The golf courses at Bethpage State Park are fully open for the 2023 season, but there are some upcoming spring aeration dates to be aware of before making plans for tee times. Bethpage Yellow will be the first to close for maintenance next week on April 24 and 25. The Black Course was already aerated […]
It won't take long for Bethpage golfers to catch a glimpse of something new when they return to the course for the first time in 2023. One of the main offseason renovations at the park — carried out with the 2025 Ryder Cup in mind — took place right behind the clubhouse near the start
After a mild Long Island offseason where roughly zero snowflakes found their way from the sky to the ground, Old Man Winter teamed up with the golf gods to make sure March — the month of golf's local reopening — began with a coating of slush. Go figure. Unless you were banking on checking out
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