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2022 golf course reopen dates on Long Island

18-hole, 18-hole, 9-hole, 9-hole, Bethpage, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, In the News, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, South Shore, Suffolk Courses

Spring can't come soon enough for the Long Island golfing community now that we've reached the tail end of a second straight winter season that has been, for the most part, a bust. A blizzard knocked out a couple of playing weeks on its own, and poor ground conditions led many golf courses to remain […]

2021-22 Winter Rates Roundup

18-hole, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Suffolk Courses

It hasn't been the best Long Island winter golf season of the recent past, but on the bright side it hasn't been among the worst ones either.  Outside of one shovel-required snowfall, winter fairways have remained clear. Now if we could just got a slight reprieve from the constant sub-freezing temps, we might have ourselves

Town of Babylon considering reduction of Cedar Beach golf course to nine holes

18-hole, For Beginners, In the News, Pitch and Putt, Suffolk Courses

The Town of Babylon has commissioned a feasibility study to explore the possibility of eliminating nine holes of its Cedar Beach Golf Course due to low use, and replacing them with cabanas, lockers and other revenue-generating amenities, according to Newsday. In 2021 the Cedar Beach course, currently an 18-hole pitch-and-putt, drew its highest turnout in

Winter Golf on Long Island: 2021-22 Edition

18-hole, 18-hole, 9-hole, 9-hole, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, South Shore, Suffolk Courses

Christmas morning on Long Island, there are a great many local golfers opening up new "toys," whether it be a box of balls or a new putter, looking forward to the spring when they can debut them on the course.  Then there's the small subset of local golfers scrolling through five-day forecasts and tee-time lists

Seasonal Long Island golf courses set to close for ’21

18-hole, 18-hole, 9-hole, 9-hole, Bethpage, Course Promos and Updates, For Beginners, Nassau Courses, North Shore/Central, South Shore, Suffolk Courses

The middle of December is when the curtains come down and the house lights come up for Long Island's seasonal public golf courses.  There are only a few days left to squeeze in nine- or 18-hole rounds on these courses, most of which are municipal facilities.  You can expect nearly all of them to reopen

The Golfer’s Journal podcast and magazine piece examine past, present and future of Lido-inspired golf

18-hole, In the News, Nassau Courses, Origins, South Shore, Voices of Long Island Golf

Lido Beach golf both past and present, as well as local, national and even international, is the subject of the most recent podcast just published this month by The Golfer's Journal and narrated by New York sports and golf writer Brett Cyrgalis. If none of that seems to make much sense and the connection between

Seven Long Island courses make Golf Magazine’s World Top 100 for 2021-22

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

Just ahead of Thanksgiving, Golf Magazine has reminded Long Island golfers that there are plenty of reasons to be grateful this holiday season.  Seven reasons, to be exact — that's the number of Long Island golf destinations included on Golf's list of Top 100 Courses in the World for 2021-22. Most notable for public players,

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