighbor, the Yellow Course (pictured), will close for aeration September 2 and 3. Bethpage's other three courses will close according

Crab Meadow renamed for supervisor who helped develop town golf courses

18-hole, In the News, Suffolk Courses

August 14, 2021

Huntington Town has renamed Crab Meadow Golf Course to honor the former town supervisor who played a key role in developing Huntington's parks system and two municipal golf courses. Robert J. Flynn, Huntington supervisor from 1959 to 1965, was instrumental in the town's creation of municipal parks and recreational facilities in the early 1960s, preserving

X-Golf indoor simulator venue to open Westbury location in November

For Beginners, In the News, Indoor Golf, Off-Course Destinations

August 3, 2021

Topgolf is not the only national golf and entertainment chain planting its first flag on Long Island this season. California-based X-Golf, an industry leader in golf simulator technology with more than 20 indoor golf centers nationwide, will open a Westbury location this November at Samanea New York, formerly known as the Mall at The Source,

It’s official: Topgolf Long Island set to open this Friday, July 30

For Beginners, In the News, Off-Course Destinations

July 26, 2021

After years of rumors and government approvals followed by months of pandemic-related construction delays, an opening day for Topgolf Long Island is finally on the schedule. Topgolf Holtsville, New York's first venue in the international golf, entertainment and nightlife chain, will open for business this Friday, July 30. The new facility stands tall as a

Free summer golf for kids at Spring Lake’s Sandpiper Course

18-hole, 9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Suffolk Courses

July 15, 2021

Spring Lake's junior golf special is back this summer, offering Long Island kids the opportunity to tag along with an adult for nine holes at no cost. On Wednesdays and Thursdays in July and August, kids under the age of 14 play a free round with each paying adult. The special covers nine holes on

Topgolf Long Island now hiring as summer grand opening approaches

For Beginners, In the News, Indoor Golf, Off-Course Destinations

July 7, 2021

The parking lot is paved with lines painted. A new sign stands at the entrance, and a "Now Hiring" banner waves at the top of the three-story building's nearly finished exterior. Topgolf Long Island — New York's first in the international golf/entertainment chain — is nearing its debut. There is no official opening date just

Street Names: The Ghosts of Long Island Golf’s Past, Part 6 — Mill Pond East

18-hole, 9-hole, Street Names Series, Suffolk Courses

June 17, 2021

Street names can give clues about a community's past. That's especially true with golf courses. When Long Island streets are tagged with golf-related terms, it often means that buried beneath sidewalks and front lawns are the remains of a long-forgotten (or fondly remembered) course. This series of posts will look back at courses that have

Tee times open to public at formerly private Tam O’Shanter Club

18-hole, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

June 9, 2021

The clock is ticking on the Tam O'Shanter Club in Brookville, and public golfers have access to tee times this summer and fall at the formerly private golf course, which is shutting down for residential development later this year. Reservations are available only on GolfNow. Standard-rate tee times range from $75 to $105 with cart.

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