Thinking about fall course aeration is depressing when it's still the heart of summer, but you can't ignore the fact that seasonal maintenance is just around the corner. And since most of the aeration at Bethpage will be done during what's technically summer, we can call the brief two-day closures "summer breaks" if it makes […]
This morning begins one of the final weekends of the 2023 season for the Black Course at Bethpage State Park. And for once it's not pouring rain. Bethpage posted its November schedule last week, which includes closing dates for the Black, Red and Green golf courses. The Black Course will close at the end of
[This schedule was updated on September 19, 2021] September is aeration month at Long Island golf courses, and maintenance dates are good to know for local players planning their late-summer and fall rounds. The following public golf courses will be closed for play (unless otherwise noted) while undergoing fairway and/or greens aeration: Eisenhower White —
Mother Nature washed out Opening Day at Bethpage Red with a soggy April Fools' joke that saturated the course, much like the cold and snow that Old Man Winter whipped up to lop off six weeks of offseason golf and maintenance work. Bethpage Red instead reopened for the 2021 season yesterday under a stiff breeze,
The calendar turns to September next week and Bethpage State Park is wasting no time beginning fall aeration across its five golf courses. The Green Course will be the first Bethpage 18 to temporarily close for seasonal maintenance. Green will be out of the rotation on September 2 and 3. Bethpage's other four courses will
Long Island golf courses are beginning to schedule aeration for late summer and fall, with some about to get underway this month. Timber Point Golf Course will aerate its three nines this week, beginning with the Blue Course on Tuesday, August 20. The courses will close as follows: August 20: Blue CourseAugust 21: Red CourseAugust
Anyone in the mood to play 36 holes on a steamy summer day will be greeted with open arms and a special lunch menu this month at Cherry Creek in Riverhead. The home of the Links and Woods courses is offering a Replay Special through August that covers a morning 18 followed by a second
The Black Course at Bethpage State Park will be closed for several days later this month to host the annual New York State Open. Dark dates for the New York State Open will be Monday, July 16 through Thursday, July 19. Tournament rain date is Friday, July 20. As usual, the Black Course will also
Looking for ways to attract more golfers during off-peak hours, the Town of Huntington has implemented "demand-based pricing" to reduce green fees for non-residents at the municipal Crab Meadow Golf Course in Northport, according to a town press release earlier this month. Under the new pricing schedule, rates for non-residents (and residents without a town
Fall aeration at the Eisenhower Park golf courses is scheduled for early October. Aeration will begin on Tuesday, October 10, as follows: October 10: White Course, front nine October 11: White Course, back nine October 12: Blue Course, back nine October 13: Blue Course, front nine The Red Course will be closed for maintenance from