[Looking for this year's camp info? See the Guide to 2025 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island.] There are plenty of different ways to pick up the game of golf for the first time, whether it's swatting old balls around a schoolyard, swinging away at the range or diving right into a nine- or 18-hole […]
The antiquated tee-time reservation system that required Bethpage and Montauk Downs golfers to suffer through busy signals and faxed driver's licenses is now firmly where it belongs — in the past. New York State's Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation department has announced a new online reservation system for tee times at select state-park golf courses,
March Madness is underway in the world of college hoops, which means it's bracket-filling season for everyone from casual observer to Cameron Crazie. Brackets shouldn't be confined to basketball though, and as it turns out, once you set aside the pitch-and-putts down along the beach, Long Island has exactly 64 distinct public golf courses. Sounds
February almost always teases golfers with a tiny taste of spring, and when it does, it has a tendency to sock them with a blizzard just as they were getting their clubs regripped for the new season. But when the snow holds off, course openings are just around the corner. Long Island's seasonal golf courses
Just because Long Island is under attack from a winter "bomb cyclone" doesn't mean a housebound golfer can't envision his or her opening drive of the 2018 season. And while they're shaping shots in their mind this offseason, local players might need to rethink their strategy if they plan to tee of on Bethpage Black.
The Black Course at Bethpage State Park will close for the 2017 season at the end of play on Sunday, November 19. The course will reopen for play in mid-April 2018. Prior to its closing date, the Black will be dark for regular Monday maintenance days on November 6 and 13. Bethpage Red and Green
Fall has arrived on Long Island, and fall's aeration season will soon make its way to the Bethpage golf courses, among others. Two courses — Blue and Yellow — were aerated in August, but the other three will close for maintenance in October, with the Black first up on the schedule. Courses will close on
Two of the five courses at Bethpage State Park will be closed for aeration as the month of August comes to an end. The Blue Course will be aerated on Monday, August 27 and Tuesday, August 28, followed by the Yellow Course on August 29 and 30. Aeration on the other three courses is scheduled
The Black Course at Bethpage State Park will close Tuesday, August 8 through Thursday, August 10 as it hosts the New York State Amateur Championship. The course will reopen to the public on Friday, August 11. Bethpage Black will also close for its regular Monday maintenance days. For updated information, contact the park at (516)
Two icons of Long Island sports — Bethpage State Park and the New York Islanders (well, they practice on Long Island, at least) — will once again come together this September for the benefit of local children. The hockey club will host its tenth annual Islanders Children's Foundation Golf Outing at Bethpage on Tuesday, September