A handful of Long Island golf courses far from the shores have already reopened for play on Wednesday. Mill Pond Golf Course in Medford, Pine Ridge Golf Club in Coram and Spring Lake Golf Club in Middle Island are currently open with or without power in the clubhouse. Tallgrass Golf Course, with no trees […]
Come January, one local golf course, as well as an area driving range and golf store, will earn the distinction of "Best of Long Island." Which ones earn that title is up to you. Voting is open at the Long Island Press website for the 2013 "Best of LI" poll. Each year the newspaper puts
[This flyover was updated on July 20, 2017.] SEE ALSO:Closer Look: Bethpage Red #13 A visitor taking a stroll around the Bethpage State Park clubhouse and taking in the scenery for the first time might wonder why the Black Course is the only one of the quintet with a warning sign beside its opening tee.
Greens will be aerated this week on the three nines at the Timber Point Golf Course in Great River. Timber Point's Blue Course will be aerated on Tuesday, September 11, followed by the White on September 12 and the Red on September 13. For more information on the three Timber Point layouts, check out the
Two of the golf courses at Bethpage State Park will be aerated in September. The Green Course will be aerated on Monday, September 10 and Tuesday, September 11, followed by the Yellow Course on September 18-19. Blue already underwent its aeration this past week. The Black Course, which reopens to the public tomorrow after hosting
The Red, Blue, Green and Yellow courses at Bethpage State Park will reopen to the public tomorrow, August 30. Blue is currently being aerated. After hosting The Barclays last week, the Black Course will remain closed for a few extra days. The course opens for play on Saturday, September 1.
All 90 holes at Bethpage State Park are now closed until The Barclays finishes up and the pros head out of town. The Red, Blue, Green and Yellow courses will resume play on Thursday, August 30. (Blue will be aerated during the break on August 28 and 29.) The Black Course will reopen on September
This edition of "Closer Looks" examines another of Long Island's split-fairway holes. Not quite as dramatic, scenic or penal as our previous double-fairway installment — #16 at the Lido Golf Club — the 400-/385-yard 13th hole at Bethpage's Red Course is an interesting change of pace from the series of long par-4s that precedes it.
A pre-Barclays round at Bethpage State Park's Red Course is a few strokes softer thanks to the behind-the-scenes work to prepare its next-door neighbor for the international spotlight. While the Black Course fills with tents and pavilions and all the trimmings associated with a professional golf event, the Red Course will go about its business
Bethpage is still three weeks away from hosting a competitive golf shot at The Barclays — which begins on Thursday, August 23 — but local players are running low on time to enjoy midsummer golf at the park. The Black Course, already operating on a limited schedule, will close for final tournament preparations this Monday,