This week, a post on what claims to be Jones Beach State Park’s official Facebook page hinted at the potential return of the park’s long-closed pitch-and-putt golf course. “Rain today, but brighter days are ahead!” the post read, accompanied by a photo of the course with the Jones Beach tower in the background. “Soon it […]
The Town of Hempstead has reduced Lido Golf Club green fees by 50 percent for players who visit the course during long-overdue renovations that began last month. Hempstead Town Supervisor John Ferretti announced the discounted rates at a June 12 news conference held at the Lido Beach course. Renovations at the course include reconstruction of
Shinnecock Hills and its equally photogenic neighbors at National Golf Links of America, Sebonack and Southampton received plenty of love and adoration during this month’s U.S. Open, though all of Long Island golf shared a bit of the spotlight amid the tournament coverage. In the lead-up to the Open, Golf Digest ranked the best courses
Back in 2022, a simple question to members of the Long Beach Historical Society led unexpectedly to the digital resurrection of the Lido Springs Par-3, a short-lived golf course that sits abandoned beside the municipal Lido Golf Course. Local golfers might know it as the wooded area with old light stanchions next to #12 on
Golf courses are full, empty stalls at the driving range are often hard to find, and open slots at junior golf camps tend to disappear fast. Participation in golf remains incredibly high, and more players see the lifelong value of making professional instruction available to new and experienced junior golfers. On Long Island, summer camp
As most local golfers know, March is reopening month on Long Island. Sure, it’s still barely above freezing outside and the ground is mush, but as far as cold-weather players are concerned, that’s what hand warmers and golf spikes are for. Long Island’s seasonal golf courses are getting set to stick the pins back in
Another list of top public golf courses, another chance for Bethpage State Park's marquee layout to shine. Bethpage Black is featured near the top of the latest course ranking, this time GOLF.com/GOLF Magazine's 2024-2025 list of Top 100 Courses You Can Play, though for once the Black Course is forced to step back and cede
The handful of public golf courses that close for the Long Island winter typically go dark between the end of Thanksgiving weekend and the middle of December. Some might hang on until Christmas week if warm weather lingers, but usually the only courses still open by then are the ones that welcome players year-round. So,
[Looking for this year's camp info? See the Guide to 2025 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island.] As golf participation continues to rise, more and more young golfers are filling up driving-range stalls and looking to take live swings on local courses. With valuable instruction and guidance from Long Island's wealth of teaching professionals, they
The Town of Hempstead golf courses at Lido Golf Club and Merrick Road Park are getting a bit of a refresh at the hands of one of Long Island's most prominent golf figures. Golf Channel Academy with Kelley Brooke is the new operator of the pro shops and instructional programs at the two Hempstead municipal