Bethpage Black has already closed in advance of this month's 2019 PGA Championship, and its four sibling courses at Bethpage State Park will soon follow suit. The Blue, Green and Red courses will all close to the public on Monday, May 6 to make way for tournament prep and play. (Yellow will be aerated on […]
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,
Heading to next month's PGA Championship at Bethpage Black? There are a number of ways to get to Bethpage for the tournament, none of which include driving straight to the park (or '30s-era horse-and-buggy service from Farmingdale, as pictured below). With crowds swelling in anticipation of another Tiger Woods major, be sure to prepare yourself
Pine Ridge Golf Club is celebrating the arrival of spring weather with, well, a spring-themed outing open to all. And following just a few weeks later, the Coram course will host another outing to coincide with one of the season's trademark events. Pine Ridge's "Spring Fling" tees off shotgun-style at 12 noon this Saturday, April
[Looking for this year's camp info? See the Guide to 2025 Summer Golf Camps on Long Island.] Young and old will join together this week to watch the game's greats compete at The Masters, and for many prospective junior golfers, the action at Augusta might serve as inspiration to pick up a golf club for
Long Island Teen Challenge, an organization dedicated to helping people overcome drug and alcohol addictions, will hold its first annual Teen Challenge Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 4 at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram. The $125 entry fee covers 18 holes on Pine Ridge's tree-lined course in addition to lunch and dinner. Check-in begins
The Red Course at Eisenhower Park will open for the 2019 season on Saturday, April 13. Until then, golfers with the Masters itch can continue to play the Blue and White courses, which have been open all year. Eisenhower Red, the Devereux Emmet course known as Salisbury #4 back when it hosted the 1926 PGA
Golfers returning to Bethpage State Park for early-spring golf have been treated to some uncommon scenery as the PGA Championship, formerly of August, looms just weeks away in May. For one, a look deep into the distance at the first green on the Red Course includes a view past roughly 300 yards of tents sitting
It was still far short of sunrise in the early-morning hours of April 18, 1989, yet a line of cars stretched near the gates of what had long been a leafy, bucolic private estate at Jericho Turnpike and Southwoods Road in Woodbury. Inside those cars, dozens of local golfers sat waiting to secure a spot
The Southampton-based Last Chance Animal Rescue will hold its fifth annual golf outing on Monday, June 3 at Mill Pond Golf Course in Medford. All proceeds from the event benefit the non-profit organization's efforts to rescue animals from inhumane kill shelters and relocate them to safe facilities and foster homes. Shotgun tee time is scheduled