Bethpage Black: hole-by-hole course guide for the 2025 Ryder Cup
Club-tangling rough, narrow fairways and a tough workout lie in wait for USA and Europe in the 45th Ryder Cup
How much of this hole players will actually see or remember is open to question. Ryder Cup nerves tend to trigger blurry sensations on the 1st tee. That area has been shortened slightly through necessity; namely the installation of a huge grandstand. There is a dog leg to the right from an elevated tee. Any drive leaking right will have an approach blocked out by trees. Those who cut the corner with drivers will have only a flick for their approach, towards a green that is well protected by bunkers. The putting surface is Bethpage Black’s smallest, with a steep slope punishing any shot left short.