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Coronavirus uppost_date: Courses at NYS parks to remain open during shutdown, others to close

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New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday that all non-essential businesses will be forced to close this coming Sunday in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus.  Municipal golf courses at New York State parks, however, will remain open with social-distancing restrictions in place. Beginning Sunday, the Blue, Green and Yellow courses […]

2020 public golf course reopen dates on Long Island

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It's natural for golfers emerging from the winter to look ahead to The Masters in April as the unofficial start of the new golf season.  But there are dates to mark on the calendar far ahead of the pros' tee times at Augusta — the mid- to late March reopening dates at Long Island's handful

A New Decade of Long Island Golf, Part 3 — Finding a new voice for courses as marketing evolves in the age of social media

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[Follow the links to Part 1 of "A New Decade of Long Island Golf," which covered the main themes of the 2010s and what to expect in the 2020s, and Part 2 on developing local players as time runs low and millennials plan to leave Long Island.] When followers of local golf scroll over Long

Harbor Links, Sunken Meadow to host Drive, Chip & Putt qualifiers in July

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Registration is open for the annual Drive, Chip & Putt Championship, an event for junior golfers that culminates every April at the famed Augusta National Golf Club.  For Long Island juniors, the road to Augusta begins this summer with local qualifiers at three area golf courses. Qualifying rounds for the 2020-21 Drive, Chip & Putt

A New Decade of Long Island Golf, Part 2 — Developing lifelong players as time runs low and Long Islanders leave

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[For Part 1 of "A New Decade of Long Island Golf," covering some of the main themes of local golf in the 2010s and looking ahead to the 2020s, click here.] John Borkes opens his back door to a sweeping waterfront view near Freeport's Nautical Mile, and when he plays golf, he's typically right nearby,

Winter Golf on Long Island: 2019-2020 Edition

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It doesn't matter what the calendar says — when weekend temperatures are hovering around 60 degrees and the sun is shining, it's a weekend to think about golf. And not just golf on TV as the pros get tan in Hawaii and California.  It's time for playing golf, at least for those who haven't buried

A New Decade of Long Island Golf, Part 1 — A changed landscape, on and off the course

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ALSO SEE:Part 2 — Developing lifelong players as time runs low and Long Islanders leavePart 3 — Finding a new voice for courses as marketing evolves in the age of social media Another decade of Long Island golf is coming to a close — the thirteenth, to be exact, since the first shots went airborne

Winter course closings begin this weekend

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December arrives this weekend and with it comes the first wave of Long Island course closings for the 2019-20 offseason. Bethpage Red will close for the season at the close of play on Sunday, December 1, as will the Green Course, which typically remains open as needed during the winter.  Bethpage Blue and Yellow will

Long Island Press announces nominees for “Best Golf Course” in 2020 survey

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Bethpage State Park rarely loses any kind of Long Island golf popularity contest — in fact, it's won nothing but gold in the "Best of Long Island" reader survey conducted each year by the Long Island Press.  Still, this fall, more than a dozen public courses and private clubs have an opportunity to knock Bethpage

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