Bethpage Black Course

Bethpage Black Course
Club information
Coordinates 40°44′31″N 73°27′18″W / 40.742°N 73.455°W / 40.742; -73.455Coordinates: 40°44′31″N 73°27′18″W / 40.742°N 73.455°W / 40.742; -73.455
Location Bethpage State Park
Farmingdale, New York, U.S.
Elevation 125 feet (40 m)
Established 1936 (1936)
Type Public
Total holes 18
Tournaments hosted PGA Championship (2019)
U.S. Open (2002, 2009)
The Barclays (2012, 2016)
Greens Poa annua
Fairways Ryegrass / Poa annua [1]
Website www.bethpagegolfcourse.com
Black Course
Designed by A. W. Tillinghast
Par 71
Length 7,468 yards (6,829 m)[2]
Course rating 77.5
Slope rating 155 [3]

The Bethpage Black Course is a public golf course on Long Island, New York. It is the most difficult of the five courses at Bethpage State Park. In 2002, the Black Course became the first publicly owned and operated course to host the U.S. Open, which returned in 2009. Bethpage Black hosted The Barclays, the event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs in late August, in 2012 and 2016, and is scheduled to host again in 2021 and 2027.[4]

Bethpage Black opened in 1936, designed by noted golf architect A.W. Tillinghast,[5] who also designed its Blue and Red Courses which also opened in the mid-1930s.[6]

Bethpage Black is one of the featured courses in the video games Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, by EA Sports.

Rankings

In its July 2008 list of America's greatest golf courses, Golf Digest ranked Bethpage Black #26 overall,[7] #6 in the state of New York,[7] #6 of America's 50 toughest courses,[8] and #5 in its list of America's greatest public golf courses.[9] It is also the top-ranked course in the Golf Digest list that is operated by a governmental entity.[9]

Scorecard

Bethpage State Park - Black Course
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
2009 U.S. Open 4303892325174784085252104603649 50843550460515845949020741137777426
2002 U.S. Open 4303892055174514084892104183517 49243549955416145947920741136977214
Par U.S. Open[10] 44354443435 4445344343570
Par 44354453436 4445344343571
2012 Barclays 4303892305174784085532104603675 50243550160816147849020741137937468
Blue 77.5 / 155 4303892305174784085532104603675 50243550160816147849020741137937468
White 74.2 / 148 4293541584614233865021913853289 43442143248015243045719539433956684
Red 71.2 / 137 4263461284384013764891522933049 37741240347213941743117834531746223
Handicap 81618241061412 9117317151315
Source:[2][3][11][12][13][14]
  • Hole #7 was played as a par 4 in both U.S. Opens

Notable events

YearDateTournamentWinnerScoreTo parClassification
2002Jun 13–16U.S. OpenUnited States Tiger Woods277−3  Major championship
2009Jun 18–22U.S. OpenUnited States Lucas Glover276−4  Major championship
2012Aug 23–26The Barclays*United States Nick Watney274−10FedEx Cup playoffs
2016Aug 25–28The Barclays*United States Patrick Reed275−9  FedEx Cup playoffs

Note: The Barclays tournament is now known as The Northern Trust.[15]

2002 U.S. Open

The U.S. Open was won by Tiger Woods, the only golfer to score under par for the championship. It was seen as one of the most difficult and exciting U.S. Opens in history, breaking attendance records and creating a more boisterous atmosphere for the U.S. Open. It was this event that the 17th hole became comparable to that of the 16th hole of the Phoenix Open due to the "Amphitheatre" atmosphere of the hole. This was partially caused by the giant stands erected parallel along both sides of the green, with a natural hill behind the green, creating a giant horseshoe of spectators.

Prior to 2002, all U.S. Opens had been staged at private golf or country clubs or at privately owned resorts that, while open to the public, were very expensive for the public to play, with greens fees of several hundred dollars per round. In 2002, Bethpage was selected as the first publicly owned and operated golf course to host the US Open.[16] The USGA's choice of Bethpage was seen as an egalitarian move.

2009 U.S. Open

Lucas Glover won the 2009 U.S. Open.[17] The course was hit heavily by continuous rain throughout the week and weekend. This resulted in multiple suspensions of play. It was this U.S. Open that Phil Mickelson declared that this would be his last tournament before taking significant time off to tend to his ailing wife, Amy, who had been recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Tiger Woods was never a legitimate factor in this U.S. Open and after he sank his final putt, it took him no more than 10 minutes to leave Bethpage State Park.

Like the 2002 U.S. Open, the media coverage of the relationship between the New York gallery and Mickelson was one of the major headlines of the entire tournament. The most memorable moment was Mickelson teeing off on the short par-3 17th hole. As Mickelson walked down the path, toward the green he was met by thousands of spectators with thunderous chants of, "Let's Go Mickelson!" Mickelson came up short, but commended the New York golf fans and suggested a Ryder Cup should be played at Bethpage Black because, "We would have a big advantage."[18]

The USGA wanted to capture the entire venue that year at Bethpage Black for the 2009 US Open, so that the public could also experience every bunker, break, and ridiculous cut of rough during the real life tournament. So the USGA teamed up with World Golf Tour and co-hosted the 2009 Virtual US Open tournament that ended the day after the US Open tournament champion received his trophy. The winner of the virtual tournament won a trip for two to the next years live event in Pebble Beach. The Virtual U.S. Open attracted hundreds of thousands of players from more than 180 countries.[19][20]

