Bethpage State Park has announced spring aeration dates for its four non-Black golf courses in late April and early May. The aeration schedule is as follows: Blue Course: April 26-27Red Course: April 28-29Yellow Course: May 3-4Green Course: May 5-6 Also announced, the Green Course will reopen for play on Saturday, March 20. Blue and Yellow, […]
Every couple of seasons, Old Man Winter takes his frustration out on Long Island golfers, blanketing area golf courses with snow and ice, then blowing in a chill that freezes all that sloppy gray in place. The 2020-21 winter golf season has been a bust, and it doesn't appear it will turn around anytime soon.
A replica of Long Island's very own Lido Golf Club is currently under construction with renowned designer Tom Doak at the helm, and will open to members and public guests sometime in 2023 near the Sand Valley Golf Resort in Wisconsin. Why does the bustling Town of Hempstead municipal layout need a tribute course built
Sometimes Long Island's winter golf season gets off to a blazing start — sunny skies, temps in the 60s, a comforting feel of October golf in December. Other times it's … well, it's not so great. And the winter of 2020-21 has started off as one of the latter, only fitting since Mother Nature had
December is closing time on the Island, meaning the busiest and most bizarre Long Island golf season in the recent past is coming to an end, at least for those courses that operate on a seasonal basis. This week is the last opportunity to book rounds at a handful of popular public courses in the
[UPpost_date: Bethpage Black will remain open an extra week until November 22, thanks to favorable weather conditions.] Normally the sights and sounds of Augusta inspire the first rusty golf swings of a new season. In the bizarre golf year of 2020, Bethpage Black will shut down for the winter in the week following The Masters.
We're at the height of fall aeration season on Long Island's public courses. Fall maintenance is underway or recently completed at many local courses, so be aware of potentially sandy greens and fairways when booking tee times this month. The Red Course at Eisenhower Park is currently closed for aeration and will reopen for play
The calendar turns to September next week and Bethpage State Park is wasting no time beginning fall aeration across its five golf courses. The Green Course will be the first Bethpage 18 to temporarily close for seasonal maintenance. Green will be out of the rotation on September 2 and 3. Bethpage's other four courses will
More than a week since Tropical Storm Isaias powered through the northeast, Bethpage State Park remains in recovery mode, with the Yellow Course and part of the Blue still shut due to extensive tree damage. In the hours following last Tuesday's storm, fallen trees were a common sight across Long Island communities, a good indication
The annual New York State Open will be held at Bethpage State Park's Black Course next month after receiving the green light from state government to play the tournament amid the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, the Black Course will be closed to the public from Monday, August 24 through Thursday, August 27. The course