I know its a big deal now to play the Black, its a nice course, but I'd wait a good few months, and let the 'buzz' die down before I'd give it a shot. Its not the famous Black, but you can get a reservation on the Red or Green w/o sleeping in your car.
Even still, with 5 courses, Bethpage is a zoo, and it attracts a lot of those elements to a golf course that nobody wants to see on a golf course.
Plenty of nice 'courses you can actually get on' out east if anyone is game for my plan.
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