These Capital Region golf courses are still open for the season

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- Fall is here and golf courses around the Capital Region are beginning to close for the season. However, a group of courses around the Capital Region and the Hudson Valley are hanging on to the season, with tee times still available.

Typically golf courses close from November to February, March or early April, depending on weather conditions. During the Winter, golf courses in New York close to protect and winterize courses and putting greens.

Rain, snow and ice can leave courses wet and soft, leaving them open to potential damage. Since the weather in the Capital Region has been dry and cool, these golf courses are extending tee times into mid-to-late November.

Capital Region:

• Barney Road Golf Course, 1 Barney Road, Clifton Park
  • Final tee times are available Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • The course will close Sunday, Nov. 17 at 3:30 p.m. for the season.
• Schenectady Municipal Golf Course, 400 Oregon Avenue, Schenectady
  • Tee times available online until Nov. 20
• Orchard Creek, 6700 Dunnsville Road, Altamont
  • Tee times available online for public and season pass holders. The public can schedule a tee time three days in advance and 10 days in advance for season pass holders until Nov. 22.
• Hiland Golf Course, 195 Haviland Road, Queensbury
  • Tee times available until Nov. 22
• Van Patten Golf Club, 924 Main Street, Clifton Park
  • Tee times available until Nov. 22
  • Each day through Nov. 24, golfers can win one 20–25-pound turkey per day, by hitting closest to the pin on the VP Suites golf simulator.
• Pheasant Hollow Golf Course, 2670 Phillips Road, East Greenbush
  • Tea times are available until Nov. 17.

Hudson Valley:

• Island Green, 3822 County Route 26, Greenville
  • Tee times are available until Saturday, Nov. 16.
• The Swan Golf and Country Club, 1754 Old Kings Road, Saugerties
  • Tee times are available currently until Nov. 27.
• Copake Country Club, 44 Golf Course Road, Craryville
  • Tee times are available Nov. 15, Nov. 16 and Nov. 17 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Although courses may be closing, there are indoor golf options locally as well. The Bunker, in Clifton Park, NexGen Indoor Golf Center in Malta and Hudson Valley Indoor Golf Center in Valatie offer a virtual experience to play golf at courses all over the United States.