Lido Golf Course discounts are in full swing during greens upgrades

The Lido Golf Course will remain open as the Town of Hempstead renovates nine greens during the 2026 golf season — and the town will charge golfers half price while the work is being done, town officials announced. 

Holes 4, 5, 8, 10, 14, 16, 18 and the chipping and putting greens will undergo renovations that include aeration, seeding, fertilization and adjusted watering schedules, town spokesman Brian Devine said in an email. Renovations at the public course began on June 12.

The town is setting up temporary greens and splitting existing greens in half as “shared greens," Devine said.

Golfing fees are on a schedule that takes into account resident status, seniors, veterans, weekdays, weekends, holidays, time of day and whether the round is nine or 18 holes.

An 18-hole round of golf on a weekday at the reduced rate is $21.50 for a resident and $27.50 for a nonresident, according to a resolution the town board passed June 23. The town board set the discount through July 12 but authorized the deputy commissioner of parks to extend it as needed. Devine said renovations will continue “throughout the season.” 

“While some temporary adjustments will be in place as we improve the course, we're reducing greens fees by 50% because we believe our golfers should benefit while this important work is underway,” Town Supervisor John Ferretti said in a news release. “These improvements will result in a better playing experience for years to come."

More information on course fees is available on the town's website. 

The work is being done by town staff and is separate from irrigation system upgrades the town announced in 2023, Devine said.

Those upgrades were approved for up to $3 million in capital spending. That year the town demolished the golf course’s clubhouse after town officials decided the catering hall space was not worth renovating, Newsday previously reported.

In 2021, the town settled with former golf course operator Double Eagle Golf, which had operated the course under a 20-year contract with the town. Under the settlement, the town paid the former operator $85,000.

The town had evicted the company in 2017, Newsday previously reported, after which the town took control of operations. The company sued the town, alleging it wasn’t reimbursed for expenses related to Superstorm Sandy, and the town countersued the operator, alleging it hadn’t properly maintained the course.