Bethpage Black Course in New York to host 2024 Ryder Cup and 2019 USPGA Championship

By Gary Anderson

September 17 - The United States and Europe will lock horns around the Black Course at Bethpage State Park after the Professional Golf Association (PGA) of America announced the 2024 Ryder Cup will take place at the Long Island course during a ceremony attended by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

One of five courses at the State Park in New York, in 2002 the Black Course became the first public venue to host the US Open when Tiger Woods was the only player to finish under par on his way to victory over the 7,486 yard, par 71 course, while in 2009 Lucas Glover claimed his maiden major win when the US Open returned for a second time to Bethpage.

The Professional Golf Association (PGA) of America also confirmed that the 101st edition of the USPGA Championship in 2019 will take place on the Black Course, which was designed by course architect AW Tillinghast and opened in 1936, and also staged last year's Barclays Championship.

"How fitting it is that we will be taking two of golf's premier events to a state that was the site of our first PGA Championship and to a spectacular course whose design was influenced by one of golf's most accomplished architects and a friend of The PGA of America," said PGA President Ted Bishop.

"It is exciting that both the PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup will come to New York, which is home to some of the most passionate and knowledgeable sports fans in the world."

The Ryder Cup has only ever been hosted once before in New York, when Oak Hill Country Club witnessed an historic win for a European team captained by Bernard Gallacher, to record Europe's second ever win on American soil at that point.

The Bethpage Black course will provide a stern test for the USA and Europe's golfers in 2024

"As a New Yorker, I can't tell you how excited I am to be a part of today's announcement," said PGA of America chief executive Pete Bevacqua.

"New York is part of the fabric of the history of The PGA of America, from our founding in New York City in 1916, to hosting multiple championships and having four great PGA sections within the state.

"We are grateful to Governor Cuomo's commitment to hosting these great events at Bethpage and we look forward to working with both local and state officials to add an unforgettable chapter in golf history at Bethpage."

The 2019 USPGA Championship will mark the 13th time that a New York venue has hosted the PGA Championship the most for any state that has staged the season's final major.

The victorious Europe Ryder Cup team that won the only previous time the tournament has been staged in New York

"New York is excited that Bethpage State Park and its spectacular Black Course will be hosting two of golf's most acclaimed events, the PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup," said Cuomo.