Inside the course: Bethpage State Park - Black Course

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The par-4 18th on the Black Course at Bethpage State Park with a view of the clubhouse.
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The par-4 18th on the Black Course at Bethpage State Park with a view of the clubhouse.
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Jun. 15, 2009

The TOUR will be in Farmingdale, N.Y., this week for the U.S. Open -- the second major of the 2009 season. Learn more about the host, Bethpage State Park - Black Course.

Fast facts
General manager Dave Catallano
Original architect A.W. Tillinghast (1936)
Par value 71
Number of TOUR events as host venue 2 (including 2009)
Yardage history 7,426 (2009)
  7,214 (2002)
Grass Ryegrass (tees, fairways, rough, greens);
Course tour Click here
Course record
 Player
Nick Faldo		 Year
2002		 Round
3rd		 Finish
T5
Holes-in-one
There have been 3 aces recorded at Bethpage State Park - Black Course
Player Hole Year
Shigeki Maruyama 14 2002
Scott Hoch 17 2002
Andy Miller 3 2002
2002 Rankings
Most Difficult Hole
Now a 389-yard par 4, this hole had a 2002 scoring average of 4.599 -- more than half a stroke over par.
2002: 0 eagles, 28 birdies, 188 pars, 185 bogeys, 44 double bogeys, 9 others.
Easiest Hole
A 161-yard par 3 with sever bunkering around the front of the elevated green, this hole had a 2002 scoring average of 2.905.
2002: 1 eagle, 99 birdies, 302 pars, 46 bogeys, 6 double bogeys and 0 others.
Bethpage Black State Park - Black Course 2002 rankings
Hole Par Yards Avg. Score Rank
1 4 430 4.258 9
2 4 389 4.205 13
3 3 205 3.211 12
4 5 517 5.011 16
5 4 451 4.421 5
6 4 408 4.203 14
7 4 489 4.478 4
8 3 210 3.333 8
9 4 418 4.086 15
10 4 492 4.498 3
11 4 435 4.377 7
12 4 499 4.522 2
13 5 554 4.941 17
14 3 161 2.905 18
15 4 459 4.599 1
16 4 479 4.412 6
17 3 207 3.222 10
18 4 411 4.22 11
Course origins
Bethpage State Park -- a mecca for public golf featuring five 18-hole regulation golf courses including the world-renowned Black Course, which was the site of the U.S. Open in 2002 -- will again host the U.S. Open in 2009.
Bethpage State Park was developed from an estate owned by the Yoakum family and other properties. The Yoakum family leased their estate to the Lenox Hills Corporation, which subsequently used the property to build the Lenox Hills Country Club. In the early 1930s, the Bethpage Park Authority purchased the Lenox Hills Country Club and other adjacent properties to build what we now know as Bethpage State Park.
Famed golf course architect A.W. Tillinghast was hired to design and oversee construction of three new golf courses (Black, Red and Blue) as well as modify the Lenox Hills Course, which became the Green Course. Due to the increased demand for golf, the Yellow Course designed by Alfred Tull was opened in 1958. Approximately 300,000 rounds are played annually on the five courses at Bethpage, all of which start from the Clubhouse area. --Source: New York State Parks
Tournament course history
Year Course Location
1895 Newport GC Newport, R.I.
1896 Shinnecock Hills GC Southhampton, N.Y.
1897 Chicago GC Wheaton, Ill.
1898 Myopia Hunt Club Hamilton, Mass.
1899 Baltimore CC Baltimore, Md.
1900 Chicago GC Wheaton, Ill.
1901 Myopia Hunt Club Hamilton, Mass.
1902 Garden City GC Garden City, N.Y.
1903 Baltusrol GC (Lower) Springfield, N.J.
1904 Glen View Club Golf, Ill.
1905 Myopia Hunt Club Hamilton, Mass.
1906 Onwentsia Club Lake Forest, Ill.
1907 Philadelphia Cricket Club Chestnut Hill, Pa.
1908 Myopia Hunt Club Hamilton, Mass.
1909 Englewood GC Englewood, N.J.
1910 Philadelphia Cricket Club Chestnut Hill, Pa.
1911 Chicago GC Wheaton, Ill.
1912 Country Club of Buffalo Buffalo, N.Y.
