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Winter Golf 2023-24: Mild, snow-free offseason forecasts to be tested with looming storm

18-hole, 18-hole, 9-hole, 9-hole, For Beginners, Indoor Golf, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, Off-Course Destinations, Pitch and Putt, South Shore, Suffolk Courses

January 5, 2024

It's been nothing but good news of late for Long Island's winter golfers ’97 going back to the fall, forecasts for the 2023-24 offseason predicted milder temperatures and precipitation in the form of rain, not snow, thanks to an El Nino weather pattern. And that's following a 2022-23 winter that was entirely snow-free. But that […]

2023 closing dates at Long Island’s seasonal golf courses

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December 9, 2023

December is golf's closing month on Long Island, which might come as news to the many players who pack the clubs away before Halloween. It's true ’97 plenty of people play golf well into December, if not the whole year round. A handful of courses, though, don't join them, and instead lock the doors and

Thanksgiving 2023 golf events scheduled around Long Island

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October 30, 2023

[This list was updated on November 7, 2023.] We haven't even started trick-or-treating yet, but it's time to focus on Thanksgiving golf. That is, if you want to actually lock down a spot in what are usually very popular events. Local players know Thanksgiving is essentially "last call" for Long Island golf season. Conditions might

Bethpage Black to close for the season November 12

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

October 28, 2023

This morning begins one of the final weekends of the 2023 season for the Black Course at Bethpage State Park. And for once it's not pouring rain. Bethpage posted its November schedule last week, which includes closing dates for the Black, Red and Green golf courses. The Black Course will close at the end of

Former Links at Shirley golf course now site of 100-acre Patriots Preserve park

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October 14, 2023

A large portion of the former Links at Shirley golf course has sat frozen in time for more than a decade, and last week it finally began its second life serving the community as a town park. Patriots Preserve, a 100-acre Town of Brookhaven park, opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 9 that formally

October aeration at Eisenhower Park

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

October 13, 2023

The three municipal golf courses at Eisenhower Park will be aerated this month, beginning with the White and Blue courses. Aeration on those two courses will begin this coming Monday, October 16, and last through the week. The Red Course will be aerated the week of Monday, October 23. Players should expect partial closings on the

“A World Travelled Sports Writer Plays Lido” – by Ralph Trost, circa 1930s

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September 30, 2023

Few writers, if any, did more to chronicle the growth and development of Long Island and New York-area golf courses than journalist Ralph Trost. Writing for several New York newspapers, Trost published hundreds of articles and columns on the sport of golf and the local grounds ’96 public and private ’96 on which it was

Ryder Cup 2025: NYS Parks expects 225,000 fans, massive infrastructure at Bethpage Black

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

September 29, 2023

When the final putt drops at the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome on Sunday, Bethpage State Park will officially be on the clock. Two years and counting until the next Ryder Cup will be awarded on Long Island at the "People's Country Club." New York State is expecting approximately 225,000 fans from around the globe

Pitch & Putt Tournament at Robert Moses State Park on October 1

18-hole, For Beginners, Pitch and Putt, Suffolk Courses

September 24, 2023

The New York State municipal golf course at Robert Moses State Park is hosting a Pitch & Putt Tournament on its 18-hole course next Sunday, October 1. Spots will be held for the first 72 golfers who register. The tournament tees off at 10:00 a.m. Breakfast and check-in begins at 9:00 and a post-round lunch

Summer and fall aeration dates at Bethpage golf courses

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August 25, 2023

Late summer means angled afternoon sunlight, earlier twilight hours and posted aeration schedules. And Bethpage State Park is typically among the quickest to announce its seasonal maintenance dates. Bethpage will have much of its course aeration done before fall officially arrives. First to close for conditioning will be the Blue Course, which will briefly shut

Golf on Long Island

A Golfer's Internet Guide to the Public Courses of Nassau & Suffolk

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