It wasn’t too long ago that on a 40-degree day in January, only a few stragglers would be seen trudging around pale-green fairways, swinging irons from beneath four layers of winter gear and a wool hat. That’s no longer the case in 2026. In fact, 40 degrees is “high” enough to draw full groups out […]
For the many Long Island golfers who do not play golf year-round, there is usually a distinct point where the golf season comes to an end. Some might call it a year at Halloween, others Thanksgiving. Some might end it the first time they put the heat on at home, others might end it at the year’s
Bethpage Green’s month-long respite following the Ryder Cup is over. The Green reopened for play this morning and will remain open until the end of the season on Sunday, November 16. For the season’s final three weeks, rounds on the Green Course will be shortened to 16 holes, and players will only pay the nine-hole
The golf courses at Bethpage State Park are done playing host. This weekend they will get back to playing golf — amateur golf. October 4 is reopening day for two of the four non-Black courses that were heavily impacted by the corporate tents, pavilions, temporary roadwork and general foot traffic that came with last week’s
Public golf at Bethpage State Park is officially on hiatus until the Americans and Europeans settle the 45th edition of the Ryder Cup later this month. The abbreviated summer season came to a wet, rainy conclusion this weekend, clearing the park for all the prep work that still remains ahead of tournament week, September 23
The Bethpage-lite version of the 2025 Long Island golf season has arrived. Bethpage Black is officially closed to the public until October so that Ryder Cup preparations can accelerate ahead of next month's tournament. The Green and Yellow courses are now closed as well. All that remain open are the Red and Blue, which will
The Town of Islip updated its reservation and no-show policy effective June 1, adding no-show fees that will need to be paid before account holders can book future tee times. Islip charges a $4 reservation fee per player on tee times booked at Brentwood Country Club and Holbrook Country Club, and $3 per player at
Starting May 1, Bethpage State Park will implement several new policy measures that officials hope will discourage users from utilizing automated methods to gain unfair access to tee times. The park announced this weekend that the $5 online reservation fee normally collected at check-in will instead be charged as a booking fee and collected at
As most local golfers know, March is reopening month on Long Island. Sure, it's still barely above freezing outside and the ground is mush, but as far as cold-weather players are concerned, that's what hand warmers and golf spikes are for. Long Island's seasonal golf courses are getting set to stick the pins back in
Harbor Links has a new course operator and will soon have a variety of spiffy new amenities to enhance the playing experience. And among those incoming amenities are robots ’97 yes, robots ’97 that will deliver food and drinks to players as they swing their way around the Port Washington golf course. Kelley Brooke, whose