Long Island golfers have access to 50+ public golf courses. In this unique Ryder Cup season, with Bethpage’92s five courses open for only a shortened summer, local and visiting players will be hungry for open tee times across the region. This 2025 Long Island Golf Guide is a general directory of places where golfers can […]
A large portion of the former Links at Shirley golf course has sat frozen in time for more than a decade, and last week it finally began its second life serving the community as a town park. Patriots Preserve, a 100-acre Town of Brookhaven park, opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 9 that formally
If it's been years since you called a designated park phone number to hear a pre-recorded message on the wait at the first tee, take a trip back in time. Merrick Road Park Golf Course is going old-school as of today, July 1 — temporarily, at least. The Town of Hempstead municipal course has discontinued
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With the 2010s now recent history, Golf On Long Island published a three-part series on "A New Decade of Long Island Golf," examining where local golf stands and some of the issues confronting the industry and area golfers as the 2020s get underway. Part 1 covers the changing landscape of Long Island public golf and
The famous Black Course at Bethpage State Park will host the 2019 PGA Championship from Monday, May 13 to Sunday, May 19. For those who will be in attendance at any point during tournament week, there is plenty to be aware of in advance. For official transportation information, including LIRR, Uber, car and pedestrian access,
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While waiting to tee off seasons ago on the White Course at Eisenhower Park, a playing partner derisively labeled the Robert Trent Jones-designed muni as the one "where every hole is the same." Fast forward to 2017 and, thanks to the efforts of park staff, that description no longer fits. In June, Newsday's Mark Herrmann
Skydrive Golf Center, the two-story driving range and mini-golf course across Route 110 from Republic Airport in Farmingdale, is permanently closed. The facility shut down at the close of business on July 28, its entrance now partially shuttered with signs thanking customers for their longtime support. The loss of Skydrive leaves area golfers to look
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