Bethpage State Park Golf - Green Fees Raised

[nevets88]

Anyone know what the new fees are?

[Gioguy21]

...just takes some research ;)
http://www.nysparks.com/golf-courses/11/fees-rates.aspx

[iPutt]

Does anybody know what time twighlight starts and what age the cut off for junior is?

[wrx_junki]

Bethpage Black $65/weekday $75/weekend. That's quite steep. Is this because the US Open was played on it last year? Not very happy about this big price jump!

[nevets88]

Twilight is 4pm. Another thing - I think the no-show fee is $10 or $15, I forget which, but check, as it's not trivial anymore. Maybe the silver lining is fewer people will play, meaning shorter rounds. Hopeful thinking probably.

...just takes some research ;)

Doh!

I didn't check the site because I listened to the phone reservation # instructions which said don't check the web site, the fees were not updated. I normally would have checked, but I got lazy.

[Alohaed]

Steep? I'd gladly pay those prices for such nice courses. Hey, because of our piece of crap mayor, who nickled and dimed us to death for everything since he became our lame leader, last I played, it cost, on weekends, $63 with cart to play the city courses. Are you kidding me????? I go to my buddy's home course on LI and, as a non-resident, pay $65. And it's a wonderful experience. Same with other LI courses. But pay almost the same for the NYC, which some are in horrendous shape still, and so overcrowded, where at times a round is almost 5 1/2+ hours, is a rip-off. Even to walk these course are close to $40, maybe more now. It's disgusting.

[DavidFehertysBike]

Anything you do around NYC is going to be overpriced. The number that will pay outnumber the people that wont. Its just the nature of the beast. The prices to play back when i would fart around with my dad and uncle to now have jumped alot, though. But at the same time, the bethpage courses arent cowpatches like they used to be 10 or so years ago.

[James_Black]

Your talking about the black course right?

I'd pay that for a chance to play a course that's had 2 U.S opens on it.
I probably wouldn't break 100 but still it'd be fun!

[nevets88]

They also lost the head groundskeeper, Courier I think his name was. Can't tell if that had an effect on the shape of the course though.

[allblackAMG]

Steep? I'd gladly pay those prices for such nice courses. Hey, because of our piece of crap mayor, who nickled and dimed us to death for everything since he became our lame leader, last I played, it cost, on weekends, $63 with cart to play the city courses.

what course on long island?? at my local course its 40 bucks for twilight (2-3pm) non member including cart weekday, 60 weekend. members pay 24 during the week and tee off at whatever time they want. have you ever played at eisenhower??

[doctork]

Those are incredible prices for a course with the Black's pedigree. Granted, it takes some work to get on, but they could easily charge $200+ and still fill the tee sheet. Granted, the locals would be peeved, and it would be the wrong thing to do. But they could.

DoctorK

[jamo]

Does anybody know what time twighlight starts and what age the cut off for junior is?

The junior cutoff is usually 18. I don't know about Bethpage specifically, but I would assume it's the same.

[wrx_junki]

I know its still a good deal but just the fact that the price rose dramatically compared to the other years, it really sucks. I was looking forward to play it early in the season but I guess I will wait when my game is in better shape.

NYC local muni's start twilight at 2-4pm for the most part and you can finish 18 holes before dark. I really can't complain about $18 for 18 holes even though the course isn't long.

For those in Queens/LI, I think right now one of the best deal is twilight(1:00pm) at Pine Ridge Golf Course in Coram, NY. $35 greens fee which includes a cart.

[Scott_K]

Red, Blue, Green and Yellow didn't go up, did they ? I remember paying around $50 for Red last year with reservation fee and #1 and #18 under construction. Who am I kidding, I'll still play Beth and IKE.

[nevets88]

Only played a couple of weekend rounds this year, but unfortunately, length of rounds are still awful. Doesn't look like fees have reduced demand.

[IslandGolfer]

On the Black course, non- New York residents pay $150 on weekends & $130 during the week + $5 per player reservation.

On the Red Course, non-NYS residents pay $86 during the week, $96 on weekends, which is insane.

[abraxas]

hey, anyone know if bethpage is open already?

would you also happen to know whats the walk-on course...

dying to get out FINALLY

[nevets88]

Blue course is open, Green in a week+. 516-249-0707. God that number is embedded in my brain.