Championship Red Golf Course Scheduled to Open on April 2 for 2011 Season

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announces that the championship Red golf course at Eisenhower Park is scheduled to reopen for the 2011 playing season on Saturday, April 2. Prior to that, the course will open for just two days the weekend of March 26 before closing briefly the week of March 28 for additional work.

One of the area’s most sought-after courses, the Red 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 and as recently as 2008 (the PGA Tour’s Commerce Bank Championship).

The Red has also enjoyed numerous accolades over the years, including Golf Digest’s “Four Stars Best Places to Play,” recognition granted to a select number of courses throughout the U.S. Newsday has placed the Red course on its top-10 list of public courses on Long Island while the Long Island Press has included the Eisenhower Park golf facility among its “Best of Long Island” public courses.

The Red course is par-72 and measures 7,107 yards from the back tees; it is open six days a week (closed Mondays).

The two other 18-hole courses at Eisenhower Park – the Blue and White – have been open throughout the winter. The Eisenhower Park golf facility also includes a driving range and mini-golf. For information, call 516-572-0327/28.