"Not many people realize that Tillie did design a driveable par-4 for Bethpage, but not for the Black Course. He put it on the original Blue Course." — Phil Young, golf historian and author When Bethpage Black hosted the U.S. Open in 2002 and 2009, many golfers who hadn't already known of famed course architect […]
The Red Course at Bethpage State Park will close for the 2011 season this Sunday, December 4. Forecasts call for sunny and cool conditions for the Red's final three days, so take advantage while you can. The course won't be open again until April. Bethpage golfers can still challenge the Yellow and Blue courses during
Thirteen public golf courses in Nassau and Suffolk are in the running for the title of "Best Golf Course" of 2012 in the annual Long Island Press "Best of LI" poll, and 12 of them are looking to wrestle that title away from Bethpage State Park. The 90-hole centerpiece of Long Island golf will win
Two weeks remain in the 2011 playing season at Bethpage State Park's Black Course. The Black will close for the season on Tuesday, November 15. Despite the early taste of winter here in the Northeast this past weekend, prime golfing conditions still await the cool-weather golfer at Bethpage and across Long Island. The Black Course
About 30 minutes after you determine the best method of attack on Stonebridge Golf Links' redan par-3 — the subject of a previous Closer Look post — it's time to draw up a gameplan on another demanding one-shotter. This hole, Stonebridge's "Biarritz" seventh, is a design that will be new to many players when they
Following up on yesterday's news about flooding at Timber Point, the White Course is due to reopen for play tomorrow, September 1. The Blue Course, which sustained saltwater and seawall damage from Hurricane Irene, is expected to be ready for golfers as soon as Friday, September 2. Timber Point's Red Course has been open all
Hurricane Irene has come and gone, leaving behind a mess for many Long Islanders. At the Timber Point Golf Course in Great River, full recovery could take a while. The White and Blue Courses at Timber Point are closed until further notice after Hurricane Irene flooded the highly vulnerable bayside nines over the weekend. The
Hamlet Wind Watch Golf & Country Club in Hauppauge and the nine-hole golf course at Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn are closed today, August 30, for recovery and maintenance from Hurricane Irene. Most Long Island golf courses reopened for play immediately after the storm, but many are still without power or phone service. For the
Family time tends to be anywhere but the golf course on weekend afternoons, but until Labor Day, your son, daughter, niece or nephew can play Shoreham's Tallgrass Golf Course for free with your paid greens fee. This special kids deal is valid after 12 noon on Saturdays and Sundays through September 4. To introduce the
Voting is open in the third round of Golf Digest's Fans' Choice tournament, and Bethpage Black is off to a rocky start. The Jack Nicklaus Course at the Pronghorn Golf Club is threatening to run away with the match before the turn. You can help the Black get back into it by heading over to