Golf

Bethpage State Park. Bethpage is renowned for is having one of the best public golf facilities in the country. It has five 18-hole regulation golf courses, most designed by A.W. Tillinghast. The renowned Black Course, site of the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open tournaments, is tough to play and even tougher to get on, especially on weekends. With small greens, soft slopes, and a good selection of holes, the Green Course is much less difficult. At the Blue Course the level of difficulty drops after the challenging front 9 holes. The Red Course is formidable overall, but its opening hole is considered particularly tough. Although it has some steep slopes, the Yellow Course is probably the easiest course in the complex. Carts are available. 99 Quaker Meetinghouse Rd., off Powell Ave., Farmingdale, New York, 11735. 516/249–0700; parks.ny.gov. Black Course: $78–$150 ($39–$75 for New York State residents); Red Course: $52–$96 ($36–$48 NYS residents); Green, Blue, and Yellow courses: $23–$38 (visitors and NYS residents). Blue, Green, and Yellow courses year-round except midwinter; Red Course Apr. 1–Dec. 1; Black Course Apr. 15–Nov. 15.

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