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Coronavirus uppost_date: With NYS reopening park courses, non-munis plan to reopen too

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When the sun rose this morning it seemed Long Island golfers would have nowhere to play for the foreseeable future.  And now as the first day of New York State's non-essential business shutdown draws to a close, local golfers will have an unexpectedly broad selection of places to play starting again tomorrow. New York State […]

Coronavirus Uppost_date: County munis closed

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County-operated municipal golf courses have shut down until further notice to comply with Governor Andrew Cuomo's order to close all non-essential businesses, which went into effect last night. Nassau munis at Eisenhower Park, North Woodmere, Cantiague, Christopher Morley and Bay Park are all closed, effective today, according to a phone message on the Eisenhower golf

Coronavirus Uppost_date: Closures, delays as business shutdown approaches

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The latest from Long Island's public golf courses as the statewide shutdown of non-essential businesses ordered by Governor Andrew Cuomo begins tonight: Spring Lake Golf Club in Coram will close at the end of play this evening. Crab Meadow Golf Course in Northport — a Town of Huntington municipal course — will be closed this

Coronavirus Uppost_date: Courses implementing social-distancing changes while staying open for play

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There's good news for Long Island golfers amid the current health crisis — local golf courses are among the last holdouts in a region where staying safely at home is the new norm.  Both Nassau and Suffolk have kept their county parks and golf courses open — for now — for relatively safe outdoor recreation. 

Coronavirus Uppost_date: Nassau County munis open, Harbor Links reopening delayed

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It's business as usual at many golf courses on Long Island despite the widespread closings, cancellations and postponements at area businesses, school districts and events related to this month's coronavirus outbreak.  As "social distancing" works its way into the American lexicon, golf courses — outdoors and inherently "distancing" — might be among the safest spots

2020 public golf course reopen dates on Long Island

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It's natural for golfers emerging from the winter to look ahead to The Masters in April as the unofficial start of the new golf season.  But there are dates to mark on the calendar far ahead of the pros' tee times at Augusta — the mid- to late March reopening dates at Long Island's handful

A New Decade of Long Island Golf, Part 3 — Finding a new voice for courses as marketing evolves in the age of social media

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[Follow the links to Part 1 of "A New Decade of Long Island Golf," which covered the main themes of the 2010s and what to expect in the 2020s, and Part 2 on developing local players as time runs low and millennials plan to leave Long Island.] When followers of local golf scroll over Long

Harbor Links, Sunken Meadow to host Drive, Chip & Putt qualifiers in July

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Registration is open for the annual Drive, Chip & Putt Championship, an event for junior golfers that culminates every April at the famed Augusta National Golf Club.  For Long Island juniors, the road to Augusta begins this summer with local qualifiers at three area golf courses. Qualifying rounds for the 2020-21 Drive, Chip & Putt

A New Decade of Long Island Golf, Part 2 — Developing lifelong players as time runs low and Long Islanders leave

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[For Part 1 of "A New Decade of Long Island Golf," covering some of the main themes of local golf in the 2010s and looking ahead to the 2020s, click here.] John Borkes opens his back door to a sweeping waterfront view near Freeport's Nautical Mile, and when he plays golf, he's typically right nearby,

Winter Golf on Long Island: 2019-2020 Edition

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It doesn't matter what the calendar says — when weekend temperatures are hovering around 60 degrees and the sun is shining, it's a weekend to think about golf. And not just golf on TV as the pros get tan in Hawaii and California.  It's time for playing golf, at least for those who haven't buried

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