Surely you’ve seen the sign. It hangs on a railing above the first tee of Bethpage State Park’s Black Course, warning players that this course means business. Who, exactly, can count themselves among ...

In the 1930s, when plans for "The People's Country Club" was brought to Long Island, the country was still mired in the Great Depression and the government was looking to provide a jolt. Like many ...

The Athletic has live coverage of the final day of the 2025 Ryder Cup. The golf course will be a supporting character in perhaps the most highly anticipated Ryder Cup in recent memory next week, 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 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 ...

Every weekend, hundreds of golfers load up the boot and head to Bethpage. Clubs and shoes are not the only essential items stuck in the trunk of the car. Sleeping bags and food supplies are also ...

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 ...

Golf’s prestigious Ryder Cup gets underway this weekend, and the star of the show will be Long Island, New York’s beloved Bethpage State Park and its notorious Black Course. Bethpage is not a ...

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 ...

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 ...