The new operators of Eisenhower Park's restaurant and catering facility are focused on bringing professional golf back to the Red Course and are spending millions of dollars on upgrades to make that a reality, according to Newsday's James Madore. The group, EGB Hospitality LLC, plans to reopen the facility on May 1 following $5.5 million […]
Some people wake up a little groggy on New Year's Day and spend the morning in pajamas, clutching a cup of coffee. Others wake up a little groggy, see the sun shining on a 45-degree day, and spend the rest of the morning on the golf course, clutching irons and hand warmers. Golf on a
[This information was updated on December 24, 2022.] We've made it to December, and while many on Long Island have already packed away their golf clubs for 2022, the area's cold-resistant players are still out looking for tee times. The selection is about to get smaller though, because December is closing month on Long Island.
Get the hot chocolate and hand warmers ready — it's time to start preparing for Thanksgiving golf outings. Local players know Thanksgiving is essentially "last call" for Long Island golf season — the leaves are down, frost delays are longer, the layers of golf gear thicker. Thanksgiving is one final opportunity for golf with all
The countdown has begun at Bethpage Black. Long Island's top public golf course will close for the season at the conclusion of play on Sunday, November 13. It will reopen for the 2023 season in mid April. Meanwhile, the Black's two neighboring courses are also preparing for winter hibernation, though they will remain open a
[This schedule was updated on September 22, 2022.] 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. All dates below
The Black Course at Bethpage State Park is set to host the Metropolitan Golf Association's 107th Met Open, which tees off with its first of three 18-hole rounds on Tuesday, August 23. This is the fourth time Bethpage Black is hosting the famed local tournament. The MGA Met Open features 18-hole rounds on Tuesday, Wednesday
Like a rush on tee times at Bethpage and Montauk Downs, you can always count on the two state-park facilities finding their way onto Golfweek's annual list of top public golf courses. Golfweek released its 2022 Best Courses You Can Play list earlier this month, a collection of rankings highlighting the elite publicly accessible courses
The golf grounds crew at Bethpage State Park was as busy as ever this past offseason, making sure its five public golf courses rebound nicely from the 250,000 rounds played in 2021 and preparing them for another quarter million likely to be scheduled this coming season. Much of the work, however, won't be immediately noticeable
Eisenhower Park's Red Course began its new 2022 season this past weekend, and those who ventured out to Westbury amid cool, windy conditions were the first to get a look at the Red's revamped holes, most notably the no-longer-par-4 seventh. Changes have been afoot at Eisenhower Red for more than a year — it was