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Take the LIRR to the 101St PGA Championship 101ST PGA CHAMPIONSHIP TRAIN SERVICE - WEEKEND Travel Tips Take the LIRR to the • To save on fares and avoid lines, buy Round-Trip train tickets to/ from Farmingdale in advance before boarding from any LIRR Ticket 101st PGA Championship Machine, Ticket Office, or the MTA eTix® app (LIRR’s mobile ticketing Effective Saturday and Sunday, May 18 & 19, 2019 Reference Notes app). Please activate MTA eTix right before boarding. Change at Jamaica. The track of your J • Listen to train station announcements regarding track and connecting train will be announced. platform changes. Off-Peak One-Way/Ten-Trip tickets • Make sure you get off the train at Farmingdale – the LIRR’s stop for PEAK not honored. Senior citizen/People AM with disabilities/Medicare customers the 101st PGA Championship. tickets not honored. • Bicycles will not be permitted on trains to the 101st PGA Championship. Eastbound Off-Peak One-Way/Ten-Trip tickets • Do NOT drive to Farmingdale Station – NO parking is available. PEAK not honored. PM Peak trains may • For your return trip, please allow adequate time to walk to the on-site PM leave up to three minutes early. Please allow sufficient time. bus terminal, board a PGA shuttle, ride to Farmingdale Station and have tickets validated before boarding. No bicycles permitted on • Trains will leave promptly at scheduled departure times. To Ronkonkoma Branch trains during Farmingdale the week of the PGA Championship. Visit mta.info/lirr for the latest updates. Weekend There is NO parking available at Farmingdale Station or Bethpage State Park during the 101st PGA Championship Fans who travel by car must park at Jones Beach, then board complimentary shuttle buses to the golf course. Because Farmingdale Station is on the LIRR’s Ronkonkoma Branch, Suffolk County residents traveling west to Farmingdale should know that they can park at any LIRR station east of Farmingdale (Ronkonkoma, Central Islip, Brentwood, Deer Park and Wyandanch) for free on weekends, then take a train to the 101st PGA Championship. Nassau County residents traveling east to Farmingdale can park on weekends at the Mineola Intermodal Center at Mineola Station for $6 per day, up to 20 hours, and $12 per day, up to 24 hours. Effective Saturday and Sunday, May 18 & 19, 2019 Championship Information Being contested at Bethpage State Park for the very first time, the 101st PGA Championship will mark the event’s official move to May and establish its place as the season’s second Major Championship. Routinely featuring the strongest field in golf, the PGA Championship is the only all-professional field Westbound among golf’s Majors. Having previously hosted the 2012 & 2016 Barclays and the 2002 & 2009 U.S. Opens, the Black Course at Bethpage has been a regular member on Golf Digest’s roster of America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses. The To LIRR looks forward to an exciting Championship as the world’s New York, best players compete for the Wanamaker Trophy at Brooklyn & Bethpage Black this May! Jamaica Weekend Monday-Wednesday, May 13-15 Gates open at 6:30 AM, Practice Rounds LIRR Train Service May 13-19, 2019 Thursday & Friday, May 16 & 17 Gates open at 6:15 AM, First and Second Rounds of Competition – 6:45 AM approximate starting time The Black Course at Bethpage State Park Saturday & Sunday, May 18 & 19 Farmingdale, New York Gates open at 7:00 AM,Third and Fourth Rounds of Competition Farmingdale Train Station – 8:00 AM approximate starting time Learn more about the Championship schedule at: PGAChampionship.com For travel information, visit mta.info/lirr or call 511 and say “LIRR”. 