Nassau Courses

Golf historian Phil Young talks Bethpage Black on Scorcia On Par radio show

18-hole, Bethpage, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, Voices of Long Island Golf

August 13, 2016

Anthony Scorcia, whose "On Par with Anthony Scorcia" radio show airs Saturday mornings on WGBB 1240-AM, spoke with golf and Bethpage historian Phil Young this morning to discuss the Black Course in advance of The Barclays later this month. Young, an A.W. Tillinghast expert with several books on Bethpage and its legendary architect, spoke about […]

Join the Islanders at Bethpage Red next month for the ninth annual ICF Outing

18-hole, Bethpage, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

August 5, 2016

The New York Islanders are swapping out their ice skates for Footjoys next month, and you can play right alongside them as part of the Islanders Children's Foundation Golf Outing at Bethpage State Park. Islander players, coaches and alumni will take on the Red Course to benefit an organization that has raised more than $10

Bethpage course closures for The Barclays in August

18-hole, Bethpage, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

July 4, 2016

Bethpage Black will host The Barclays tournament from Thursday, August 25 to Sunday, August 28, but local golfers will be affected as early as August 8. That's the day Bethpage Black will close to the public in preparation for the event, which will bring some of the world's most famous golfers to Long Island for

Listen to GOLI’s chat about Long Island Golf on the “On Par with Anthony Scorcia” radio show

In the News, Nassau Courses, Suffolk Courses, Voices of Long Island Golf

June 26, 2016

Golf On Long Island's Phil Carlucci was the featured guest on the June 25 radio broadcast of "On Par with Anthony Scorcia" to discuss the local golf scene as well as Images of America: Long Island Golf. Listen to the full interview in the player below. 6-25-16-Phil_Carlucci Anthony Scorcia's weekly golf radio show can be

New local television ad promotes Glen Cove Golf Club

18-hole, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

June 20, 2016

In an effort to boost awareness of its waterside municipal golf course often overlooked by its ritzy private counterparts on Nassau's north shore, the City of Glen Cove recently launched a television ad for the Glen Cove Golf Club. The 30-second ad features aerial footage of the course along with an appearance from Glen Cove

Remembering Charles K. Martin, prominent Long Island golf-course builder and designer

In the News, Nassau Courses, Suffolk Courses, Voices of Long Island Golf

June 8, 2016

Decades after he first put his hands in the turf of soon-to-be Long Island golf courses, Charles K. Martin's fingerprints remain on most of those fairways and greens built during the 1960s golf boom, and they're still there on a handful of courses that arrived long before. Yet, according to a 2010 Newsday article, Martin

Happy 80th Birthday, Bethpage Black

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

May 31, 2016

The Black Course at Bethpage turned the big 8-0 today, joining its sibling courses and fellow octogenarians Green, Red and Blue. The youngster of the group — the Yellow Course — still has two-plus decades to go. Bethpage Black opened for play on May 31, 1936, marking the completion of an ambitious golf-course construction project

Golfing Magazine’s 2016 Free Golf Program includes eight courses and simulator time

18-hole, 18-hole, 9-hole, 9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Indoor Golf, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, Off-Course Destinations, South Shore, Suffolk Courses

May 3, 2016

Eight Long Island golf courses are participating in this year's Free Golf Program, an annual subscription special offered by Hicksville-based Golfing Magazine. The 2016 slate of offerings also includes an hour of free simulator time at Simplay in Hauppauge. Golfing Mag certificates, now available for $49, will soon arrive in subscriber mailboxes and allow "free"

June 7 is Women’s Golf Day at Harbor Links

9-hole, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

April 28, 2016

Harbor Links Golf Course in Port Washington will host Women's Golf Day on Tuesday, June 7, an afternoon gathering that combines golf, professional instruction and prizes. For $17, golfers can play nine on the Harbor Links Executive Course and take part in a free beginners' clinic held by course pros. Players also have the option

April aeration nearly complete at Bethpage

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

April 15, 2016

Aeration is already finished at four of the five golf courses at Bethpage State Park. Only the Blue Course remains on the schedule, with aeration slated for April 18 and 19. For those interested in current green conditions, the other courses were aerated on the following dates: Green Course: April 4-5Red Course: April 11-12Yellow Course:

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