Bethpage State Park

Five public courses on Long Island, topped by the Black—major championship golf anyone can book.

Courses

The Black (catalogued)

Red, Blue, Yellow, Green (on-site)

walking or cart

Best season

April – November

Getting there

LIRR direct from Penn Station to Bethpage

~45 min from JFK/LGA by car

on-site parking

From the airport

JFK (JFK) · ~52 min drive

Price

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Bethpage State Park is proof that major-championship golf doesn't require a resort—five public 18-hole courses on Long Island, all still run by New York State Parks at muni prices. The Black is the reason people know the name: A.W. Tillinghast's par-71 brute has hosted two U.S. Opens, two Barclays, a PGA Championship, and the 2025 Ryder Cup, and it's still a walk-up-and-book public course.

Only the Black is in our catalog today, but the other four—Red, Blue, Yellow, Green—are real 18-hole rounds on the same property if you want a second day. Reservations run through the state park's own $5-per-booking system, and the Long Island Rail Road runs straight from Penn Station to the Bethpage station, a short ride from the first tee.

The courses