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Coronavirus Uppost_date: State, county munis begin to reopen

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New York State municipal golf courses on Long Island — Bethpage, Montauk Downs and Sunken Meadow — will reopen for play on Monday, April 27, with social-distancing guidelines in place. Bethpage's Black Course will follow with its 2020 reopening on Friday, May 1.  Starting that day, four Bethpage courses will be open daily. On the […]

Coronavirus Uppost_date: Oyster Bay muni open, Cedars sells first tee time

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While New York State, Nassau County and Suffolk County municipal golf courses remain closed, along with other city- and town-owned courses around Long Island, the Town of Oyster Bay will reopen its 18-hole muni in Woodbury today, weather permitting. First tee time at Oyster Bay will be 7:00 a.m.; twilight rates will be offered from

Coronavirus Uppost_date: New NYS language indicates private clubs can allow member play, but not publics

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In the latest nonsensical twist to New York State golf in the age of the coronavirus, it seems that private clubs are now permitted to allow member play on the sly, while public golf courses are to remain shuttered. Empire State Development, which kept golf courses open for weeks before categorizing golf courses as non-essential

Coronavirus Uppost_date: All golf courses now closed through April

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Long Island and New York State golf is shut down until the end of the month and in some places longer after the state added golf courses to its ever-changing list of non-essential businesses earlier today. The announcement seemingly puts an end to the short, strange and bustling early-spring season that saw thousands of golfers

Coronavirus Uppost_date: Bethpage Red, Timber Point open

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The local public golf scene continues to represent some semblance of normalcy on Long Island, even with its slew of social-distancing measures that have been implemented at all open courses over the past two weeks.  Bethpage State Park's Red Course reopened on schedule yesterday.  Word from several GOLI readers is that the spaced-out tee sheet

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