The HARDEST Golf Course in the World! (Bethpage Black) 

This course was hard. What course do you want next?

Good Ole Bethpage. Welcome to Long Island! Edit: That birdie on 14 was nice. Edit 2: Just wanted to share a quick story: Everyone always said my uncle was a great golfer. In the past few weeks I have been spending a lot of time with him because he was sick. I learned that he once shot 2 under at Bethpage Black. He passed away yesterday from cancer, but watching this was like walking the course with him and being proud. Nicest man I ever knew. Love you Uncle Chuck

your love for golf is absolutely infectious. "I love bunker shots" "I love Driver off the Deck" "I love getting to hit full short irons". I would feel so at ease if I were to get to play a round with you. even though I'd shoot around 100, you'd probably just be an unstoppable positive force the whole time. you consistently make golfing look like the best thing in the world.

I can’t tell you enough how much I enjoyed watching you play this course. This is by far my favorite round of golf on RU-vid I have ever watched. I could say it was the course that made it so special, but in reality it was watching you enjoy yourself. You remained positive and focused while keeping your enthusiasm in check throughout the entire round. This is what the game of golf is all about, simply having fun! Can’t wait to see what lies ahead for you on the PGA Tour. Keep up the positive attitude and the great golf play and it won’t be long before you win your 1st tournament and major. Well Done!

Now living in Fort Laudy FL, but born and bred NYC not 30 minutes from Bethpage, it’s so nostalgic seeing content like this ! Believe it or not growing up as a NY state resident I never paid more than $75 to play BP Black. Oh how spoiled I was having an all world, Tour & Majors used ( and upcoming 2025 Ryder Cup ) track to play pretty much on the regular and whenever I wanted. Every year as the golf season came to a close, due to winter weather in the NorthEast, there was nothing like playing BP Black to measure where your game was. That track is a true & absolute golf barometer. Now living in Florida for 10 years there are very very few things other than proper bagels & pizza that I miss about the GulaG that’s better known as New York. Seeing content of Bethpage State Park, the national treasure it is with its 5 tracks, floods all of the greatest golf memories I have growing up there !!

It’s super subtle, but Grant’s mental game is absolutely incredible. Hits it into a bunker on a par three “i love bunker shots” starts bogey, par save, par save slaps his next drive into the thick stuff “Havent seen a good swing yet, but these are the fun days, these are the days where we just keep grinding” honestly incredible, wish I could play that loose

Really glad I got to watch this. It brings back many memories of some very good golf and days when the Black Course just kicked your butt . I started playing the Black course when I was about 16. Played it into my 40’s when I moved my company out of Long Island NY. Back in the day we use to drive to the course at 11.00 or 12:00 midnight and sleep in your car to get an early tee time. They we’re called bakery tickets. Girlfriends and wives were not to happy with this arrangement but we were golf nuts and loved it. Thanks for the memories.

I'm 64 now and admit playing the Black many times (probably 30) and my best score is 100 (when I kept a full score card). The first time I ever walked this course was in the 2002 Open and I had not even played it yet. Length is important here and the fact that you MUST walk adds at least 10 shots alone for me. The greens are pure and you actually are relieved just to get there and make a putt. Add the wind you played in and it becomes a very difficult day. I enjoyed watching you play this course to see some of the same areas I've played into over the years only you recover well. My favorite round on the Black, by far, was when my neice came up from Florida and at age 13 she shot an 82. She was exhausted. (Thank you for the memory, Megan). Her Uncle Fred stopped scoring at the 12 hole... LOL

Totally agree with the comment about walking the course. Always found that you get more of a sense of the next shot when walking especially when approaching the green.

The way the shot onto the green just stopped completely on the 8th hole was so amazing and the perfect putt was for a birdie was just icing on the cake. Great golfing my dude hope to see more!

10 mins in he chops out the bunker and ball literally disappears in the rough. Next thing he's hitting and the ball is sitting quite nicely...

Thanks for that Grant! I got to relive my round around the Black in June 2018...yep, that's the year the us open was at shinnecock. We did a buddy trip to walk Shinnecock on Tuesday and then played the Black on Wednesday. Fantastic!!

I learnt a lot watching this. The way you are always positive and never let even missed short putt affect your attitude. That is truly amazing to me. To have that composure. Awesome Champ.

You played really well. Your positive attitude will take you a long ways in your golf career. Great job.

Play this course fairly often. There is no way to describe in words what the rough does to your club as you swing through. Its like swinging through steel wool

I’m new to golf and so I am learning so much on this. But I’ll subscribe because honestly your optimism and watching you play that course really does bring to lie why the joy and the sport is really there. I get it there will be bad days as in any sport, but seriously the optimism really does help someone push through a bad day and kick some serious but great job man.

Looking forward to more of your videos. They are excellent, and as a good player with a good attitude you really give the viewer a wonderful interactive experience with each golf course.

Omg, my home town course! I played with my friends on Yellow and Red back in high school. Loved the shot of the club house entrance area...nice to see it's still the same after 20 years :)

Grant, this is turning out to be a great series. The extra pressure of a tough goal to "make the cut" definitely adds to the tension - but with courses like these, it's going to be a real challenge and that's cool, too. Outstanding! More more more! 🔥❤👍

What I like most; he hits a perfect hybrid to the green and the camerama man asks "What's it like to be able to do that?" Rephy' "It's wieerd man, doesn't happen all the time" all with that huge happy smile pure joy. Yep, that's a real champion who is rare as hen;s teeth. Thanks for this video made my day and I sure needed it today. Merry Christmas to all of you and yours.

