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Coronavirus uppost_date: Courses at NYS parks to remain open during shutdown, others to close

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New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday that all non-essential businesses will be forced to close this coming Sunday in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus.  Municipal golf courses at New York State parks, however, will remain open with social-distancing restrictions in place. Beginning Sunday, the Blue, Green and Yellow courses […]

Coronavirus Uppost_date: Stonebridge open with precautions, Simplay closed

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Add Stonebridge Golf Links to the list of Long Island golf courses taking extra non-contact precautions to keep players safe on and around the course.  According to head pro Iain Wilson, the course is implementing the following changes: Golf carts are being disinfected before a round and after Cups have been raised so no flag

Coronavirus Uppost_date: Courses implementing social-distancing changes while staying open for play

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There's good news for Long Island golfers amid the current health crisis — local golf courses are among the last holdouts in a region where staying safely at home is the new norm.  Both Nassau and Suffolk have kept their county parks and golf courses open — for now — for relatively safe outdoor recreation. 

2020 public golf course reopen dates on Long Island

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It's natural for golfers emerging from the winter to look ahead to The Masters in April as the unofficial start of the new golf season.  But there are dates to mark on the calendar far ahead of the pros' tee times at Augusta — the mid- to late March reopening dates at Long Island's handful

A New Decade of Long Island Golf, Part 3 — Finding a new voice for courses as marketing evolves in the age of social media

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[Follow the links to Part 1 of "A New Decade of Long Island Golf," which covered the main themes of the 2010s and what to expect in the 2020s, and Part 2 on developing local players as time runs low and millennials plan to leave Long Island.] When followers of local golf scroll over Long

Harbor Links, Sunken Meadow to host Drive, Chip & Putt qualifiers in July

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Registration is open for the annual Drive, Chip & Putt Championship, an event for junior golfers that culminates every April at the famed Augusta National Golf Club.  For Long Island juniors, the road to Augusta begins this summer with local qualifiers at three area golf courses. Qualifying rounds for the 2020-21 Drive, Chip & Putt

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