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Bethpage Black will be the host of the Ryder Cup this weekend, almost 12 years after the initial announcement that it would be the host place of the tournament.
The merchandise “Ryder Cup 2024” was on sale during the PGA 2019 championship in the Long Island field, but due to the pandemic in 2020, the Ryder Cup returned to its old format of being played in odd years. That change was forced for the first time after the terrorist attacks of September 11.
Fans in the New York area have had to wait another year to return to the course, but the wait will surely be worth it.
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Tiger Woods celebrates his victory on Green 18 at the US Open 2002 in Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP through Getty Images)
Nicknamed “The People’s Country Club”, the main championship course is open to the public and, often, is the camping site during the night for the golfers who plan to play the field the next morning.
Before players go out, they are received with a warning signal:
“The black field is an extremely difficult course that we recommend only for highly qualified golfers,” reads the infamous sign before the correct dogleg in the first hole.
The Ryder Cup trophy at Bethpage State Park Black Course on June 6, 2016 in Farmingdale, New York. (Gary Kellner/PGA of America)
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The course opened in 1936 but did not celebrate its first professional golf tournament until the US 2002 Open.
The Ryder Cup will mark the sixth professional golf event held at Bethpage Black. The course was also the host of the US Open in 2009 and the Barclays, now called the St. Jude Championship, in 2012 and 2016.
Tiger Woods and Lucas Glover won the US Open in 2002 and 2009, respectively, while Nick Watney won the 2012 Barclays, followed by Patrick Reed four years later. Brooks Koepka won the PGA 2019 championship.
Brooks Koepka of the United States poses for photos after winning the PGA 2019 championship in Bethpage Black on May 19, 2019 in Farmingdale, New York. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)
It was announced last week that the 2028 Women’s Championship will be played in Bethpage, as well as the PGA 2033 championship.