2012 Barclays

The annual Barclays tournament, the first of FedEx Cup playoff events, continued its rotation around the New York metropolitan area and was played at Bethpage State Park in 2012 in late August.[21] As with the previous two U.S. Opens, the 2012 Barclays was played on the difficult Black course. Differing from the U.S. Opens, the 7th hole was lengthened slightly and played as a par-5 to make the course a par-71 at 7,468 yards (6,829 m), identical to the course's blue tees.[11]

2016 Barclays

The Barclays was played August 25–28. Of the 125 players eligible to play in the event, five did not enter: Sergio García (ranked 20), Alex Čejka (59), Danny Willett (75), Shane Lowry (87), and Anirban Lahiri (117).[22][23] Of the 120 entrants, 79 made the second-round cut at 145 (+3). Despite there being more than 78 players making the cut there was no secondary cut after the third round as in regular PGA Tour events, following a change made after the 2014 season.[24]

Patrick Reed won by a stroke over Emiliano Grillo and Sean O'Hair and moved from seventh place to first place in the standings.[25] The top 100 players in the points standings advanced to the Deutsche Bank Championship. This included five players who were outside the top 100 prior to The Barclays: Sean O'Hair (ranked 108th to 15th), Kang Sung-hoon (122 to 88), John Huh (111 to 90), Tyrone van Aswegen (104to 93), and Derek Fathauer (118 to 99). Five players started the tournament within the top 100 but ended the tournament outside the top 100, ending their playoff chances: Shane Lowry (ranked 87th to 102nd), Peter Malnati (93 to 104), Robert Streb (95 to 105), Lucas Glover (96 to 106), and Jonas Blixt (100 to 107).[26]

The tournament was the last qualifying event for the eight qualifying places for the American team in the 2016 Ryder Cup.

Future events

Year Tournament Type Times hosted
2019PGA ChampionshipMajor championshipInaugural
2021The Northern TrustFedEx Cup playoffs2012, 2016
2024Ryder CupInternational match playInaugural
2027The Northern TrustFedEx Cup playoffs2012, 2016, 2021

2021, 2027 Northern Trust

Bethpage will host the 2021 and 2027 Northern Trust tournament, the first of PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoff events.[27]

When awarded to Bethpage, The Northern Trust was known as The Barclays. Sponsorship changed for the 2017 event.[15]

2019 PGA Championship and 2024 Ryder Cup

On September 17, 2013, the PGA of America in conjunction with the State of New York announced that the 2019 PGA Championship as well as the 2024 Ryder Cup will be contested at Bethpage Black.[28]

References

  1. ↑ "The Barclays" (PDF). GCSAA. Tournament fact sheets. September 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Bethpage Black scorecard" (PDF). Bethpage Pro Shop. July 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Course Rating and Slope Database: Bethpage State Park - Black Course". USGA. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bethpage State Park to host Barclays in 2021, 2027". PGA Tour. February 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Outings at Bethpage Black Course" (PDF). New York State Parks. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Outings at Bethpage Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green Courses" (PDF). New York State Parks. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  7. 1 2 "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses 07/08" (PDF). Golf Digest. May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2007.
  8. ↑ "America's 50 Toughest Golf Courses". Golf Digest. March 2007. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  9. 1 2 "America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses 07/08" (PDF). Golf Digest. May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2007.
    In this context, "public" means a course that is open for the public to play, as opposed to a private club.
  10. ↑ "2009 U.S. Open: Course". Majors Championships (PGA & PGA Tour). Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  11. 1 2 "2012 Barclays - Course: Bethpage State Park - Black Course". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Inside the course: Bethpage State Park - Black Course". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 30, 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  13. ↑ "2009 U.S. Open: course". ESPN. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Back to Black - 2009 U.S. Open course guide" (PDF). NBC Sports. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
  15. 1 2 Schonbrun, Zach. "Glen Oaks, Site of a FedEx Cup Tournament, Was Reborn After Hurricane Sandy". The New York Times. August 22, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Five Facts Friday: Bethpage Black". TruGolf. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Glover holds off Mickelson to win U.S. Open". CNN. June 22, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  18. ↑ Williams, Jeff (July 4, 2009). "Pros endorse Bethpage Black for Ryder Cup". Newsday. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  19. ↑ Gaudiosi, John (March 18, 2010). "GDC 2010: World Golf Tour Partners with USGA for Virtual Competition". GamerLive.TV. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  20. ↑ "Wayne Stopak Crowned 2009 Virtual U.S. Open Champion". USGA. June 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  21. ↑ "The Barclays - Home". The Barclays. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  22. ↑ Bolton, Rob (August 22, 2016). "Power Rankings: The Barclays". PGA Tour.
  23. ↑ Ross, Helen (August 24, 2016). "Cejka withdraws from The Barclays". PGA Tour.
  24. ↑ "PGA Tour unveils FedExCup Playoff points change". PGA Tour. December 11, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Patrick Reed wins Barclays, Rickie Fowler loses Ryder Cup auto bid". ESPN. Associated Press. August 28, 2016.
  26. ↑ Everill, Ben (August 28, 2016). "FedExCup update after The Barclays". PGA Tour.
  27. ↑ "Bethpage State Park to host Barclays in 2021, 2027". PGA Tour. February 3, 2015.
  28. ↑ Gray, Will (September 17, 2013). "It's Official Bethpage Black to Host '19 PGA, '24 Ryder Cup". Golf Channel. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
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