Bethpage Black
Farmingdale, NY
Bethpage Black is a municipal 18-hole, par-71 golf course in Farmingdale, New York, playing 7,465 yards with a course rating of 77.5 and slope of 155. It is ranked #38 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by A.W. Tillinghast (1936); Rees Jones (renovation, 2015)
Bethpage Black is a municipal course at Bethpage State Park on Long Island, designed primarily by Joseph H. Burbeck with input from A. W. Tillinghast and opened in 1936; Rees Jones renovated it in 2015. It has hosted the U.S. Open in 2002 and 2009, the 2019 PGA Championship, and the 2025 Ryder Cup, and was the first publicly owned course to host a U.S. Open.
Accolades
- Ranked #38, America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #7, America's 100 Greatest Public Courses (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #7, Best in New York (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #56, Top 100 Courses in the World (GOLF Magazine, 2025-26)
- Ranked #34, Top 100 Courses in the U.S. (GOLF Magazine, 2024-25)
- Ranked #5, Top 100 Courses You Can Play in the U.S. (GOLF Magazine, 2024-25)
- Ranked #28, USA Top 100 (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
- Ranked #6, Top Courses in New York (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
📍 Winding Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 71 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 11 par 4s, 3 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 13, 608 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 14, 158 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 15 (par 4, 478 yards)
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 430 | 8 |
| 2 | 4 | 389 | 16 |
| 3 | 3 | 230 | 18 |
| 4 | 5 | 517 | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 478 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 408 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | 553 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 210 | 14 |
| 9 | 4 | 460 | 12 |
| Out | 36 | 3,675 | |
| 10 | 4 | 502 | 9 |
| 11 | 4 | 435 | 11 |
| 12 | 4 | 501 | 7 |
| 13 | 5 | 608 | 3 |
| 14 | 3 | 158 | 17 |
| 15 | 4 | 478 | 1 |
| 16 | 4 | 490 | 5 |
| 17 | 3 | 207 | 13 |
| 18 | 4 | 411 | 15 |
| In | 35 | 3,790 | |
| Total | 71 | 7,465 |
Scorecard from the Blue tees (7,465 yards).
Tournaments hosted
- U.S. Open: 2002
- PGA Championship: 2019
- Ryder Cup: 2025
Source: Wikidata Q4898096 (CC0).
Nearby golf courses
| Course | Miles | Holes | Par | Rating / slope | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethpage Red | 0.4 | 18 | 70 | 73.7 / 128 | Municipal |
| Bethpage Green | 0.8 | 18 | 71 | 70.5 / 128 | Municipal |
| Bethpage Blue | 0.9 | 18 | 72 | 71.8 / 129 | Municipal |
| Bethpage Yellow | 1.0 | 18 | 71 | 70.1 / 126 | Municipal |
| Colonial Springs Golf ClubEast Farmingdale | 2.9 | 18 | 72 | 74 / 145 | Private |
| The Greens at Half HollowMelville | 4.5 | 18 | 60 | 59.7 / 97 | Likely private |
| Town of Oyster Bay Public Golf CourseWoodbury | 5.1 | 18 | 70 | 70.2 / 134 | Municipal |
| Cantiague Golf CourseHicksville | 5.3 | 9 | 30 | Public | |
| Cold Spring Country ClubCold Spring Harbor | 5.4 | 18 | 71 | 72.4 / 134 | Private |
| Peninsula Golf ClubMassapequa | 6.2 | 9 | 74 | 72.2 / 127 | Public |
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