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Coronavirus Uppost_date: Closures, delays as business shutdown approaches

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March 22, 2020

The latest from Long Island's public golf courses as the statewide shutdown of non-essential businesses ordered by Governor Andrew Cuomo begins tonight: Spring Lake Golf Club in Coram will close at the end of play this evening. Crab Meadow Golf Course in Northport — a Town of Huntington municipal course — will be closed this […]

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

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March 20, 2020

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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March 19, 2020

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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March 18, 2020

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.

Coronavirus Uppost_date: Town of Islip munis closed for 10 days

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March 17, 2020

The Town of Islip's three municipal golf courses are closed as a safety precaution, according to a notice sent out Monday night. Brentwood Country Club, Holbrook Country Club and the nine-hole course at Gull Haven in Central Islip are tentatively scheduled to reopen on Friday, March 27. Brentwood and Holbrook recently reopened for the 2020

Coronavirus Uppost_date: Nassau County munis open, Harbor Links reopening delayed

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March 16, 2020

It's business as usual at many golf courses on Long Island despite the widespread closings, cancellations and postponements at area businesses, school districts and events related to this month's coronavirus outbreak. As "social distancing" works its way into the American lexicon, golf courses — outdoors and inherently "distancing" — might be among the safest spots

Bethpage spring opening and aeration dates

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March 9, 2020

After a fluky 2019 when the Bethpage State Park golf courses were partially and temporarily reopened in advance of the PGA Championship, it's back to regular business for the park in 2020. Over the next few weeks, reopenings of the Green, Red and Black courses will bring the facility back up to full capacity. First,

St. Patrick’s Day holiday scramble on the slate at Mill Pond

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March 7, 2020

Corned beef, cabbage, beer, birdie putts — they all come together on or around St. Patrick's Day each year at a couple of Long Island golf courses that celebrate the holiday with chilly, Irish-themed outings. One of them is Mill Pond Golf Course in Medford, which will hold this year's outing on St. Pattie's Day

2020 public golf course reopen dates on Long Island

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March 5, 2020

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

Check out GOLI’s end-of-2010s feature, “A New Decade of Long Island Golf”

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February 11, 2020

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