Four of the five courses at Bethpage State Park will close for one day this week while greens are aerated. The Red Course is closed today, April 6, followed by Blue (April 7), Yellow (April 8) and Green (April 9). Bethpage Black will reopen for the 2010 season a week from today on April 13. […]
The Crab Meadow Golf Course continues to coax area players out the front door and onto the first tee on holiday mornings. This Easter Sunday, April 4, Crab Meadow is offering a $60 golf special that includes continental breakfast, motor cart, range balls, a complimentary sleeve of balls and 18 holes on one of Suffolk
Until April 1, Long Island golfers can take advantage of Golfing Magazine's Early Bird Special on its annual Free Golf Program. For $39, participants in the program receive a certificate good for single rounds at several area courses as well as a one-year subscription (five issues) to the magazine. The 2010 program will likely include
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year with corned beef and Callaways at the Crab Meadow Golf Course's annual Leprechaun Golf Classic. The Northport course invites all Long Islanders to participate in the season's first public golf outing next Wednesday, March 17, complete with food, beer and prizes. The Classic begins at 10:00 a.m. with a
Golfing Magazine put together its 2009 Long Island Dream Golf Club in its recent Fall issue, a collection of the area's finest 18 holes and its top off-course facilities. Made up of ten private and eight public holes, the Dream Golf Club is a 7,219-yard par-73. With holes like the blind-carry 16th at Lido and
Golfing Magazine put together its 2009 Long Island Dream Golf Club in its recent Fall issue, a collection of the area's finest 18 holes and its top off-course facilities. Made up of ten private and eight public holes, the Dream Golf Club is a 7,219-yard par-73. With holes like the blind-carry 16th at Lido and
The Great Rock Golf Club will host a holiday scramble of its own on Thanksgiving morning, November 26. Great Rock's Turkey Shoot pits two-person teams against one another in a morning of friendly tournament golf before your holiday festivities kick off later in the afternoon. Registration for the event is $49 for non-members ($20 for
[This flyover was updated on June 7, 2022.] SEE ALSO:Observations: Swan Lake Golf Club, 4/29/2012Observations: Swan Lake Golf Club, 11/24/2010 [NOTE: Swan Lake Golf Club flipped its front and back nines in April 2019. The following flyover reflects the current routing.] When time allows, most players prepare for a round by grooving their swing at
For those who place high importance on course yardage, below are lists of the 20 longest public courses on Long Island from the back and middle tees. On courses where more than three tees are used, the second-longest distances are used for the middle. These lists are provided for informational purposes. Distances are accurate as
The New York State Parks system operates six golf facilities on Long Island, with Bethpage its most notable and Montauk Downs not too far behind. In between, up on the Long Island Sound in Kings Park, are the nine-hole Red, Blue and Green courses of Sunken Meadow State Park. The Red course, at 3,133 yards