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Bethpage Black, or more formally, the Black Course at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y.

It is not just the most difficult of the five publicly available courses at the park, but it is a brutal challenge even for the world-class golfers participating in this tournament.

As The Athletic’s Gabby Herzig wrote:

📝 “If you’re into that sort of thing, the Black Course is a brutal test — one of the hardest in the world. It eats you up, spits you out and then does that all over again, whether you like it or not.

“There can be hundreds of yards of dry land in front of you, but there is no shot at Bethpage Black that feels completely comfortable.

“The course features just one water hazard, but eight acres worth of bunkers. For amateur golfers, it’s an accomplishment in itself just to get to the green.”

Or at least, this was all the case before the 45th Ryder Cup arrived.