Nassau Courses

Golf and the “Long Island Express,” 80 years ago this weekend

18-hole, 18-hole, 9-hole, 9-hole, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, South Shore, Suffolk Courses, Voices of Long Island Golf

September 23, 2018

Fall arrived on Long Island this weekend carrying with it bright sunshine and comfortable temperatures — ideal conditions for the start of autumn golf season. Eighty years ago this weekend, however, in the first days of the new fall season, Long Islanders on the East End ventured outside not to play golf, but to survey […]

Late-season aeration on the schedule at Bethpage

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August 16, 2018

Bethpage State Park's fall schedule of course aeration will begin the week of Labor Day this season, though most of the maintenance work will take place in October. First up is the Yellow Course on September 5 and 6, followed in the first week of October by the Black Course (October 1-2) and Green Course

Newsday: Long Island towns lowering fees, counting on promotions to attract golfers to muni courses

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August 4, 2018

Two Long Island towns and one village have turned to reduced green fees and new or popular promotions to fill tee times at their municipal golf courses, according to Newsday's David Reich-Hale. The Town of Huntington adjusted its green fees earlier this season at the municipal Crab Meadow Golf Course to make non-resident rates equal

Town of Hempstead examining ways to restrict development of golf course properties

18-hole, In the News, Nassau Courses, South Shore

July 29, 2018

With an ongoing moratorium on development of The Woodmere Club golf course set to expire in August, the Town of Hempstead is now looking to utilize zoning changes to prevent its golf course properties from being overrun by residential building, according to Newsday. Hempstead is currently exploring its options at The Woodmere Club, a century-old

Harbor Links to host annual NYFAC Foundation Golf Outing on August 9

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July 25, 2018

The eighth annual New York Families for Autistic Children (NYFAC) Golf Outing will take place on Thursday, August 9 at Harbor Links Golf Course in Port Washington. All proceeds will go toward NYFAC's mission to support autistic children and their families through various programs. A 10:15 shotgun tee time will follow breakfast, registration and a

Join the Islanders at Bethpage for the annual Islanders Children’s Foundation Golf Outing on September 11

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

July 5, 2018

The New York Islanders will take to the fairways before they take to the ice for the 2018-19 season in an effort to raise money for the youth of Long Island. The 11th annual Islanders Children's Foundation (ICF) Golf Outing will take place on the Red and Blue courses at Bethpage State Park on

Bethpage Black to close later this month for New York State Open

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June 25, 2018

The Black Course at Bethpage State Park will be closed for several days later this month to host the annual New York State Open. Dark dates for the New York State Open will be Monday, July 16 through Thursday, July 19. Tournament rain date is Friday, July 20. As usual, the Black Course will also

Flyover: Nickerson Dunes Pitch & Putt

9-hole, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, Pitch and Putt, South Shore

June 18, 2018

[This flyover was updated on July 23, 2023.] Nassau County lost its only beachfront pitch-and-putt layout in 2012 when Hurricane Sandy (and Irene the year before) pummeled the short course at Jones Beach, long a fixture beside the state park's iconic tower. Three years later, Nassau golfers got one back when the county cut the

Bethpage bolsters digital marketing and social-media voice under pro Kelley Brooke

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May 24, 2018

Bethpage State Park is officially a member of the modern era, and it's not only because booking tee times has migrated away from *66 ("the busy-signal fix"). Nearly two decades after hosting its first U.S. Open and entering the international golf discussion, management at Bethpage is now marketing the Black Course and its four sibling

Upcoming June outings at Oyster Bay, Great Rock, West Sayville

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May 19, 2018

Outing season is beginning to heat up, and golfers in all corners of the Island will have their pick of charity events to play as the summer approaches. Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River is hosting the second annual Integrity Church golf fundraiser on Wednesday, June 6. The outing begins at 11:30, with lunch,

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