Client Course Description
Bethpage State Park, a mecca for public golf featuring five 18-hole regulation golf courses including the world-renowned Black Course which was the site of the United States Open in 2002 and 2009. Bethpage State Park was developed from an estate owned by the Yoakum family and other properties. The Yoakum family leased their estate to the Lenox Hills Corporation which subsequently used the property to build the Lenox Hills Country Club.
Designer Notes
A major restoration of the course was undertaken in preparation for the 2002 U.S. Open. Work included the construction of championship tees, the repositioning and/or restoration of all fairway and greenside sand bunkers, and green surface expansions, or reductions, on select holes. Subsequently, Rees Jones, Inc. made additional design improvements to the Black Course in preparation for the 2009 U.S. Open.