101ST PGA CHAMPIONSHIP TRAIN SERVICE - WEEKDAY The MTA Long Island Rail Road is pleased to offer service Prohibited Items in the Park to the 101st PGA Championship at Bethpage State Park. BAGS Extra trains are being provided to the LIRR’s Farmingdale • Prohibited bags will NOT be accepted or stored onsite. Effective Monday-Friday, May 13-17, 2019 Station for the event, as detailed in this brochure. • Backpacks of any size and drawstring bags. • Bags larger than 10” x 10” x 10” in their natural state, At Farmingdale Station, fans will board complimentary with the exception of folding chair bags (chair must be PGA shuttle buses for the short ride to Bethpage State removed from bag at security checkpoint). Park and the Main Spectator Entrance. Golf fans are • Bags larger than 10” x 10” x 10” sold in The PGA Shops Eastbound encouraged to purchase Round-Trip tickets before will be tagged as prohibited for re-admission due to boarding trains, as tickets bought onboard cost more. size regulations. PERSONAL ITEMS Service to the 101st PGA Championship via • Personal electronics such as computers, laptops, or Farmingdale Station tablets To Eastbound LIRR train service to Farmingdale will depart • Drones, hoverboards, laser pointers or selfie sticks Farmingdale from Penn Station, Woodside, Jamaica, Mineola and • Golf clubs Weekday Hicksville. Connecting service will be available from • All oversized chairs with wide arm rests (portable, Brooklyn. Those traveling to the 101st PGA Championship folding canvas chairs will be permitted with carry bags from eastern Long Island will be provided with direct searched prior to entry) service to Farmingdale from the Ronkonkoma, Central • Weapons of any kind (regardless of permit), including Islip, Brentwood, Deer Park and Wyandanch stations. pocket knives Customers traveling from the Port Jefferson Branch should • Buckets, ladders, milk crates, or stools transfer at Hicksville for trains to Farmingdale. When FOOD & BEVERAGES changing trains, remember to take your ticket with you. • Coolers For more information, visit www.mta.info/lirr. • Food (except in limited quantities for medical, dietary, or For assistance on your way to and from the 101st PGA infant purposes) Effective Monday-Friday, May 13-17, 2019 Championship, look for LIRR personnel assigned to • Alcohol Farmingdale Station. • Beverages (one unopened, sealed bottle of water per spectator is permitted) Fares to Farmingdale Station - Zone 7 PROMOTIONAL ITEMS • Buy tickets before boarding; tickets purchased onboard • Banners, posters, or signs cost more. • Any materials with unauthorized advertising or Westbound • Children under 5 ride free; up to four children 5-11 ride promotion for $2.00 Round-Trip each (Family Fare). Off-Peak only. OTHER ITEMS • Deemed inappropriate or dangerous by Championship 101st PGA Championship LIRR Train Fare* security at their sole discretion To New York, Zones Adult Seniors Onboard Off-Peak (Age 65+) Adult Off-Peak Mobile Device/Cell Phone Policy Brooklyn & Round-Trip Round-Trip Each Way Mobile devices must be kept in Golf Mode Setting at all Jamaica 1 to 7 times at the 101st PGA Championship: Weekday Penn Station, Brooklyn, Woodside, Forest Hills, $20.50 $14.00 $16.00 • Set device to silent or vibrate, including but not limited Kew Gardens to, ringer, notifications, and alerts. 3 to 7 $14.50 $10.00 $13.00 • Camera flash turned off. Jamaica • Incoming and outgoing calls may only be made or 4 to 7 $6.50 $3.00 $9.00 received more than 100 yards away from competition. Mineola • Text, email, social posting and other data use is allowed 7 to 7 on the golf course at any location providing players are Hicksville, Bethpage, $6.50 $3.00 $9.00 Farmingdale not in position and about to play their shots. • Mobile device photography, as well as audio and video For additional information please visit web.mta.info/lirr/PGAChampionship or download the MYmta or TrainTime apps. 9 to 7 $6.50 $3.00 $9.00 capturing, is allowed in all areas during Practice Rounds Wyandanch, Deer Park (Monday-Wednesday). 10 to 7 • During Championship Rounds (Thursday-Sunday), Brentwood, Central Islip, $12.00 $6.00 $12.00 Ronkonkoma photography, audio and video recording is prohibited anywhere within 100 yards of competition or when *To save on fares and avoid lines, buy Round-Trip train tickets to/from Farmingdale Station requested by players, caddies, marshals, volunteers, in advance before boarding from any LIRR Ticket Machine, Ticket Office, or the MTA eTix app security or Championship staff and officials. (LIRR’s mobile ticketing app). Please activate MTA eTix right before boarding..
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