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MixedSeven-day versus five-day booking window
The reservation system opens Black inventory at 7 p.m. seven days ahead for verified New York residents and five days ahead for nonresidents or unverified residents.
Farmingdale, NY
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Bethpage Black Course
Bethpage Black is the walkers-only championship course within Bethpage State Park's five-course public complex. The planning hinge is…Bethpage Black is the walkers-only championship course within Bethpage State Park's five-course public complex. The planning hinge is the state reservation window: verified New York residents receive a seven-day window, while nonresidents and unverified residents receive five days. Read moreRead less
Event-day essentials
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Reviewed 10.20.26
- Bags & entry
- Official venue entry guidance (opens in a new tab)Verified New York residents may book at 7 p.m. seven days before play; nonresidents and unverified residents may book at 7 p.m. five days before. Reservations are nontransferable, and the booking holder must claim, pay, and play.
- Parking
- Official parking & directions (opens in a new tab)Use the official Golf Course Entrance link and leave time to claim and pay for the reservation at least one hour ahead. Confirm the permitted vehicle arrival with the Golf Office; a booking is not a separately reserved parking space.
- Arrive
- Claim and pay for your reservation at least one hour before tee-off, or it can be released to walk-ups. Be at the tee box 20 minutes before your tee time. For Black, the guide lists Golf Office or phone payment on the day of play; its online green-fee option covers Blue, Yellow and Green.
- Exact location
- 99 Quaker Meetinghouse Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735Open directions (opens in a new tab)
- Getting there
- Use the official Golf Course Entrance directions for Bethpage at 99 Quaker Meeting House Road, Farmingdale, New York. Confirm Black and the current course calendar rather than following an old Ryder Cup shuttle or general park-trail route.
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Photo: JazzyJoeyD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped for layout.Photo source (opens in a new tab)License (opens in a new tab)
Photo: JazzyJoeyD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped for layout.Photo source (opens in a new tab)License (opens in a new tab)
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View of Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale. Source photograph dated 2019; signage and event setup may differ.
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Need to Know
- Best for
- A confirmed public Black Course round at Bethpage State Park, which has five different courses. Use the park’s official booking system and select Black; the 2025 Ryder Cup’s spectator arrangements were separate.
- Watch out for
- Tee-time reservations cannot be transferred: the booking holder must claim, pay and play. The June 2026 guide gives verified New York residents a seven-day booking window and other residents/nonresidents five days, opening at 7 p.m. local time. Check the monthly course calendar for closures and walk-up availability.
- Good arrival window
- Claim and pay for your reservation at least one hour before tee-off, or it can be released to walk-ups. Be at the tee box 20 minutes before your tee time. For Black, the guide lists Golf Office or phone payment on the day of play; its online green-fee option covers Blue, Yellow and Green.
- Main transit note
- Use the official Golf Course Entrance directions for Bethpage at 99 Quaker Meeting House Road, Farmingdale, New York. Confirm Black and the current course calendar rather than following an old Ryder Cup shuttle or general park-trail route.
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Parking At A Glance
Parking difficulty
Parking options (opens in a new tab)Golf-course entrance and strict tee-time claim deadline
- What to do
- Use the official Golf Course Entrance link and leave time to claim and pay for the reservation at least one hour ahead. Confirm the permitted vehicle arrival with the Golf Office; a booking is not a separately reserved parking space.
- Best option
- The current park golf-arrival instructions for your confirmed Black Course round, or the exact event transport assignment for a championship.
- Avoid
- Do not use the historic Ryder Cup remote lots as today’s parking plan, buy a transferred tee time, or confuse the park’s trail-area parking with the golf check-in location.
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Inside the Venue At A Glance
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MixedClaim one hour before tee time
The Black Course is walkers-only and is officially described as appropriate for low-handicap golfers. Caddies and rental clubs are arranged separately through the golf pro shop.
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PositiveBlack is walkers-only
Bethpage Black is one of five 18-hole courses starting from the same clubhouse area. The Black Course is weather-dependent, operates seasonally, and is closed Mondays except holidays.
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Why It Works
- ✓A public state-park reservation system provides access to a major-championship course.
- ✓The reservation guide publishes exact resident and nonresident booking windows.
- ✓A limited number of Black Course walk-up times remain part of the official operating model.
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Know Before You Book
- ×Black reservations are nontransferable and limited to one per person every 28 days.
- ×A reservation may be released if it is not claimed and paid one hour before tee time.
- ×The Black Course does not permit golf carts during play.
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Editorial verdict
FanProof Takeaway
Reviewed 10.20.26
Use the correct residency booking window, keep the reservation holder in the group, claim and pay at least an hour early, route to the golf entrance, and prepare to walk the full Black Course.
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