Course record

Black

Bethpage Black hosted the U.S. Open in 2002 and 2009, followed by the 2019 PGA Championship and the 2025 Ryder Cup. A public state-park course had become a recurring venue for the game’s largest competitions.¹

Open the Club record

Original design: A.W. Tillinghast
Opened: 1936
Holes: 18
Par: 71
Club location: Farmingdale

The Black Course on the national stage

Bethpage Black belongs to a five-course public golf complex rather than a private country club. New York State Parks places the opening of its Tillinghast-designed Blue, Red and Black courses in 1935–36, between the earlier Green course and Alfred Tull’s Yellow course of 1958.²

The pro shop’s account notes a dispute over how much design credit belongs to A.W. Tillinghast and how much to park superintendent Joseph Burbeck.³

Course design

Date unrecorded Original design

A.W. Tillinghast

Original course design

Hosted competitions

Ryder Cup

2025 Ryder Cup

PGA Championship

2019 PGA Championship

FedEx St. Jude Championship

U.S. Open

Scorecard

Complete 18-hole record

Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.

Course record

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Tee register

Tee	Gender	Par	Rating	Slope	Front yards	Back yards	Total yards	Front par	Back par
Blue	Men	71	77.5	155	3,675	3,790	7,465	36	35
White	Men	71	74.2	148	3,312	3,426	6,738	36	35
Forward	Women	71	76.8	150	3,049	3,171	6,220	36	35
Yellow	Men	71	71.4	144	3,049	3,171	6,220	36	35

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Blue	430	389	230	517	478	408	553	210	460	3,675	502	435	501	608	158	478	490	207	411	3,790	7,465
White	429	354	158	461	423	386	525	191	385	3,312	434	421	432	543	149	430	457	195	365	3,426	6,738
Forward	426	346	128	438	401	376	489	152	293	3,049	377	412	403	472	136	417	431	178	345	3,171	6,220
Yellow	426	346	128	438	401	376	489	152	293	3,049	377	412	403	472	136	417	431	178	345	3,171	6,220
Par	4	4	3	5	4	4	5	3	4	36	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	3	4	35	71
Hcp	8	16	18	2	4	10	6	14	12		9	11	7	3	17	1	5	13	15

Front nine Holes 1-9

Tee or hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Blue	430	389	230	517	478	408	553	210	460	3,675
White	429	354	158	461	423	386	525	191	385	3,312
Forward	426	346	128	438	401	376	489	152	293	3,049
Yellow	426	346	128	438	401	376	489	152	293	3,049
Par	4	4	3	5	4	4	5	3	4	36
Hcp	8	16	18	2	4	10	6	14	12

Back nine Holes 10-18

Tee or hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Blue	502	435	501	608	158	478	490	207	411	3,790
White	434	421	432	543	149	430	457	195	365	3,426
Forward	377	412	403	472	136	417	431	178	345	3,171
Yellow	377	412	403	472	136	417	431	178	345	3,171
Par	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	3	4	35
Hcp	9	11	7	3	17	1	5	13	15

Sources and record notes6 references

Sources for this history

Bethpage State Park Golf Courses New York State Parks
About section: five-course public complex and the Black Course championship chronology, 2002–2025.
Consulted 2026-11-07
2026 Black Course Small Outing Package New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
PDF page 1: public complex, course sequence and completed championships.
Consulted 2026-09-21
About Bethpage: The Black Course Bethpage Golf Pro Shop
Bethpage Black Course section, paragraph beginning Opened in 1936: debate over Tillinghast and park superintendent Joseph Burbeck. This evidence is used only for attribution uncertainty; stale future-event text elsewhere is not used.
Consulted 2026-11-07

Course record sources

New York State Parks Bethpage historyCourse record
Bethpage State Park Pro Shop: course historyCourse opening
New York State Parks Bethpage historyA.W. Tillinghast · Original design · Date unrecorded