Long Island's winter golf season is always a surprise — those who view local golf as a 12-month sport rather than a six-month one just hope the surprise is a positive one. The Long Island offseason can be marked by tantalizing strings of warm, sunny days or it can be buried by snow and ice […]
The curtain is closing at Bethpage — the Black and Red courses will both be packed up for the winter by the time November comes to an end. The last day to play Bethpage Black is Sunday, November 23. One week later, Bethpage Red will close for the season on Sunday, November 30. As usual,
There are ways each year to keep Long Island's golf courses in mind even when the playing season is on its last legs and the golf clubs are slowly making their way into storage. One of them is to check in at the Long Island Press website to see which courses are finalists for "Best
The seventh annual Supervisor's Cup Golf Classic will tee off at the Lido Golf Club on Wednesday, October 15. Town of Hempstead residents have until tomorrow, September 17, to sign up for the tournament. Hosted by Kate Murray and the Town of Hempstead's Department of Parks and Recreation, the Supervisor's Cup is open to all
Bethpage is getting set for late-season aeration, and the Blue Course is the first one of the five scheduled for treatment. Bethpage Blue will be closed for aeration this coming Monday, August 25 and Tuesday, August 26. Following the Blue next month are the Yellow Course (September 16-17) and the Black Course (September 22-23). Later
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
In its ongoing effort to draw new players to golf and promote different ways for experienced golfers to enjoy the sport, the United States Golf Association has named next Wednesday, July 23, "Play 9 Day," a celebration of nine-hole rounds and all the little things that make up the game. More of a marketing campaign
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
Rates are up (or on their way up) at North Woodmere Park Golf Course and its four Nassau County sister courses at Bay Park, Cantiague, Christopher Morley and Eisenhower. At least there are a few nice things to look at. Golf On Long Island reader Tony sent along a photo of North Woodmere's new hole