Bethpage Black
Farmingdale, New York
Course Overview
Par
71
Yardage
7,459
Holes
18
Established
1936
- Designer
- A.W. Tillinghast
- Fairway Grass
- Bentgrass
- Green Grass
- Bentgrass
About Bethpage Black
Bethpage Black is a public municipal course that has hosted two U.S. Opens (2002, 2009) and the 2019 PGA Championship. Designed by A.W. Tillinghast, it is famously brutal — its first tee features a sign warning "The Black Course is an extremely difficult course which we recommend only for highly skilled golfers." The course demands power and precision in equal measure.
Betting Intelligence
SG: Off-the-Tee is the dominant factor — the Black's width demands accurate driving. SG: Approach from long distances to well-defended greens rewards elite ballstrikers. Look for players who gain strokes in rough conditions and have high driving distance with acceptable accuracy. Mental toughness matters in front of the notoriously vocal New York galleries.