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Bethpage Black

Farmingdale, NY
🦴🦴🦴🦴🦴5/5 grail
Designed by A.W. Tillinghast and Joseph H. Burbeck  ·  4.8★ players
✈ JFK 18 mi · New York 29 mi
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Why it’s a grail

A.W. Tillinghast's enduring public masterpiece and host of the 2002 U.S. Open and 2019 PGA Championship.

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About the course

Bethpage Black is a highly acclaimed municipal course located within Bethpage State Park on Long Island, New York, renowned for its challenging design. Originally conceived by Joseph H. Burbeck and famously refined by A.W. Tillinghast, it stands as one of his most celebrated public works. The course uniquely hosted the U.S. Open in 2002 and the PGA Championship in 2019, distinguishing itself as a public facility capable of challenging the world's best golfers. Its demanding layout and vibrant atmosphere have made it a favorite among golf enthusiasts.

Course timeline

  1. 1936Opened
  2. 2002Hosted the U.S. Open
  3. 2007Hosted The Barclays
  4. 2011Hosted The Barclays
  5. 2016Hosted The Barclays
  6. 2019Hosted the PGA Championship
  7. 2021Hosted The Northern Trust

Player reviews

Google 4.8★ · 1159 ratings
5★ · Jimmy Lee · 4 months ago

Indeed a wonderful place to enjoy a round of golf. Or a round of torturing if you're keep making fundamental mistakes to have your balls fall into the rough or sand traps! The rough is long and so thick that's almost impossible to get your ball out cleanly. Th

5★ · Kevin Wood · 3 months ago

I've had great luck walking on here in the early afternoon and getting on 3/3 times. Amazing price for the locals, and still very good for the non-locals. They had one of the worst ranges i've ever seen, but I think they just recently improved it. The course i

5★ · C K · a year ago

Played again on Saturday August 2nd. Showed up at 3:45am as a single and chatted up a threesome in spot 10. They made me their 4th, and we got 9:30am on the Black! Dylan, Nick, and Scott were so kind! We had a great day, but hole 15 got me again with a doub

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  • Discovering Bethpage Black Golf Course's County Location In New York