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Expect short rough and deep tees at next year’s Ryder Cup, say Bethpage, Cup officials

18-hole, Bethpage, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, Voices of Long Island Golf

October 2, 2024

Prepare to see massive drives and aggressive lines at next fall's Bethpage Black Ryder Cup. The Black Course's notoriously lush rough, what the pros typically encounter during championship play at Bethpage, will be rocking quite the buzzcut when the Ryder Cup tees off nearly a year from now in late September 2025. More notably, it […]

Sandy Pond Links debuts new routing, state-of-the-art mini golf course

9-hole, In the News, Off-Course Destinations, Suffolk Courses

September 18, 2024

Two years into its rebrand in Riverhead, Sandy Pond Links continues to spruce up its nine holes on Roanoke Avenue all while it cuts the ribbon on a newer and much shorter 18 right next door. The first of two planned attractions at Sandy Pond made its debut last week, a state-of-the-art miniature golf course

Bethpage, Montauk Downs listed among Golfweek’s 2024 Best Courses You Can Play

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June 20, 2024

There are certainties in Long Island golf life ’97 group photos at the Black Course warning sign, wind at Montauk Downs, and Bethpage and Montauk ranked highly in Golfweek's list of the region's top public golf courses. Golfweek's 2024 Best Courses You Can Play rankings were published earlier this month and Bethpage Black finds itself

Newsday: Stonebridge Golf Links ownership withdraws on-course housing proposal

18-hole, In the News, Suffolk Courses

June 10, 2024

A development plan that would have built 28 additional homes at Stonebridge Golf Links and Country Club in Hauppauge and shortened its 18-hole golf course into abbreviated nines has been withdrawn by ownership, according to Newsday. All that remains now are lingering questions and concerns about the future of the current golf course. Newsday's Jean-Paul

Eisenhower Park to close with limited golf access during next month’s Cricket World Cup

18-hole, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

May 24, 2024

[UPpost_date: Eisenhower Red and Blue will both reopen for play on Thursday, June 13.] Long Island golfers will have limited access to the golf courses at Eisenhower Park next month while local and visiting cricket fans take in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, part of which will be held at the Nassau County park

Bethpage Black opens 2024 season with bunker tweaks, irrigation upgrades

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April 13, 2024

Players who went looking for a one-on-one fight with Bethpage Black on the golf course's opening day were instead met with an ambush by briskly cold temperatures and a brutal, relentless wind. But the surprises weren't all bad ’97 waiting on the first tee for some of the park's morning players was the Ryder Cup,

Proposed homebuilding plan calls for major modifications or possible closure of Stonebridge Golf Links

18-hole, In the News, Suffolk Courses

April 8, 2024

The future of Stonebridge Golf Links and Country Club suddenly appears to be in doubt. A proposed plan to build additional homes at the Hauppauge course would modify or eliminate several golf holes and remodel Stonebridge into two separate layouts, said attorney David Altman at a March 20 meeting of the Smithtown Planning Board. If

Spy Ring Golf Club to open to the public May 6

9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, In the News, Suffolk Courses, Voices of Long Island Golf

April 3, 2024

[NOTE: Spy Ring GC is now open. Read more about the course in the Spy Ring flyover.] The wait is nearly over. The slow and steady rollout of Spy Ring Golf Club, the first non-executive public golf course built on Long Island in nearly two decades, is moving ahead toward launch. Spy Ring will make

Oyster Bay Golf Course to reopen April 1 with irrigation, tee-box upgrades in progress

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March 5, 2024

The Town of Oyster Bay is investing in an upgraded irrigation system and newly built tee boxes at its municipal golf course in Woodbury, though the ongoing work will not delay the course's spring debut. Oyster Bay is scheduled to reopen for the 2024 season on Monday, April 1. While the fairways and greens will

Ryder Cup 2025: NYS Parks expects 225,000 fans, massive infrastructure at Bethpage Black

18-hole, Bethpage, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

September 29, 2023

When the final putt drops at the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome on Sunday, Bethpage State Park will officially be on the clock. Two years and counting until the next Ryder Cup will be awarded on Long Island at the "People's Country Club." New York State is expecting approximately 225,000 fans from around the globe

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