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This is the second time I played on the Green. It was very quiet, I suspect due to the Masters being on TV. Nonetheless the weather was fair, in the 40s with a little wind mid-day.

Considering that it is only April and we've recently had snow, the course is in pretty decent condition.

While the course is "only" 6,300 from the back tees but you will be walking up and down a fair amount of hills so you will get a good walk in and it will most definitely feel longer than a flat course of comparable distance. Apart from the two times you cross under a road (by tunnel--between 1 and 2 and 17 an 18) there is definitely a feeling that you are out in the middle of nowhere, which is awesome. If you do not have health problems, I strongly recommend walking the course instead of taking a cart, as you will enjoy it more. Just keep in mind, the course does not have a returning 9th hole, so you only play 18 on this one.

The first hole is a miniature version of the black opening hole (and you are literally right next to it) so be ready for a bit of a crowd behind you on busy days. It's kind of cool to turn around and look back up at the clubhouse which is way high on the hill behind you. Once you cross under the tunnel, from there you meander away. There are basically no fairway bunkers, so the holes will seem kind of straight forward, but I think the focus is more on getting the right angle. Also the greens have some pretty interesting contours and are on the small side, so there's that aspect of it...

The finishing hole is my favorite (apart from the occasional heckling motorist) the green is up against the side of the hill that the clubhouse sits on. To the right of you is the opening hole for the Green, and then to the right of that the black's opening and closing holes. You can see the black's HUGE fairway bunkers (on 18) from the tee box of the 18th.

In summary, the Green is kind of overshadowed by its neighbors but a legit course in its own right. Also, as a resident...its $43 at most, $23 for twilight. Totally worth it.

I heard that the greens were screwed up this year but because of the discount and no wait, I decided to play for the he'll of it. $36 with the leisure pass. That's not bad.

The first hole had a temporary green and there's a few other ones which are burnt out but it was not as bad as I expected.

The course itself is much longer and a little more interesting than the white or blue. I guess, architecturally, it's not bad. It's very playable. The fairways are pretty wide on most holes so it's hard to get into trouble unless you really blow it. If you can't hit it kinda far, just move up a tee box. The course is about 7000 and change from the tips.

At the regular price, it's not really worth it IMO. You can't escape traffic noises as the course since tons of big box stores and commercial areas are close. It kills the feeling.

I've never been to Bethpage before, so I decided to start by trying to 'easy' course.

This is a really nice state park. The Yellow was in good condition, which makes me look forward to trying the harder/ more interesting/challenging courses on the property.

Overall, it's pretty easy if you are a competent golfer. Even as a beginner, I was able to pretty quickly find errant drives and get myself out of trouble because the tall grass off the fairway is neither tall nor dense.

The fairways are wide and most are straight-on. Reasonably straight drives lead to easy scoring opportunities.

There's some elevation changes but nothing like the other courses I imagine.

I went mid-day, but I was still held up at a few holes here and there. This place gets a lot of play.

This was my first time playing. Last month the Town directly took over operations from the private company which was leasing the property. I don't know what conditions were like then, so I can't say exactly what was improved.

There is new sand in many but not every bunkers. The town used recycled glass in areas of the cart path which are not paved (I guess it is cheaper than paving everything?). The fairways and greens look pretty good. On the Friday afternoon I played there were people manning the snack stands and employees going around in carts. I didn't check it out, but there's a bar/grill in the clubhouse. There is also a pro shop that is open. Everyone was nice.

Now for the course itself--it is links-y, very flat, and many holes are along the water. Wind is definitely a factor. When I played, it was gusting to 35 mph, so it was playing quite difficult.

Things start off fairly straight forward. Eventually you run into your first water carry on the first half, but it is right in front of the tee so pretty innocuous. There was at least one really long par 5--over 600 yards from the back tees. Playing into the wind, it was kind of a struggle for me. You also play along the water a few times here and there.

Then the back 9 gets punishing, especially now that I was getting a little tired and less focused. There is super tall grass and water everywhere. The double water carry on 16 is pretty cool. I started losing balls here.

For $27 mid-day,I played a pretty challenging 18 hole course with some nice views. I play Eisenhower Blue and White most of the time and it costs about the same for resident-twilight, but I feel like I got a lot more out of Lido comparatively speaking.

FYI - Watch out for the bird poo and bring bug spray

This is my usual course since it is pretty close to home. I'm normally here at twilight, racing the sun.

It's your typical old-school, basic muni course. The conditions are pretty average. It depends on the time of the year because there's a tremendous amount of play at this course which obviously degrades the conditions. You pay through a windowed booth, check in with the starter and you're off. I play later in the day, so if there are marshals I haven't seen any. There is a snack shack in the middle, but I have no idea if it is in use since I'm out so late.

The course itself is nothing special. It's mostly repetitive, straight holes with raised bunkers protected by sand. There is no water and a few of the holes are alongside semi-busy roads with a chain link fence dividing you from it.

The grass alongside the fairway seems to be on the long side recently. There are double-par 3s, which I guess is to help with traffic, although one of them always seems to be a little neglected, missing a flag, etc.

It's long enough (6900+) to be a decent walk and it's close to home, so I continue to come here because its convenient.

Nassau County Course:
https://www.toh.li/facilities/golf-courses

This was the first course I played on and I still come back every so often. It's inexpensive to play if you are a resident and it's pretty well maintained.

The first hole is a par 5 that doglegs left along a cove and then you immediately go to a par 3 with water on two sides. Backups seem to happen right here because there's a lot of beginners on the course, but I've never seen anyone gripe about it. The atmosphere is pretty casual.

Once you're away from the water on the first two holes, then it is pretty straight forward.

There's a small irons-only range and you can get lessons here.

I played this Course because of a really really slow foursome just sitting on the first tee of the Palms. (What the heck)

This course was completely empty for whatever reason, so my foursome went to the starter and paid the extra 10 bucks to start on the Pines.

I'm a novice still struggling with the occasional fat shot, but I found this course pretty forgiving when I made good contact

The conditions were also pretty good when I played. The more interesting holes are on the back nine.

I was down here for a vacation and the Pompano course was under a mile from my hotel, so why not?

Walking onto the course was pretty easy--I approached the starter for a time slot and paid at the window for the greens fee. Both the cashier at the window and the starter were pretty chill.

If you have some time to kill, drop your bag and check out the bar. A G&T was only $6 or 6.50, so I grabbed two of those. It's convenient to the first tee, so just keep an eye on the time and wrap things when it's almost time.

I actually played at this facility twice. The first time, I got paired up with two older guys. One was a local regular and he gave me an idea of where to aim, since I've never been on the course before. The second time, there was a large group which was just sitting on the tee and asked the starter to switch me to the Pines, which he did, no problem.

The course itself is about $10 cheaper than the Greg Norman course, and a little shorter, but honestly, it is more interesting and has a par 3 with a water carry and more doglegs.

My only complaint is that the course conditions were not great. If they put a little work into improving them, this could be a pretty nice course. The Pines was, by comparison, in much better condition but kinda less interesting.

This is a good place to get lots of iron/wedge practice on the par 3s. There's an uphill par 4 with a blind tee shot, but it's straight on.

Not worth it if you aren't a resident with a leisure pass (It's like $25 for three years, get one if you are County resident). If you use Golfnow, you lose out on the resident rate.