Nassau Courses

Winter Golf on Long Island: 2015-16 Edition

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

December 20, 2015

It's been a few years, but it looks like Long Island's 365-day golfers might have a winter to remember this offseason. Last December we said that Long Island's winter golfers were overdue for a playable offseason, and one year later, it appears they got one. With weather discussions swirling around warm temperatures and snow-free forecasts […]

Bethpage Black and Red closing dates

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

November 5, 2015

There's just over a week to go in Bethpage Black's 2015 golf season. The famed course at Bethpage State Park will close for the year on Sunday, November 15. Next door, the Red Course will remain open until the end of the month before heading into winter hibernation on Sunday, November 29. Both courses will

Voting open for “Best Golf Course” in 11th annual Long Island Press poll

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October 17, 2015

With the fall season upon us, it's time for Long Island golfers to warm up their click fingers and vote online in the 11th annual Long Island Press "Best of LI" poll. Every October the newspaper opens voting on dozens of goods and services around the Island, including local golf courses, stores and driving ranges.

Bethpage Black aeration, green reconstruction on the schedule this month

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October 1, 2015

The Black Course at Bethpage State Park will undergo its usual fall maintenance this month, but when it reopens for play after aeration, two of its par-3 greens will be out of the rotation. Following aeration, which will close the Black from October 13 to 16, reconstruction will begin on #3 and #14. To make

Bethpage aeration, September closures

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September 11, 2015

The Yellow Course at Bethpage State Park will be closed for aeration on Tuesday, September 22 and Wednesday, September 23. The Blue Course was aerated earlier this month. On Thursday, September 17, all courses will be closed except for Yellow. On Wednesday, September 30, only the Black and Yellow courses will be open for play.

Listen to GOLI’s radio interview about “Images of America: Long Island Golf” with WFAN’s Ann Liguori

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

September 1, 2015

WFAN radio personality Ann Liguori hosts a weekly "Sports Innerview" radio show on Saturday mornings on WPPB 88.3 Southampton, and her guest this past weekend, August 29, was Golf On Long Island's Phil Carlucci. The two discussed "Images of America: Long Island Golf," which has been in local bookstores and available here at Golf On

Observations: Eisenhower Park – White Course

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August 5, 2015

Long, straight and a shade under 7,000 yards from the tips, Eisenhower Park's White Course makes it easy for players to choose what to hit off the tee. And with its trademark gaping bunkers at the mouth of every green, there's added importance on squeezing out every last yard with the driver. So when you

Massapequa High Schools Hall of Fame Golf Outing, August 3 at Oyster Bay

18-hole, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

July 28, 2015

The Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course in Woodbury will host the 20th annual Massapequa High Schools Hall of Fame/Herbert J. Pluschau Memorial Golf Outing on Monday, August 3. The outing also includes an induction dinner and ceremony celebrating alumni from Massapequa and Berner High Schools. Proceeds from the event help support the Hall of Fame

USGA’s second annual “Play 9 Day” coming up on July 29

9-hole, 9-hole, For Beginners, In the News, Nassau Courses, Suffolk Courses

July 21, 2015

The United States Golf Association wants all experienced, new and prospective golfers to understand the ease and benefits of nine-hole rounds, so follow along on Wednesday, July 29 and tee it up on a short course nearby. That day marks the USGA's second annual "Play 9 Day," a celebration of nine-hole rounds and all the

Coming up the 18th, one golfer reflects on Long Island’s best closing holes

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July 15, 2015

by Rob Dimino Earlier this summer, all that stood between me and a sub-80 round was the 18th hole at Stonebridge, a long dogleg right that plays about 430 from the tips. It's not the most challenging hole on the course, but it's a straightforward test after a fun-house round filled with double-tiered and humpback

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