Bethpage Black found itself in a familiar place when Golf Digest's February issue hit the magazine racks recently — listed among some of the best golf courses in the country, both public and private. Golf Digest published its list of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses this month, with the Black Course once again in the […]
Lido Golf Club, which sustained some of the most severe damage among Long Island golf courses during Hurricane Sandy last October, will reopen for play on March 1, 2013. The course and clubhouse were flooded during the storm, and early indications were that the Lido Beach course might not fully recover until later in the
Paychecks are a little lighter so far in 2013. All the more reason to check out Golfing Magazine's Free Golf Program, even if it is still only January. The mag's annual Early Bird Special is available now through April, and enrolls subscribers in the program for $39 — a $10 discount off the regular rate.
The 2012-13 winter golf season on Long Island already has a slightly different feel than usual, even though the winter has yet to arrive. In Nassau County, dependable offseason outposts at the Lido Golf Club and, on a smaller scale, North Woodmere Park, are out of the winter rotation, both recovering from severe blows delivered
Voting closes next Saturday, December 15, for the annual "Best of LI" poll conducted by the weekly (soon to be monthly) Long Island Press. Most relevant to Golf On Long Island readers is the poll's "Best Golf Course" category, which has been dominated by Bethpage State Park for the last half-decade. You can also cast
The Red Course at Eisenhower Park has been closed since Hurricane Sandy arrived last month, and it will remain closed through the offseason, according to park personnel. Eisenhower's signature layout — a Devereux Emmet design — typically shuts down for the season in early to mid-December, but tree damage from the storm kept it quiet
Wildly popular for its waterside layout and scenery, the Lido Golf Club is closed indefinitely, a victim, for now, of its greatest asset. The golf course along Reynolds Channel on the north side of Lido Beach suffered significant flood damage to the grounds and clubhouse during Hurricane Sandy. Golf On Long Island's Rob Dimino, who
Two of the five courses at Bethpage State Park have reopened for play after Hurricane Sandy, and a third may be available at least partially later this week, but the Red and Black courses are closed for the season, according to the park's reservation hotline. The Yellow and Green courses are open, with the Yellow
The least important update out of East Rockaway in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is the condition of Bay Park, the Nassau County park and nine-hole golf course surrounded on three sides by Hewlett Bay and its inlets. The community outside the park's gates was hit hard during the storm, evidenced by the curbside piles
One week after Hurricane Sandy toppled trees all over the complex, nine of Bethpage State Park's 90 golf holes reopened for play on Monday. The back nine of the Yellow Course is open to walk-ups only. No reservations are being taken. Be aware that Yellow #10, a par-5, is currently playing as a par-3 as