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Bethpage Black Is Already Being Tweaked to Favor U.S. Team at 2025 Ryder Cup

The fourth hole at Bethpage State Park's Black course. | Peter Casey-Imagn Images

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — We’re still more than 350 days out until the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, but one thing is clear: The course, normally known as one of the toughest tests in golf, will be a birdie-fest for the Ryder Cup. 

“We’re going to have more birdies than bogeys,” said Mike Hadley, Bethpage Black’s course superintendent, during a Metropolitan Golf Writers Association gathering at the course.“That’s what this tournament really is. It is all about more action. So I’m excited about it because, for every other tournament we’ve had, it’s the players are trying to beat par, and I’m trying not to let them beat par.”

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