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 years-long battle between Eisenhower Park's Red Course and persistent turf issues rages on. Three greens on Eisenhower Red are currently closed due to the emergence of summer patch, a turfgrass fungus that affects golf courses, lawns and athletic fields. Nassau County posted signs at the course last week announcing that temporary greens are in
Evan Crowder, the 2025 Ryder Cup operations manager for the PGA of America, joined "The Road to the Ryder Cup" podcast with Dr. Jeff Poplarski and Frank Darby this week to discuss some details about the on-course fan experience at the tournament in September. They also outlined some of the behind-the-scenes logistics and course-setup duties
Golf Digest released its 2025-26 list of America’92s 100 Greatest Golf Courses earlier this month, and Bethpage Black, home of the upcoming Ryder Cup, is comfortably inside the top 50. One of nine Long Island courses and clubs to make the list, the Black Course settled in at #38, a few spots ahead of powerhouses
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
Opening weekend at Bethpage Black is wet and wintry, with first tee-time temps barely breaking 40 degrees, but still, the course's Ryder Cup season is officially underway. The Black Course's 2025 golf year will certainly be unique. Along with the Green and Yellow courses, the Black will close in mid-August and reopen after the Ryder
Golf courses are full, empty stalls at the driving range are often hard to find, and open slots at junior golf camps tend to disappear fast. Participation in golf remains incredibly high, and more players see the lifelong value of making professional instruction available to new and experienced junior golfers. On Long Island, summer
It's going to be a unique season at Bethpage State Park. Unlike past years when the Black Course hosted a U.S. Open or PGA Championship before the summer officially arrived, the presence of late September's Ryder Cup will loom over the whole complex for the entirety of the playing season. Ryder Cup festivities begin on
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