golf season is offically open

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I have a 7:32am on Bethpage Red on Wed morning the first day it is open.Because of the Open on the Black the 1st and 18th will be par 3s as they lay the cables and set up hospitality tents.The Black opens on the 14th but only 8am till 1pm Tuesday thru Sunday.It will close for the open on May 31.

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Ah the Red. Great course, awesome opening hole. One of these years I am going to get back up there and play those courses again. The Green has some great holes as well, #2, #9, #17 come to mind. What a great complex Bethpage is, I really do miss it.

PS - Good luck on your opening round.

[nevets88]

Red 1 and 18 are great holes. Oh well.

Green fees went up too. I think $5 a round.

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Well I played this morning and got moved up to 7am.Froze my ass off but its the Red so I smiled as I walked.They have 1&18 par 3s as I said and most of the hospitality tents are either up or are being put up.They had some people playing the Black as a practice round but it was to damn cold to walk over to see who it was.They also made par 3s on the 18 of the Green course but I am not sure about #1 over there.As I stated before The Black will open on 4/15 for a one shot for everyone play before the open.By the way the red was in OK shape the greens were not to good shape compared to some out east courses I have played in the last 2 weeks.

[nevets88]

Some of the holes on Blue were aerated.

I played Thursday morning and noticed a number of people in suits, heading over to the clubhouse. Saw a couple of SUVs with equipment logos. I wonder what kind of meeting it was?

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I am thinking of going out to Montauk on Thursday if the weather forecast looks good as the Downs is one of my favorites also.Played The Red again on Monday and got 13 in before the rains got me.Belive it or not I was second group out {speedy Bill was first}and I played as a single BY MY SELF.Its been many years since I had the course there all to my self but quess the forecast scared everyone away.Course was in much better shape than last week.

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Is Kevin Smith still a pro at Montauk Downs?

If so and you go out there, ask him if he remembers "The Great Pete" and Mark who caddied at Tam O'Shanter when he was an assistant pro there, in the late 70's, early 80's,.

I'm sure he remembers Pete who is a teaching pro now on Long Island.

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We got there 6:30 in morning and no one there but state workers and mexicans.

[wrx_junki]

I guess I won't be going to Bethpage until after the open since it sounds like a mess for now. Damn NY taxes hiking up rates on green fees.

[nevets88]

They turned Green #1, #18 into par 3s. They put a temp green on #10.
Red #1, #18 are par 3s, #5 tee moved up about 100 yards.
I think Blue #1 is a par 3.
Yellow is the only untouched course.

At least they didn't raise the range rates.

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I got a 6:21 on Thurrsday morn on the Red only because it is 9 min from my house.Pisses me off to pay for Premium course that they cut the balls off of though but our Stevie Wonder govenor will tax any and all things.