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Flyover: Bethpage – Black Course

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[This flyover was updated on July 20, 2017.] SEE ALSO:Happy 80th Birthday, Bethpage BlackObservations: Bethpage – Black Course, 8/26/10 The Black Course at Bethpage State Park needs no introduction.  Home of the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open Championships, Bethpage Black is the crown jewel of public golf on Long Island and one of the most […]

What’s your favorite water-hazard hole in Nassau?

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Most golfers enjoy facing a challenging water hazard.  The more demanding the shot, the better.  NBC and The Players Championship at Sawgrass bank on the dramatic nature of a potential late-round splash landing every May. "Water-hazard hole" is kind of ambiguous, but you get the idea.  Tell us your favorite public hole in Nassau with

Bethpage, Tallgrass, Montauk again among Best Courses You Can Play

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Golfweek saw little reason to tinker with its annual list of New York's top public-access courses, a decision that comes as good news for last year's four Long Island representatives.  When the publication announced the 2011 edition of its Best Courses You Can Play listing last week, Bethpage Black and Red, Montauk Downs and Tallgrass

Bethpage Black to reopen April 15, Red Course on April 1

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The Black Course at Bethpage State Park will reopen for the 2011 season on Friday, April 15, according to park staff.  The 90-hole facility will slowly get back into full swing in the coming weeks, with the Green Course scheduled to reopen on Saturday, March 19, and the Red Course on Friday, April 1.  All

Hamlet Willow Creek to host New York State Open qualifier in June

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Already boasting holes worthy of praise in "Dream 18" collections put together by Newsday and Golfing Magazine, one of Long Island's most challenging and visually stunning public golf courses will be able to put more padding in its resume later this spring. Hamlet Willow Creek Golf and Country Club in Mount Sinai has been selected

Long Island course reopenings for 2011

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A handful of Long Island golf courses close every winter and typically reopen for the new season anywhere from mid-March to the end of April.  With almost all of January and February 2011 buried by snow, those courses that remain open year-round are finally beginning to announce "reopenings" of their own.  One such facility is

Tallgrass to reopen for walkers on Wednesday, March 2

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Tallgrass Golf Course in Shoreham will welcome back walkers this Wednesday, March 2, the course's grand reopening date after a snowed-out winter.  The first group will go out at 9 a.m.  Sign in before noon and play all day for $40 ($30 after noon). The wind-swept course on Suffolk County's north shore was ranked #8

2011 Leprechaun Classic at Crab Meadow

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Hard to believe, but we're only a few hours away from March.  Typically, the end of February brings five days of the Accenture Match Play Championship on television and leaves you primed for any sort of golf competition.  Luckily, it also means the annual Leprechaun Golf Classic at the Crab Meadow Golf Course is only

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