Fans of Bethpage State Park and its collection of hilly, strenuous par-4s might recognize the fourth hole at the nearby Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course. It's a Bethpage hole in every way but address, a brutal two-shotter that missed the exit for the Red Course and settled just a few miles north in Woodbury […]
Golfweek announced its annual ranking of America's Best Municipal Courses last month and the Black Course at Bethpage State Park found itself in a very familiar place — at the top. Bethpage Black is the top muni in the country for the sixth year in a row according to Golfweek, and as usual, the Black's
The traditional celebrations of the old red, white and blue went by this weekend with barbecues and the beach, pool parties and pyrotechnics. For Long Island golfers, the party continues all summer in honor of the Red, White and Blue ’96 golf courses, that is ’96 at Nassau County’92s Eisenhower Park, most appropriately with launched
The Nassau County legislature approved fee increases for a wide range of county services on Monday, including rates at the county's five municipal golf facilities, according to Newsday. County Executive Ed Mangano proposed the fee increases last month in an effort to bring Nassau $15 million in revenue to offset labor and maintenance expenses and
Nassau County is looking for $15 million in revenue to offset increased labor and maintenance expenses, and local golfers will be among those expected to chip in under a new proposal from County Executive Ed Mangano. Newsday reported Wednesday that Mangano's proposal includes fee increases for use of county parks, renovation permits, museum admission and
"Free Golf" certificates are on their way to players who signed up for Golfing Magazine's annual discount-golf program, and if you missed the Early Bird special, you can still sign up for the regular $49 rate. Eleven Long Island golf courses are participating in the magazine's 2014 Free Golf Program, in addition to other perks
Easter Sunday is the last chance — for now — to get a smooth roll over Lido Golf Club's greens before April aeration begins. The course will be aerating its greens on Monday, April 21 through Friday, April 25. Up north at Bethpage, the Yellow Course will be closed for aeration on April 22 and
Veterans and active-duty military personnel are eligible to receive discounts at county-operated golf courses in Nassau and Suffolk, according to announcements made this week by both county governments. In Nassau, a new "Lifetime Leisure Passport" allows veterans and military personnel to play at the county's five municipal golf facilities — Eisenhower Park, North Woodmere Park,
[Looking for this year's camp info? See the Guide to 2024 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island.] The transition from winter to spring golf season has been extremely slow to get moving, much to the dismay of eager area golfers. So while stuck inside waiting for the return of enjoyable course conditions, you might as
Golfweek placed Bethpage Black and Red, Tallgrass and Montauk Downs in its annual Best Courses You Can Play listing back in 2010, and since then, the four courses haven't budged. For the fifth straight year, this Long Island foursome landed in Golfweek's ranking of the best public courses in New York State. Golfweek released the