1913 The Country Club Brookline, Mass.
1914 Midlothian CC Blue Island, Ill.
1915 Baltusrol GC (Lower) Springfield, N.J.
1916 Minikahda Club Minneapolis, Minn.
1917 No Tournament  
1918 No Tournament  
1919 Brae Burn CC West Newton, Mass.
1920 Inverness CC Toledo, Ohio
1921 Columbia CC Chevy Chase, Md.
1922 Skokie CC Glencoe, Ill.
1923 Inwood CC Inwood, N.Y.
1924 Oakland Hills CC (South) Birmingham, Mich.
1925 Worcester CC Worcester, Mass.
1926 Scioto CC Columbus, Ohio
1927 Oakmont CC Oakmont, Pa.
1928 Olympia Fields CC Matteson, Ill.
1929 Winged Foot GC (West) Mamaroneck, N.Y.
1930 Interlachen CC Hopkins, Minn.
1931 Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio
1932 Fresh Meadows CC Flushing, N.Y.
1933 North Shore CC Glenview, Ill.
1934 Merion Cricket Club Ardmore, Pa.
1935 Oakmont CC Oakmont, Pa.
1936 Baltusrol GC (Lower) Springfield, N.J.
1937 Oakland Hills CC (South) Birmingham, Mich.
1938 Cherry Hills CC Englewood, Colo.
1939 Philadelphia CC Gladwyne, Pa.
1940 Canterbury GC Beachwood, Ohio
1941 Colonial CC Fort Worth, Texas
1942 No Tournament  
1943 No Tournament  
1944 No Tournament  
1945 No Tournament  
1946 Canterbury GC Beachwood, Ohio
1947 St. Louis CC Clayton, Mo.
1948 Riviera CC Pacific Palisades, Calif.
1949 Medinah CC Medinah, Ill.
1950 M erion GC Ardmore, Pa.
1951 Oakland Hills CC (South) Birmingham, Mich.
1952 Northwood CC Dallas, Texas
1953 Oakmont CC Oakmont, Pa.
1954 Baltusrol GC (Lower) Springfield, N.J.
1955 Olympic Club (Lake) San Francisco, Calif.
1956 Oak Hill CC Rochester, N.Y.
1957 Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio
1958 Southern Hills CC Tulsa, Okla.
1959 Winged Foot GC (West) Mamaroneck, N.Y.
1960 Cherry Hills CC Englewood, Colo.
1961 Oakland Hills CC Birmingham, Mich.
1962 Oakmont CC Oakmont, Pa.
1963 The Country Club Brookline, Mass.
1964 Congressional CC (Blue) Bethesda, Md.
1965 Bellerive CC St Louis, Mo.
1966 Olympic Club (Lake) San Francisco, Calif.
1967 Baltusrol GC (Lower) Springfield, N.J.
1968 Oak Hill CC Rochester, N.Y.
1969 Champions GC Houston, Texas
1970 Hazeltine GC Chaska, Minn.
1971 Merion GC Ardmore, Pa.
1972 Pebble Beach GL Pebble Beach, Calif.
1973 Oakmont CC Oakmont, Pa.
1974 Winged Foot GC (West) Mamaroneck, N.Y.
1975 Medinah CC Medinah, Ill.
1976 Atlanta Athletic Club Duluth, Ga.
1977 Southern Hills CC Tulsa, Okla.
1978 Cherry Hills CC Englewood, Colo.
1979 Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio
1980 Baltusrol GC (Lower) Springfield, N.J.
1981 Merion GC Ardmore, Pa.
1982 Pebble Beach GL Pebble Beach, Calif.
1983 Oakmont CC Oakmont, Pa.
1984 Winged Foot GC (West) Mamaroneck, N.Y.
1985 Oakland Hills CC (South) Birmingham, Mich.
1986 Shinnecock Hills GC Southampton, N.Y.
1987 Olympic Club (Lake) San Francisco, Calif.
1988 The Country Club Brookline, Mass.
1989 Oak Hill CC Rochester, N.Y.
1990 Medinah CC Medinah, Ill.
1991 Hazeltine National GC Chaska, Minn.
1992 Pebble Beach GL Pebble Beach, Calif.
1993 Baltusrol GC (Lower) Springfield, N.J.
1994 Oakmont CC Oakmont, Pa.
1995 Shinnecock Hills GC Southampton, N.Y.
1996 Oakland Hills CC Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
1997 Congressional CC (Blue) Bethesda, Md.
1998 Olympic Club (Lake) San Francisco, Calif.
1999 Pinehurst Resort (No. 2) Pinehurst, N.C.
2000 Pebble Beach GL Pebble Beach, Calif.
2001 Southern Hills CC Tulsa, Okla.
2002 Bethpage State Park (Black) Farmingdale, N.Y.
2003 Olympia Fields CC Olympia Fields, Ill.
2004 Shinnecock Hills GC Southampton, N.Y.
2005 Pinehurst Resort (No. 2) Pinehurst, N.C.
2006 Winged Foot GC Mamaroneck, N.Y.
2007 Oakmont CC Oakmont, Pa.
2008 Torrey Pines (South) La Jolla, Calif.
2009 Bethpage State Park (Black) Farmingdale, N.Y.
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