Glen Cove keeps slashed golf fees at 18-hole course
Glen Cove's golf course on Lattingtown Road, where annual permit fees for nonresidents will remain discounted. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin
Glen Cove is keeping steeply discounted golf fees in place for nonresidents as an incentive while the city wraps up renovations to its 18-hole course.
With a multi-million-dollar upgrade nearly complete, the city is hoping to retain golfers who have played during the disruptions at the Glen Cove Golf Club on Lattingtown Road.
The annual permit will cost nonresidents $250 for a full-week permit, below the usual $495, and $195 for a Tuesday through Friday permit, down from $250. The permits grant golfers reduced green fees throughout the year, which are paid to play a round on the course. Green fees range from $21 to $35 for members and $30 to $56 for those without permits, which are not required for play.
“Our course was under tremendous renovation last year,” Glen Cove Mayor Pamela Panzenbeck said in a phone interview. “As this is a transitional year, and it is in much better condition, we want to encourage people to stick it out with us.”
Glen Cove takes a swing
The City of Glen Cove is keeping discounted golf permit fees for nonresidents while the 18-hole course undergoes a makeover.
The city had slashed the permit for a full week from $495 to $250.
Officials said renovations, including to the course's sprinkler system, are nearly complete.
The city has spent more than $2 million overhauling the course’s aging sprinkler system. Other course upgrades include new golf cart bridges on the greens, repaved walkways and repaired sand traps, officials said.
The golf club was founded in 1972, according to the city’s website, and is open to both residents and nonresidents. City residents pay $95 for standard annual permits, and those prices are lower for children and seniors.
Glen Cove generated $81,699 in nonresident permit fees and $96,463 in resident permit fees in 2023. The city recorded $74,885 in nonresident permit fees and $79,810 in resident permit fees in 2024. Through Sept. 8, 2025, the city received $42,460 in nonresident permit fees and $66,286 from resident permit fees, according to the 2026 budget.
Combined green fees generated more than $550,000 in 2023; nearly $490,000 in 2024; and slightly over $350,000 through Sept. 8 last year, the budget shows.
Spiro Tsirkas, the city’s executive director of youth services and recreation, said the sprinkler overhaul should conclude by Memorial Day. The driving range will close sporadically as work continues, Tsirkas said in a phone interview. Additional work includes general maintenance, including fixing the sand traps and repairing the greens, he said.
The city is keeping 2025's reduced permit fees for nonresidents since the work at the course has yet to finish, he said.
“Last year they were brought down to basically say, ‘thank you for sticking with us’,” Tsirkas said. “We’re not there yet, but we’re getting there, so we’re keeping the same rates.”
Oyster Bay charges $350 for resident membership fees to the Honorable Joseph Colby Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course in Woodbury, according to its website. Nonresidents pay $60 for green fees during weekdays and $35 for weekday nights. Those prices are $75 and $45 for weekend days and nights, respectively.
North Hempstead does not charge membership fees for the town-run Harbor Links Golf Course in Port Washington. The town charges nonresidents more for green fees, scaling in price based on different times of the day. Mondays through Thursdays, a nonresident pays $73.13, while a resident pays $47.38, according to the course's site. Friday and weekend prices for nonresidents range from $41.20 to $139.05, and resident prices go from $36.06 to $108.15.
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