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2023 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island

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[Looking for this year's camp info?  See the Guide to 2025 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island.] Golf participation remains at a high level following the Covid spike, meaning spots at local junior golf camps are still in elevated demand.  Junior golfers of all ages and skill levels have a wealth of options at Long […]

Bethpage prepping for 2023 season with Ryder Cup changes already taking shape

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It won't take long for Bethpage golfers to catch a glimpse of something new when they return to the course for the first time in 2023.  One of the main offseason renovations at the park — carried out with the 2025 Ryder Cup in mind — took place right behind the clubhouse near the start

2023 golf course reopen dates on Long Island

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After a mild Long Island offseason where roughly zero snowflakes found their way from the sky to the ground, Old Man Winter teamed up with the golf gods to make sure March — the month of golf's local reopening — began with a coating of slush.  Go figure. Unless you were banking on checking out

Bethpage Black to close for season November 13, Red and Green to follow

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The countdown has begun at Bethpage Black.  Long Island's top public golf course will close for the season at the conclusion of play on Sunday, November 13.  It will reopen for the 2023 season in mid April. Meanwhile, the Black's two neighboring courses are also preparing for winter hibernation, though they will remain open a

Fall 2022 aeration dates around Long Island

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[This schedule was updated on September 22, 2022.] 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.  All dates below

Bethpage, Montauk Downs represent Long Island in Golfweek’s 2022 list of best public courses

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Like a rush on tee times at Bethpage and Montauk Downs, you can always count on the two state-park facilities finding their way onto Golfweek's annual list of top public golf courses. Golfweek released its 2022 Best Courses You Can Play list earlier this month, a collection of rankings highlighting the elite publicly accessible courses

Bunker fixes and infrastructure improvements lead the upgrades at Bethpage in 2022

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The golf grounds crew at Bethpage State Park was as busy as ever this past offseason, making sure its five public golf courses rebound nicely from the 250,000 rounds played in 2021 and preparing them for another quarter million likely to be scheduled this coming season.  Much of the work, however, won't be immediately noticeable

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