It’s Ryder Cup week, meaning Bethpage Black is ready to take center stage. And, if you are daring enough, you can even play it yourself. The Black Course at Bethpage State Park is not only one of the ...

Back in 1993, I found myself stuck in a Golf Course Operation program at a college tucked away in upstate New York. Maintenance wasn't my calling — I knew that much — but I figured I'd see it through ...

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 ...

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 US Open frames its entire identity around being the toughest test in golf. Last year, around Oakmont Country Club, JJ ...

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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Ask any New Yorker about Bethpage Black and they’ll likely tell you three things: Tee times are hard to get, the course is incredibly tough ...

Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, Long Island, is unlike any other stop in championship golf. The site is a true public track, run by New York State, where everyday golfers can line up overnight in ...

Let’s just get this out of the way: Most of the greens at Bethpage Black are pretty flat. For the two dozen players in this week’s Ryder Cup in New York, the biggest challenge on many of the greens ...

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The most iconic square footage at Bethpage Black isn’t fairway, tee or green. Instead it’s a sign — white panel, black letters, headlined with “WARNING” in red — that overlooks the ...