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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
Let me share a short story from Bethpage. Between the years 1974 and 1980 I played the course easily 300 times. The process back then was to buy a ticket, bring it to the starter to sign in. Waiting time at the other 4 courses there averaged 3-3 1/2 hrs, but the Black was 2 - 2 1/2 hrs. The sign in the ticket office read "The Black course is an extremely difficult course not recommended for beginners" About 1977 they changed the sign to read "The Black course is an extremely difficult course recommended only for highly skilled golfers" You guessed it---the waiting time climbed to 4 hrs
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1977?
38 years ago it was difficult to get on- 4 hours.
The person I quoted said you need to get in the parking lot the night before. I've heard that same story for many years. Playing that course with my younger son is on my bucket list. Golf is golf. Who cares if it's difficult? Golf balls are cheap. It's not like your swimming the English Channel.