No. 3 on Bethpage Yellow in New York, with Tillinghast’s original fourth tee and eighth green on the plateau in the background (Mackenzie Warren/Golfweek)
Perhaps the hidden gem and best bargain on the property. It’s often an afterthought for visitors more focused on the championship-caliber tracks just a couple hundred yards away. Though Yellow opens and closes with a benign muni feel, even the simplest-looking holes have subtle dips and turns. During construction of the Yellow in the 1950s, the park borrowed some holes formerly part of the Blue Course.
Andy Wilson, director of agronomy for the complex, said in his opinion that Yellow retains more of a Tillinghast feel than does Blue. “To me, the Yellow, particularly 10-14, is the best stretch of Tillie holes on Blue and Yellow,” he said.
Nos. 1, 4, 8 and 17 are original as well. The keen eye can see the plateau of old tees to the right of No. 7 and on No. 8 where old routing was.
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