Bethpage Black is ready for another closeup. The famed public golf course in Farmingdale, New York, is the host venue for the 2025 Ryder Cup and the excitement is certainly rising.

The Black Course is one of five at Bethpage State Park, along with the Yellow, Red, Green and Blue but the Black is considered the beast, the most difficult of the five.

When was Bethpage named a Ryder Cup venue?

It was in 2013 when the PGA of America announced that Bethpage Blac would host not only the 2019 PGA Championship but also the 2024 Ryder Cup. The COVID pandemic of 2020 altered future playings of the Ryder Cup and thus the shift from 2024 to 2025.

What significant golf tournaments have been hosted at Bethpage?

The 2019 PGA, won by Brooks Koepka, was the most recent big event at Bethpage. The PGA Tour held the Barclays there with Patrick Cantlay winning in 2016 and Nick Watney winning in 2012. Lucas Glover won the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage, while Tiger Woods won the second of his three U.S. Opens there in 2002.

Bethpage Black was first public golf course to host a U.S. Open

The national championship in 2002 was the first to be played at a public golf course. The first 71 Opens were held at private golf clubs. The 1972 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach was the first to be held on a course anyone could play but it's also an expensive resort course. Another pricy resort course, Pinehurst No. 2, hosted the U.S. Open in 1999. Bethpage State Park is owned by the state of New York.

When did Bethpage Black open?

The A.W. Tillinghast design opened in 1936. It'll be the second New York golf course to host a Ryder Cup, following Oak Hill Country Club, which had the event in 1995.

More to come

On Wednesday, the PGA of America announced the course would host the 2028 KPMG Women's PGA Championship and the 2033 PGA Championship.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: 2025 Ryder Cup venue Bethpage Black has hosted three majors with more to come

Reporting by Todd Kelly, Golfweek / Golfweek

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