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RYDER CUP '25: A hole-by-hole look at Bethpage Black
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FILE - In this June 12, 2009, file photo, Bunkers line the fairway and protect the green on the 18th hole of Bethpage State Park's Black Course in Farmingdale, N.Y. Bethpage is hosting its third major when the PGA Championship starts May 16. - photo by AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — A hole-by-hole look at the Black Course at Bethpage State Park, site of the 45th Ryder Cup matches to be played Sept. 26-28: No. 1, 397 yards, par 4 The opening shot from an elevated tee bends to the right, with a cluster of trees on the right blocking any approach that takes on too much of the bend. The left side allows for a better angle to the green that features a bunker on the front right.