Bethpage State Park — Black Course
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Overview
Why it matters
Bethpage Black is public golf with a warning sign and a heavyweight’s shoulders. The course is long, broad, and relentless, moving through Long Island parkland with bunkers and elevated greens that make every yard feel earned.
Its appeal is democratic but not casual. Players line up for the privilege of being tested by a course that has humbled major champions, then walk off with the same exhausted grin. Bethpage offers a rare luxury for serious golfers: access to genuine championship architecture without the velvet rope.
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Par
71
Yardage
7,468
Holes
18
Opened
1936
Green fee
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Difficulty
10/10
Architect
A.W. Tillinghast and Joseph H. Burbeck
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Daniel Ortiz
★★★★★
The hardest public round I have played, and also one of the most satisfying from the first tee onward.
Rachel Kim
★★★★★
Demanding, crowded, and absolutely worth it; the scale feels major from the opening hole.
Dine like a champion
Local tables worth planning around.
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