Bethpage Black will host more PGA Championships if the chief executive officer of the association that runs the tournament has his way. Seth Waugh, the former Long Island resident who is in his first year as head of the PGA of America, said, "It is just a special place."
When he was asked, on the 18th green Sunday after Brooks Koepka's victory, whether he would like the major championship to come back to the Black, Waugh did not hesitate for an instant in saying, "Oh, sure. Absolutely." The event is booked through 2024 and from 2026 through 2029, but Bethpage seems certain to get consideration for whatever dates are open.
"I don't know that there is a better golf course, but there certainly is no better story in golf than this," Waugh said. "It speaks for everything that we stand for: inclusion and welcoming and accessibility, affordability. I wish everybody could see the other four (Bethpage) courses."
