It hasn't been the best Long Island winter golf season of the recent past, but on the bright side it hasn't been among the worst ones either. Outside of one shovel-required snowfall, winter fairways have remained clear. Now if we could just got a slight reprieve from the constant sub-freezing temps, we might have ourselves […]
Christmas morning on Long Island, there are a great many local golfers opening up new "toys," whether it be a box of balls or a new putter, looking forward to the spring when they can debut them on the course. Then there's the small subset of local golfers scrolling through five-day forecasts and tee-time lists
The middle of December is when the curtains come down and the house lights come up for Long Island's seasonal public golf courses. There are only a few days left to squeeze in nine- or 18-hole rounds on these courses, most of which are municipal facilities. You can expect nearly all of them to reopen
Daylight is becoming scarce as the calendar turns to November, and so are tee times at Bethpage Black. The course is set to close for the 2021 season at the end of play on Monday, November 15. That gives local and visiting players just over two weeks to find an available spot on the famed
Everyone knows Thanksgiving as the time to gather with family and friends around a holiday feast. Not many associate it with frozen tee boxes and hand warmers. But a small subset of local golfers do know that Thanksgiving is just as much a day to watch bad Detroit Lions football as it is to play
[This schedule was updated on September 19, 2021] 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: Eisenhower White —
Aeration season is set to get underway at Bethpage State Park, and first up for the hole-punch treatment is the Blue Course, which will close for fall maintenance on August 31 and September 1. Its neighbor, the Yellow Course (pictured), will close for aeration September 2 and 3. Bethpage's other three courses will close according
Spring Lake's junior golf special is back this summer, offering Long Island kids the opportunity to tag along with an adult for nine holes at no cost. On Wednesdays and Thursdays in July and August, kids under the age of 14 play a free round with each paying adult. The special covers nine holes on
Bethpage State Park is updating its tee-time policy starting next week in order to address the "supply and demand" issue that has escalated since the start of the pandemic last spring. Golfers in the online reservation queue typically outnumber available tee times by hundreds on a daily basis, according to the park. According to a
With coronavirus restrictions loosening around the state, you can expect to see a return to outings, food-and-golf specials and more at area golf courses. Pine Hills in Manorville is offering a Nine and Dine outing this Wednesday, May 19 with tee times scheduled between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. Nine holes with cart followed by a