Six years ago, when Bethpage State Park hosted the 2019 PGA Championship, the state parks office charged the Professional Golfers' Association a fee of $2.7 million.

This past September, when the park hosted the Ryder Cup, it reaped a site fee of $5 million, plus $1 million for park improvements.

Now, the famed golf course is scheduled to host two more major championships: the 2028 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and the 2033 PGA Championship.

State parks' fee for hosting those two tournaments? $0.

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Bethpage State Park will not charge the PGA a site fee to host upcoming PGA tournaments in 2028 and 2033, even though it received several million in fees for past events.

Such major golf tournaments cost public resources, as evidenced by the Ryder Cup in September. For e

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