
Yellow Course
Bethpage State Park Golf Course


About this course
Bethpage Yellow offers a respite from the Black Course’s brutish reputation, providing a playable, engaging experience for golfers of all levels. Set within the rolling Long Island parkland, the course offers a gentler test than its famed sibling, without sacrificing strategic interest. Designed alongside the other Bethpage courses in the 1930s, Yellow reflects the Golden Age principles of course architecture, emphasizing natural contours and strategic shot-making over sheer distance. It's a course of doglegs and subtly undulating greens. There's no major tournament pedigree to lean on here; Yellow serves as a reminder that public golf can be both accessible and thoughtfully designed. While the Black Course draws the spotlight, Yellow quietly embodies the everyday spirit of Bethpage. It's the course where countless rounds have been played, where weekend foursomes hone their games, and where the joy of golf is celebrated without pretense. And on a good day, you can grab a surprisingly good hot dog at the turn.
Rankings
Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Public column compares courses anyone can play.
Best in World
Best in USA
Best in NY
Quick facts
- Location
- Farmingdale, NY, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1958
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- A .W. Tillinghast
- Par
- 71
- Length
- 6,324 yards
- Difficulty
- 74.4/126
- Course Vaults score
- 6.5
Getting there
Most visitors to Bethpage State Park Golf Course arrive through one of New York's three major airports - JFK International (JFK), LaGuardia (LGA), or Newark Liberty (EWR) - each roughly 30 to 45 minutes west depending on traffic and time of day. The drive east along the Long Island Expressway gradually sheds the density of Queens for the suburban sprawl of Nassau County, eventually delivering you to Farmingdale's quiet, tree-lined streets where the state park's expansive grounds unfold with surprising serenity. There is no grand clubhouse arrival here, no gated entrance - just a turn off Quaker Meeting House Road into a vast public parking lot, where the famous Black Course and its four sibling layouts await with democratic accessibility and a storied championship pedigree that belies the humble first impression.

FAQ
Common questions about Yellow at Bethpage State Park Golf Course
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Yellow at Bethpage State Park Golf Course has a Course Vaults score of 6.5 out of 10 based on 76 logged golfers.
Yellow was designed by A .W. Tillinghast.
Yes. Yellow at Bethpage State Park Golf Course is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Yellow is 71.
Yellow plays 6,324 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Yellow is 126.







