Bethpage State Park · Red
Bethpage State Park, 99 Quaker Meeting House Rd, Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA
Tap a hole for its details · gold dots = bunkers, blue = water · the Wind and Elevation buttons color each hole by today’s wind and by climb · OpenStreetMap
The lay of the land.
How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.
Bethpage State Park · Red is an 18-hole golf course in Farmingdale, NY, playing 5,975–7,092 yards from 3 sets of tees (slope 120–133, course rating up to 74.4).
It's a gently rolling walk, roughly 229 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 272 bunkers, with water on 2 holes; the back nine plays tougher.
The word on the course.
How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.
Tillinghast’s 1935 sibling to the Black, often called the second-best public on Long Island, with strategic doglegs, wider corridors, more interesting greens and far more recovery. Locals favor it for tee-time access and for playing like an old-school strategic Tillinghast rather than a US Open meat-grinder.
Consistently praised
- Strategic doglegs and angled approaches with real options.
- A more interesting set of greens than the Black, with a saddle-shaped par-4 6th and adventurous routing through dramatic terrain.
Worth knowing
- Some reviewers find no single hole reaches the very top tier of public golf.
Golfers recommend
- Think your way around; position trumps power on most tee shots.
- Book it when the Black is sold out; locals consider it the better daily play.
Tee fit & expected score.
Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.
Play the Gold tees, 5975 yds
How to play it
- Card-wreckers at #1, #9, #10, #11, #14, #15, #18. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
- 7 par 4s over 440 yds, a course that rewards length off the tee.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1•• | 4 | 471 | 3 | Long 4Tough |
| 2• | 4 | 401 | 7 | |
| 3• | 4 | 390 | 11 | |
| 4• | 3 | 181 | 15 | |
| 5• | 5 | 528 | 5 | |
| 6• | 4 | 350 | 9 | |
| 7• | 3 | 184 | 17 | |
| 8• | 4 | 418 | 13 | |
| 9•• | 4 | 466 | 1 | Long 4Tough |
| Out | 35 | 3389 | ||
| 10• | 4 | 492 | 14 | Long 4 |
| 11• | 4 | 462 | 12 | Long 4 |
| 12• | 3 | 208 | 16 | Long 3 |
| 13• | 4 | 400 | 6 | |
| 14•• | 4 | 466 | 4 | Long 4 |
| 15•• | 4 | 482 | 2 | Long 4Tough |
| 16• | 5 | 565 | 8 | |
| 17• | 3 | 165 | 18 | |
| 18• | 4 | 463 | 10 | Long 4 |
| In | 35 | 3703 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 7092 | 74.4 | 133 | 70 |
| White | 6555 | 71.9 | 127 | 70 |
| Gold | 5975 | 69.2 | 120 | 70 |
Conditions & terrain.
Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.
Wind today
Climbs & drops
Tee→green elevation change, estimated from terrain.
7-day outlook
Best window this week: Thu 06-04 · 90/100
Where the trouble is.
Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.
Most bunkered: #18 (25) · #13 (23) · #10 (22) · #16 (19). Water on 2 holes: #8, #17.
Frequently asked.
- How long is Bethpage State Park · Red?
- Bethpage State Park · Red plays 5,975–7,092 yards across 3 sets of tees, to a par of 70 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Bethpage State Park · Red?
- Its slope rating ranges 120–133, with a course rating up to 74.4. The back nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Bethpage State Park · Red?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the Gold tees at 5,975 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is Bethpage State Park · Red walkable?
- It's a gently rolling walk, with roughly 229 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
- How many bunkers does Bethpage State Park · Red have?
- Bethpage State Park · Red has 272 bunkers, and water comes into play on 2 holes.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.