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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A scenic view of the Bethpage State Park Golf Course during construction on August 11, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. The 2025 Ryder Cup will be played on the Bethpage Black Course from September 26 ...

There’s a warning sign by the first tee of Bethpage’s Black Course, alerting players that the Black requires a high level of skill. I thought I belonged in that category. I guess I was wrong. I’ve ...

The 2025 Ryder Cup will bring some of the biggest names in golf to one of its most challenging courses in what figures to be quite the spectacle. The United States will look to end a rough run at 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 ...