Bethpage State Park
State park in the U.S. state of New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Bethpage State Parkway.
Bethpage State Park is a 1,477-acre (5.98 km2) New York state park on the border of Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island. The park contains tennis courts, picnic and recreational areas and a polo field, but is best known for its five golf courses, including the Bethpage Black Course, which hosted the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open Golf Championships and the 2019 PGA Championship.
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Type | State park |
Location | Old Bethpage, New York |
Coordinates | 40°45′09″N 73°28′03″W |
Area | 1,477 acres (598 ha)[1] |
Created | May 1934 (1934-05)[2] |
Designer | Devereux Emmet (Green course) A. W. Tillinghast (Blue, Red and Black courses) Alfred Tull (Yellow course) |
Operated by | New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
Visitors | 647,118 (in 2020)[3] |
Open | All year |
Website | Bethpage State Park |
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