Editor's Note: This story first appeared in the June 2002 issue of Golf Digest. Since then, Golf Digest has listed Joseph H. Burbeck as the architect of Bethpage Black and A.W. Tillinghast as a ...

The warning sign greeting players at the Bethpage State Park Black Course says it all. Unless you’re a very good player with a handicap in the single digits, this probably isn’t the place for you. But ...

It seems like everyone has a Bethpage Black story: Keegan Bradley began his college career there with informal practices as an 18-year-old St. John’s freshman with a crazy dream of making the PGA Tour ...

The U.S. team is on the golf course Monday for it's first official practice round ahead of the 2025 Ryder Cup. The 12-man American squad led by captain Keegan Bradley is playing a full 18-hole pratice ...

State Inspector General Lucy Lang released a report on Friday, Oct. 24, stating there is no evidence to support allegations that bots are claiming tee times at Bethpage State Park Golf Course, putting ...

The past 12 months had a little of everything — a career Grand Slam, Ryder Cup chaos and so much more. With 2026 on the horizon, our writers look back at the most memorable moments from 2025 and ...

There are five 18-hole courses within Bethpage State Park: the Black, Red, Blue, Green and Yellow. In order of difficulty they go in that order with the Black course the best known having held two US ...

About a year ago, Luke Donald flew into New York with his right-hand man, Edoardo Molinari, to suss out the next Ryder Cup course. Word quickly got out that the European captain was in town, so by the ...

Major championships are coming back to Bethpage Black. In advance of Long Island’s iconic public course hosting next week’s Ryder Cup, the PGA of America and New York governor Kathy Hochul announced ...

From a former golf course maintenance student and longtime observer to PGA Professional and Coach, my inside look at what makes Bethpage Black special — and why Andrew Wilson’s 36-year journey ...

New York’s famed Bethpage Black course is decked out and ready for the 2025 Ryder Cup. But one former captain, Paul Azinger, thinks the PGA of America chose the wrong course to host the event. But ...

There’s a warning sign by the first tee of Bethpage’s Black Course, alerting players that the Black requires a high level of skill. I thought I belonged in that category. I guess I was wrong. I’ve ...