The Barclays Volunteer Info

The Barclays, the first Playoff event in the PGA Tour’s FedExCup, comes to Bethpage Black in 2012. It’s an exciting time for Long Island Golf. Gail W, an email subscriber, asked about volunteering for the event. I reached out to The Barclays Volunteer Coordinator, Bill Hansen, for all the details. LIGN: How long have you [...]

Bethpage State Park: Black opens April 14, Red open March 30

Ready, set…Black! Or is it…Red? No…wait…it’s both! Bethpage Red will reopen for the 2012 season on Friday, March 30, followed two weeks later by the Black Course on Saturday, April 14. It’s you’re in need of some Bethpage love in the mean time the Yellow, Blue and Green courses are open for ready for play.

2012 Golfweek’s Best Courses: LI Edition

Last week, Golfweek released its annual list of Best Courses You Can Play . The state-by-state breakdown is pretty handy. Long Island is well represent among the 15 courses listed. Without further ado… 1) Bethpage State Park (Black), Farmingdale 2) Saratoga National, Saratoga 3) Leatherstocking, Cooperstown 4) Ravenwood, Victor 5) Pound Ridge GC, Pound Ridge [...]

Bethpage Black closes it’s season on November 15

A call into the Bethpage reservation line let me know – we need to start counting down the days. Bethpage Black will close it’s ‘doors’ on November 15, 2011. Get your swings in while you can… Another year brought on more accolades for the prime golf spot on Long Island. Golf Digest readers voted the [...]

Early Bird Tickets for 2012 Barclays

Back in June, the PGA Tour announced that Barclays was renewing it’s sponsorship of the FedEx Cup – running through 2016. The 2012 edition will be held at LI’s own, Bethpage Black, on August 21st to August 26th, 2012. Early bird tickets are now on sale through Sept 5 while supplies last. Visit the The [...]

Barclay’s comes to Black – 2012 & 2016

The PGA Tour announced a few weeks back that the first stop of the FedExCup Playoffs, the Barclays, will come to Long Island’s famed Bethpage Black. Barclays Bank agreed to sponsor the tournament through 2016. Generally played at the end of August or early September, the Barclays will come to Bethpage in 2012 and 2016. [...]

Shinnecock Hills to host the 2018 U.S. Open

The United States Golf Association (USGA) announced Wednesday that Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, site of the second U.S. Open in 1896, will get the event for the fifth time when the 118th edition of the golf calendar’s third major championship is played there.  Last time the U.S. Open came to Long Island was at Bethpage [...]

LI’s qualifiers for Open take first step

From May 11, 2011, Mark Herrmann (link to article) This is how the U.S. Open is different. You’ve heard the bromide that the Masters begins on the back nine on Sunday? Well, the U.S. Open begins on a crisp, windy May afternoon at places such as Glen Head Country Club. It begins with a 3-under [...]

2011 Golf Digest List and Bracket

Golf Digest: America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses Long Island is well represented in Golf Digest annual list, with Shinnecock Hill GC and National Golf Links of America, both in Southampton, NY, coming no. 3 and no. 10 respectively. Bethpage Black takes the no. 36 overall spot and no. 7 public course. Check out the full [...]

Golfweek: Best Place You Can Play

Golfweek came out with annual list of Best Courses You Can Play. The handy list is broken down by state. Of the 15 New York-based courses, Long Island is home to four on the list. No surprise that Bethpage Black took top honors in New York State. Other LI properties include Tall Grass Golf Club [...]

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