Bethpage is still three weeks away from hosting a competitive golf shot at The Barclays — which begins on Thursday, August 23 — but local players are running low on time to enjoy midsummer golf at the park. The Black Course, already operating on a limited schedule, will close for final tournament preparations this Monday, […]
In places like South Carolina and Florida, backyards and barbecue grills are almost as much a part of some golf courses as Bridgestones and bogeys. Houses in golf-course communities — seemingly more common than not in areas like Myrtle Beach — are nothing more than a slight hook or slice away from the fairways, placing
The Black Course at Bethpage State Park won't close for final preparations for The Barclays until Monday, August 6, but the park has already started to cut down on available tee times as the tournament looms less than a month away. From now until the course's closing early next month, golfers have until 3 p.m.
With The Barclays teeing off at Bethpage Black next month, plenty of guests — many with golf bags in hand — will soon be arriving on Long Island on top of the area's typical crop of summer travelers and tourists. Earlier this season, Golf On Long Island published its "Visitor's Guide" with these guests in mind.
The Black Course at Bethpage State Park will be closed from Tuesday, July 10 through Thursday, July 12. The following week, the course will close for the New York State Open on Tuesday, July 17 through Thursday, July 19. Friday, July 20 is a rain date for the event. Call the park at (516) 249-0701
Ten years after the first U.S. Open on the Black Course and one mere turn of the century since major renovations initially began at the park, the golf courses at Bethpage State Park finally have a website that at least makes an attempt to flaunt their goods. Better late than never. The Bethpage Pro Shop
No surprise in Golfweek's annual list of America's Best Municipal Courses. The Black Course at Bethpage State Park is #1 for the fourth year in a row, joined in the top 50 with its two state-park sidekicks — Bethpage Red and Montauk Downs. Bethpage Black is followed in the top muni list by Chambers Bay,
The Black Course at Bethpage State Park is closed on Mondays for maintenance, but it will be open for play on Monday, May 28 — Memorial Day. Instead the Black will go dark for maintenance on Tuesday, May 29. Call the park for the latest course information.
[Looking for information on Golfing Magazine's 2013 Free Golf Program? Click here for details on this year's program.] Golfing Magazine's 2012 Free Golf Program is set to begin and Long Islanders will be able to save on golf at eight local courses — and dozens more upstate and in New England — as soon as
[Looking for this year's camp info? See the Guide to 2023 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island.] Summer golf is more than just early-morning mulligans on a dewey first tee and putting out on the 18th hole as the sun goes down on a twilight round. For young kids and teenagers, summer is a great