The three 18-hole golf courses at Eisenhower Park are among the most popular public courses on Long Island.

At Eisenhower Park, three of Long Island’s finest golf courses are open to the public, including the famed “Red” course.

The Red Course has a storied history, having been designed by prominent golf architect Devereux Emmet in 1914 and having hosted PGA championships as far back as 1926.

A second championship-level course, the White, was designed by Robert Trent Jones, a major 20th-century architect of American courses. Jones also designed the third 18-hole course at Eisenhower, the Blue.

18 Hole Courses:

Eisenhower Red Course
Eisenhower White Course
Eisenhower Blue Course

Notes for the New Season . • Please note that walk-up tee times will be available for the 2008 season at all three 18-hole courses. .

 

Commerce Bank Championship Winner Praises Red Course as "Deal of the Century"

Loren Roberts, who won this year's Commerce Bank Championship at the Eisenhower Red golf course, told Newsday the Red is "the deal of the century" when he learned about the fees, which range from $22 (weekdays for senior citizens who are Nassau County residents) to $49 (non-residents on weekends).

The course, played at 7,082 yards for the tournament, came in for plenty of praise from the pros during the three-day tournament, which ended June 29 and drew thousands of spectators. Roberts described the Red as a deceptively tough course, telling Newsday "it's got plenty of length.You've got some wind out there and the greens are just flat enough that they're tricky." Defending champ Lonnie Nielsen, who finished third this year, ranked the Red as "one of the few favorites" among players on the Champions Tour.

Over the three rounds of golf on the par-71 course, Roberts finished 12 under, one stroke ahead of Nick Price and Lonnie Nielsen. Roberts collected $240,000 for his victory. Last year, Roberts was the recipient of the Charles Schwab Cup, given to the leading player on the Champions Tour.

The Red course has a storied history, having been designed by prominent golf architect Devereux Emmet in 1914 and having hosted PGA championships as far back as 1926. Newsday has ranked the Red course No. 4 among its top 10 public golf course on Long Island and the Long Island Press has included the larger Eisenhower Park golf facility among its “Best of Long Island” public courses.

The Eisenhower Park golf facility, which includes three 18-hole courses, is one of the busiest and finest public courses in the New York metropolitan area. A second championship-level course, the White, was designed by Robert Trent Jones, a major 20th-century architect of American courses. Jones also designed the third 18-hole course at Eisenhower, the Blue.

Long Island Press Names Eisenhower Golf "Best of Long Island" Course

The Long Island Press has included the Eisenhower Park golf course among its “Best of Long Island” public courses, in its January 10 issue. Each year, the weekly newspaper publishes a “Best of Long Island” issue in which it touts the best services and companies in a wide range of categories.

The Eisenhower Park golf facility, which includes three 18-hole courses, is one of the busiest and finest public courses in the New York metropolitan area. In 2007, Newsday named the Red course at Eisenhower No. 4 among its top-10 list of public courses on Long Island.

The Red course has a storied history, having been designed by prominent golf architect Devereux Emmet in 1914 and having hosted PGA championships as far back as 1926. These days, the Red course plays host to the PGA Tour’s Commerce Bank Championship (scheduled in 2008 from from June 23-29).

A second championship-level course, the White, was designed by Robert Trent Jones, a major 20th-century architect of American courses. Jones also designed the third 18-hole course at Eisenhower, the Blue.

During the winter, the White and Blue courses are open seven days a week, as weather allows.

Newsday Ranks Eisenhower "Red" Among Top 10 Public Golf Courses on the Island

In its May 31 paper, Newsday ranked the Eisenhower "Red" golf course at Eisenhower Park No. 4 among its top 10 public golf course on Long Island.

The Red course, one of three 18-hole golf courses at Eisenhower Park, has a storied history. Originally, it was part of the exclusive Salisbury olf Club, begun by wealthy Long Islanders such as A.T. Stewart, a 19th-century retailer and property magnate who founded the Village of Garden City. The Red was designed in 1914 by a prominent local golf course architect, Devereux Emmet, who was married to one of Stewart’s nieces. Emmet was also a descendant of Thomas Addison Emmet, a founder of New York City’s Tammany Hall political machine.

Most of Emmet’s courses were designed during the era of hickory-shafted clubs and were short by current standards, at around 6,000 yards. (The U.S. Golf Association did not accept the use of steel shafts until 1924.) Today, the course measures 7,030 yards from the championship tees, 6,784 yards from the middle tees, and 5,588 yards from the forward tees. Working with PGA Tour architects, the Parks Department’s experienced golf crew is continually enhancing the quality of this championship course.

The Red course’s history with championship golf goes back to 1926, when the course hosted the PGA Championship. In that contest, egendary golfer Walter Hagan won the third of four consecutive PGA titles, capturing an $11,100 purse in the process. These days, the Red course plays host to the PGA Tour’s Commerce Bank Championship. PGA golfer Lee Trevino has called Eisenhower Red “one of the better and one of the toughest courses we play.”