Colorado golfing enthusiast shares experience at Bethpage Black Course
>> THIS IS ADVENTHEALTH ALL ACCESS. >> WELCOME BACK. AND IT’S NOT EVERY DAY YOU GET TO GO PLAY A RYDER CUP VENUE. BUT WITH THIS YEAR’S EVENT BEING CONTESTED AT BETHPAGE BLACK, A MUNICIPAL COURSE OUT ON LONG ISLAND, THAT DAY IS EVERY DAY ONLY IF YOU’REO GET A TEE TIME. [MUSIC] BETHPAGE BLACK IS NOT ONLY ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST DIFFICULT GOLF COURSES IN THE WORLD, IT’S ONE OF THE RARE TAKES TO HOST GS BEST. >> TIGER WOODS. HALFWAY TO THE SLAM AND HIS SECOND US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. >> IT’S HOSTED SEVERAL U.S. OPENS, INCLUDING A TIGER WOODS VICTORY IN PUBLIC GOLF WILL HOST THE RYDER CUP. >> WELCOME TO NEW YORK. >> I COULDN’T PASS UP THIS OPPORTUNITY, BUT GETTING TO THE BIG APPLE, THAT WAS THE EASY PART. MY SON AND I HAD TO SHOW UP THE DAY BEFORE, PREPARED TO SLEEP IN OUR CAR FOR A CHANCE TO PLAY THE BLACK. WELCOME TO BETHPAGE STATE PARK. I’M HERE IN THE PARKING LOT. IT’S ABOUT 630 AT NIGHT IN FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK, AND THERE’S ABOUT 4 OR 5 CARS ALREADY PARKED. THESE HAVE BEEN THE SAME FIVE CARS FOR ABOUT THE LAST HOUR AND A HALF SINCE WE’VE BEEN HERE. BUT AS YOU CAN TELL, THIS WHOLE PARKING LOT HERE IS OPEN. YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS ON THEM. IS OPEN FOR PEOPLE TO PARK TO SECURE THOSE COVETED TEE TIMES. THE COURSE IS SO JAMMED AND SO POPULAR, THE RESIDENTS EAT UP ALL THE TIMES THAT ARE AVAILABLE LIKE THAT. AND SO THIS IS THE ONLY WAY SOMEONE LIKE MYSELF, WHO DOESN’T LIVE IN NEW YORK CAN GET A TEE TIME. IT’S 10:00. STILL A LIGHT RAIN, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE MORE THAN FOUR CARS IN LINE. THE PARKING LOT HAS FILLED UP. WE HAVE ABOUT 16 CARS BACK BEHIND ME. [MUSIC] MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE FIRST CAR GOT HERE AT 730 IN THE MORNING, THE DAY BEFORE THEIR TEE TIME. I’M HERE WITH MY SON. A LITTLE FATHER SON TRIP. TOMORROW MORNING, BRIGHT AND EARLY. THEY’LL KNOCK ON OUR CAR DOOR AT 430. GIVE US OUR TICKET. WE’LL GO INTO THE PRO SHOP, GET OUR TEE TIME, AND THEN OFF WE GO. BETHPAGE BLACK. IT’S LIKE A SKI SLOPE IN COLORADO, A DOUBLE BLACK DIAMOND. THE BLACK COURSE IS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT COURSE, WHICH WE RECOMMEND FOR ONLY HIGHLY SKILLED GOLFERS, WHICH WE’LL FIND OUT IF I’M A HIGHLY SKILLED GOLFER. [MUSIC] THAT HERE WE ARE AT NUMBER TEN AT BETHPAGE. [MUSIC] YOU CAN SEE IT’S A 502 YARD PAR FOUR. THE STORY DURING ONE OF THE OPENS, MAYBE BACK IN OH TWO. WAS THAT FRED FUNK OR MIKE WEIR, ONE OF THE SHORTER HITTERS SAID THIS HOLE WAS SO LONG FROM THE TEE TO WHERE THE FAIRWAY STARTED THAT HE WAS AIMING. I DON’T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE FOR THE WALKING STRIPE THAT THEY MOW FROM THE TEE TO THE FAIRWAY, HE COULDN’T GET IT TO THE FAIRWAY. HEY! OH MY GOD. HOW DO YOU THINK A COUPLE OF GUYS FROM DENVER DID OUT HERE TODAY? >> NOT BAD, NOT BAD, NOT BAD. YEAH, THEY HELD THEIR OWN. THEY YOU GUYS CAME FROM THE WEST COAST AND SPENT THE DAY IN THE SAND. >> YOU PARKED AT LIKE 4:00 THIS MORNING AND WAS ABLE TO GET A TEE TIME WITH US. WE WERE IN THE PARKING LOT AT 430. ARE WE SUCKERS NOW? >> WE JUST WE LIVE FIVE MINUTES AWAY, SO WE HAVE THE UPPER HAND ON THAT. >> DO YOU THINK IT’S WORTH IT FOR PEOPLE TO COME HERE AND SPEND THE NIGHT IN THE PARKING LOT AND PLAY THIS COURSE? >> THERE’S NO QUESTION. BRING A STEAK, A BARBECUE, A BOTTLE OF SOMETHING AND COME HANG OUT. >> I NEEDED A BOTTLE OF SOMETHING AFTER THAT ROUND. NOT ONLY IS THE BLACK COURSE
Bethpage Black Course is the host of the 2025 Ryder Cup. It’s located in Farmingdale, New York.
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