Nassau Courses

Aeration updates around Long Island

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September 9, 2021

[This schedule was updated on September 19, 2021] September is aeration month at Long Island golf courses, and maintenance dates are good to know for local players planning their late-summer and fall rounds. The following public golf courses will be closed for play (unless otherwise noted) while undergoing fairway and/or greens aeration: Eisenhower White — […]

Newsday: Florida buyer would preserve, upgrade Peninsula GC upon sale

9-hole, In the News, Nassau Courses, South Shore

August 26, 2021

The Florida-based buyer who has offered more than $4 million to purchase Peninsula Golf Club in Massapequa told Newsday this week that he plans to keep the property a golf course and make improvements to the grounds and facilities upon acquisition of the site. Holding up the sale, however, is Oyster Bay Town's own rumored

Fall aeration scheduled at Bethpage

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August 22, 2021

Aeration season is set to get underway at Bethpage State Park, and first up for the hole-punch treatment is the Blue Course, which will close for fall maintenance on August 31 and September 1. Its neighbor, the Yellow Course (pictured), will close for aeration September 2 and 3. Bethpage's other three courses will close according

Tee times open to public at formerly private Tam O’Shanter Club

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

June 9, 2021

The clock is ticking on the Tam O'Shanter Club in Brookville, and public golfers have access to tee times this summer and fall at the formerly private golf course, which is shutting down for residential development later this year. Reservations are available only on GolfNow. Standard-rate tee times range from $75 to $105 with cart.

Harbor Links, Sunken Meadow to host 2021 Drive, Chip & Putt local qualifiers

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May 29, 2021

Long Island junior golfers with an eye on competing at Augusta National can start the journey to Georgia today by registering for local qualifying rounds of the annual Drive, Chip & Putt Championship, to be held this summer at three area golf courses. Qualifying rounds for the 2021-22 Drive, Chip & Putt Championship will be

Bethpage modifies tee-time policy amid “unprecedented demand” for reservations

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May 17, 2021

Bethpage State Park is updating its tee-time policy starting next week in order to address the "supply and demand" issue that has escalated since the start of the pandemic last spring. Golfers in the online reservation queue typically outnumber available tee times by hundreds on a daily basis, according to the park. According to a

Hole modifications on the way at Eisenhower Park’s Red Course

18-hole, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central

April 28, 2021

Friend of Golf On Long Island Rob Toffolo walked away from a recent round at Eisenhower Park's Red Course with interesting information about scheduled alterations to the century-old layout, some of which are currently in the early construction stages. Two holes on the Red's front nine are in line for future modifications, and it won't

2021 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island

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April 25, 2021

[Looking for this year's camp info? See the Guide to 2025 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island.] Golf participation at the junior level is up during the coronavirus era. The sport's socially distanced nature led many new, young players onto the course in 2020, and according to many local course pros, the demand for structured

What’s become of Long Island’s recently departed public golf courses

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April 22, 2021

With signs that Great Rock Golf Club in Wading River might be returning to Long Island's public golf roster, it's worth taking a look back at other lost courses in the area. Back when Golf On Long Island began covering the region's public golf scene in 2008, the list of local courses was a little

Bethpage Red open for 2021, Black to follow as crews finish projects around the course

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April 3, 2021

Mother Nature washed out Opening Day at Bethpage Red with a soggy April Fools' joke that saturated the course, much like the cold and snow that Old Man Winter whipped up to lop off six weeks of offseason golf and maintenance work. Bethpage Red instead reopened for the 2021 season yesterday under a stiff breeze,

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