Bethpage Black, which hosted the U.S. Open Championships in 2002 and 2009, will be the home of the 2019 PGA Championship and 2024 Ryder Cup, according to a Golfweek report. An official announcement is expected this week, possibly as soon as today, said the report.
The Black Course has been associated with New York's golf-crazed, vocal fan base ever since the 2002 U.S. Open, and has long been considered a destination for future majors and the Ryder Cup. Golfweek ranked the Black Course #21 on its 2013 list of Best Classic Courses and has been #1 on its Best Municipal Courses list for five consecutive years.
More from the Golfweek report:
Ted Bishop, the PGA of America’92s president, would not
confirm Bethpage’92s status as a future major-championship site but he did talk
about metropolitan New York as a premier golf stage.’93I think taking a major sporting event like the Ryder Cup to
what I would arguably say is the greatest sports city in the United States in
New York would be a phenomenal combination,’94 Bishop said from Oak Hill Country
Club, site of the PGA Championship. ’93It’92s a mammoth venue, and you’92ve got a lot
of possibilities for infrastructure and being able to handle crowds and the
stadium-golf concept. I could give you 100 reasons why I think Bethpage certainly
is very high on our radar as it relates to a Ryder Cup.’94 — Golfweek, 8/12/2013
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