Bethpage Black (Farmingdale, NY)

Here are the fellows I played with:  Mark McKeever (Villanova student) and Trevor

#1:  opening par 4 playing 430 yards from the tips.  Aside:  the course is strange as the starter will bark at your group if more than one player stands on the tee box at the same time!

#1:  view to the dogleg

#1:  view back to the rather tees with the rather understated clubhouse and restaurant in the background.

#1:  view of the two-tiered green from 50 yards

#1:  view back to the dogleg

#1:  view from the middle of the green

#1:  view from th edge of the large bunker right of the green; another large and deep bunker is left of the green and somewhat visible in this shot.

#2:  beautiful tree-lined par 4

#2: a better focused picture of this dogleg left par 4.

#2:  a view from near the beginning of the fairway showing the green perched up on the side of the hill; the building behind is the rather fancy maintenance facility.

#2:  view back up to the tees.

#2:  Mark and I were both in the right rough; as you can tell, that is not the place to be if you wish to hit this green in regulation.

#2:  view from 75 yards showing very uphill nature at the green.

#2:  further evidence.