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2019 public golf course reopenings on Long Island

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February 24, 2019

We're almost out of the winter free of blizzards, clear of long blocks of time with closed courses. Offseason golfers have had plenty of days to tee it up while the rest stay put until spring. Well, spring now appears on the horizon, and with March about to arrive, it's reopening season on Long Island. […]

No updates on planned Topgolf facility in Holtsville

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December 20, 2018

One year to the day since the Brookhaven Town Board voted unanimously to approve zoning changes that would allow Long Island to land New York's first Topgolf facility, there is no indication that the popular driving range and entertainment venue will arrive here anytime in the near future. Topgolf, known for its growing chain of

Bethpage’s Andrew Wilson chats about the 2019 PGA on “Around the Met” podcast

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December 8, 2018

Bethpage State Park's director of agronomy Andrew Wilson joined A.J. Voelpel on the Metropolitan Golf Association's "Around the Met" podcast earlier this month to discuss the park and its preparation for next May's PGA Championship. Wilson and Voelpel chatted about ideal winter conditions leading up to the event, which will tee off in May for

Irrigation installation, new carts, October special at Brentwood CC

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October 3, 2018

Improvements are underway late in the playing season at Brentwood Country Club. The Town of Islip muni will begin to install a new irrigation system this month, though the course will remain open amid the work. Beginning in mid-October, nine holes will be available for nine- and 18-hole rounds on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. On

Golf and the “Long Island Express,” 80 years ago this weekend

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September 23, 2018

Fall arrived on Long Island this weekend carrying with it bright sunshine and comfortable temperatures — ideal conditions for the start of autumn golf season. Eighty years ago this weekend, however, in the first days of the new fall season, Long Islanders on the East End ventured outside not to play golf, but to survey

Three greens destroyed by vandalism at Crab Meadow, course offering 10% green-fee discount

18-hole, In the News, Suffolk Courses

August 6, 2018

Three temporary greens are in place at Crab Meadow Golf Course in Northport after an act of vandalism last week destroyed the regular surfaces, and as a courtesy to players the course is offering a 10% discount on green fees. According to an announcement on the Crab Meadow website, the greens on holes #1, #11

Newsday: Long Island towns lowering fees, counting on promotions to attract golfers to muni courses

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August 4, 2018

Two Long Island towns and one village have turned to reduced green fees and new or popular promotions to fill tee times at their municipal golf courses, according to Newsday's David Reich-Hale. The Town of Huntington adjusted its green fees earlier this season at the municipal Crab Meadow Golf Course to make non-resident rates equal

Town of Hempstead examining ways to restrict development of golf course properties

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July 29, 2018

With an ongoing moratorium on development of The Woodmere Club golf course set to expire in August, the Town of Hempstead is now looking to utilize zoning changes to prevent its golf course properties from being overrun by residential building, according to Newsday. Hempstead is currently exploring its options at The Woodmere Club, a century-old

New demand-based pricing lowers weekday green fees at Crab Meadow

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June 15, 2018

Looking for ways to attract more golfers during off-peak hours, the Town of Huntington has implemented "demand-based pricing" to reduce green fees for non-residents at the municipal Crab Meadow Golf Course in Northport, according to a town press release earlier this month. Under the new pricing schedule, rates for non-residents (and residents without a town

Public golf options near Shinnecock Hills

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June 13, 2018

Shinnecock Hills is the capital of the golf universe this week, and there are plenty of agonizing East End traffic reports to prove it. And while vaunted Long Island clubs like National, Sebonack, Maidstone and others are picking up some of Shinnecock's spotlight rather than the likes of Pine Hills and Poxabogue, let's just say

Golf on Long Island

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