Bethpage State Park has five 18-hole courses: black, red, blue, green and yellow.
Due to the difficult order, they performed this order in the Black course, most notably holding two U.S. openings, a PGA champion and two Barclays.
It’s one of the smartest, toughest signs in a golf course, hanging behind the first tee.
‘warn. Black courses are an extremely difficult course and we only target highly skilled golfers.
This helped marketing at the 2002 U.S. Open, and then Tiger Woods won the championship with the only score of the Red character, which was Phil Mickelson’s victory at the level. Sergio Garcia, Nick Faldo, Padraig Harrington and Nick Price are also top ten.
It was the creation of “People’s Open” because it was the first U.S. Open to be staged on a real public course, and the books were written on Bethpage, designed by Joseph Burbeck, designed by Joseph Burbeck and assisted by the legendary Awinghast.
Hundreds of thousands will be played on these five courses each year, and golfers spend the whole night in the parking lot to ensure tee time.
To play here, you might be surprised by the green fees. Remember, this is a public facility operated by New York State Parks. Residents in the state have subsidized green fees, but if visitors can get here, they can also play here without breaking the bank.
Outside
Working Day: $140, Twilight $88
Weekend: $160, Twilight $100
New York State Resident
Working Days: $70, Twilight $44
Weekend: $80, Twilight $50
Senior and Junior Years: $47, Twilight $30
Compare this to the last few venues for a Ryder Cup on American soil. Whistle Channel is home to the 2021 game, with 18 holes selling for about $700 and an additional $85.
Hazeltine is a 2016 location with no green fees for publishing, you need to be a guest of membership, and Medinah is also a club that invites only clubs.
If you are not a resident, the red course for Bethpage 18 holes will send you back $90/100 or Twilight Tour 55/60.
Then, there are some incredible value (almost whatever the level the course is on), with 18 holes in green, blue and yellow for $38/43.
This sign has almost turned into a head, as no one opened the U.S. Open for $140, but it does rank among the top 10 of the toughest courses in the U.S.
The most recent major, the 2019 PGA champion, is our most vivid memory of Bethpage Black, where we have narrow fairways, deep, rough, wet greens and a few sponge-like bunkers.
There, Brooks Koepka rejected Dustin Johnson, with four players ending with a red character.
The scorecard is expected to be 7,459 yards, but the par is 70. Only two 5-shots, it doesn’t matter, it’s important in match games, with three of the four short holes above 200 yards.
Otherwise, there are plenty of tough 4s that can be stiff due to traditional club tangles.
Given that this is a showcase for the game, you’d expect that roughness is at least less than usual punishment.
