It is fitting that Bethpage Black’s iconic “warning” sign was removed for the Ryder Cup.

Due to unusually short rough and Thursday’s rain softening the greens, the pros will enjoy easier conditions than any local has ever experienced at the municipal course, long considered one of the toughest in the world.

“This is not the normal Bethpage Black,” Harris English said Thursday. “You’re going to see a lot more birdies out there than you normally would in the PGA or the U.S. Open.”

The legendary Long Island course cemented its reputation as one of the world’s most difficult at the 2002 U.S. Open, when Tiger Woods was the only player to shoot under par.

Bethpage’s infamous knee-high fescue — also showcased at the 2009 U.S. Open and the 2019 PGA Championship — has largely been cut well be

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