Standing as A.W. Tillinghast's crowning achievement and one of America's most formidable public golf courses, Bethpage Black represents the pinnacle of championship golf design accessible to everyday players. This legendary Long Island layout earned its place in golf history by becoming the first publicly owned course to host a U.S. Open in 2002, where Tiger Woods claimed victory at 3-under par on a layout that demands nothing short of complete golf mastery.
The Black Course embodies Tillinghast's architectural philosophy of rewarding precision over power, featuring his signature broad-shouldered fairways that appear generous from the tee but reveal their true character through strategic bunkering and demanding approach shots. At 7,297 yards from the tips with a par of 71, this is a course that tests every aspect of your game across its thoughtfully distributed layout of four par-3s, eleven par-4s, and three par-5s.