Grant, what a great round!! I played this course the first week it was open ahead of the ‘09 US Open. Now I’m not a scratch golfer at all. I had broke 90 once. But walking that course with my roommate was amazing!! I pared the same par 3s you birdied and pared hole 10…everything else was triple bogey or worse. My bag even fell into the large bunker on 17!!! But it is still my favorite round of golf I ever played, and I shot a 118!!! Thanks for the video and reminding me of that great round with friend, who passed away 5 years ago!!!

By far the most likeable golfer on RU-vid. And obviously one of the best. What I’d give for that swing!

Shooting 75 on that course in the wind is impressive. Grants game is getting better each week. Keep it going!!

Your positivity is absolutely divine, and an inspiration. Thank you!

Yours and Ernie Els' are my all-time favorite swings. It's just so smooth and fluid, it seems like you're not even trying. I really enjoy watching you play these iconic courses that I've seen my whole life on TV, Grant. Keep them coming dude.

Shooting 75 at Bethpage Black, with 2 hours of sleep, with people watching, while not finding a great swing rhythm, catching a handful of bunkers. You are the real deal Grant. Hope you know how inspiring and capable you are. Well done and good luck on your future endeavors man.

Great round Grant. I played there when I was about a 10 HCP and walked off the course feeling like I went 12 rounds with Tyson. This course will eat you alive. I think I shot like 108 or even worse. Super thick rough, a lot of blind shots, and doing it all after sleeping in the car all night waiting for a tee time. Just happy I can say I played there.

This was SUPER fun to watch, great format! Some great shots out there 🔥

That could be the most enjoyable round of golf I've watched, and certainly on RU-vid. I love your good nature while playing. You have an effortless swing Grant. Mine is powerless effort haha. That is one scary course and you played it well.

literally just walked off the black a few hours ago. ive played it 50+ times and its still amazing. never gets old. being 15 minutes away has its perks

Makes a golf video so much more fun when you have experience on the course. I’ve played here several times, it’s in my area and I love the love that it is getting. It really is such an amazing course.

Really enjoyed watching a top golfer and a magnificent course. Thanks and best wishes from North West England.

This guy has a damn perfect swing This is the first I’ve heard of Grant I’ve only seen this video, but looks like a positive attitude and disposition. Going to look him up

The positivity on this dude is just amazing. What a legend!

EAL casually calling grant’s swing a work of art is top tier

Used to live down the block from Bethpage. I played this course in the 80s when it was banged up and you could get on any time you wanted, big rocks in the bunkers fairways were almost as much dirt as grass. Played it last year and sadly my last time. Its a young mans course walking it beat me up. Took me days to recover. walked off with a 89 with a 8 on 15. Green is my favorite course there.

@Granthorvatgolf, just started watching your teaching channel. Great job, enjoying it very much.

I've played this course in the UK in virtual golf but without the wind factor. Thanks Grant for making it come to life with your excellent commentary.

Fluffed lie after the plugged bunker shot on hole 4?

Awesdome Grant! Luv your tempo and calmness. In control dude!

I so enjoyed watching this video, I'm a lifetime Long Islander, raised in Hicksville and Moved to Massapequa and have been a lifelong Bethpage golf course player. When I was in High School and college (70's) we played the Black course all the time because it had the shortest wait time!!! No one wanted to torture themselves, it was harder then, than it is now in some respects. So much easier to lose balls because it wasn't nearly as manicured as it is now. I've Marshalled at 2 opens and the PGA, I love this course but ever since the opens its almost impossible to get a time,

I live on Long Island and have played this course at least 50 times as a scratch golfer. Making that walk back across the street to 15 in nerve recking. Last 4 holes are brutal. My coolest moment in golf is making a 2 on 18 and a bartender coming down with 4 beers there.

How can anyone not root for this guy! Great round man. Looking forward to the EAL content!!

need more of these courses. pinehurst #2, pine valley (NJ), oakmont...keep giving us some golf from beautiful courses

Bethpage is my home course. Loved watching it through your perspective. The Red is also a great course -- it's got a better opener (it's on the left hand side of the shot at 0:26) and finisher than the Black, and its par 4s are extremely engaging. One note: the Black plays as a par 71 (only one par 5 on the back), so your +3 is actually a 74 here.

Tigers win at the black course in 02 is still one of my favorite majors ever. The back nine of his third round is insane. Very few courses hold a special place in my heart but Augusta, pebble Beach and Beth page black

I don’t watch good content but your great attitude had me hooked. Very nice job!

It's interesting how the golf cart culture is different in different places. Here in Sweden, I have played golf for 20 years but have never even been in a golf cart! I walked every round of my life. And like you say, it's a good way to experience the golf course more. I would love to just cruise between the shots in a cart though lol.

My favorite course on the planet. The Black will take its pound of flesh from you. If you are not ready, it will destroy you. For those that are up for the challenge, it will be a life long love affair. For those of us from NYC, it is the Mecca of all golf courses. It will always be the people’s course. Props to Grant for putting this on video. 🙌🙌🙌🙌

4th shot on the 4th hole was a little sus, all the sudden the ball was sitting up

That’s was awesome, great to see the course and someone with game do their best to tame it off the tips with wind.

Love watching you swing the club. Your enthusiasm and love for the game is appreciated. Im 61and play to a 12, and none of those holes looked fun to a man of my skill. Thanks for sharing.

Best golf content. What a round dude, you shot better than a lot of tour pro's would on a random day.

My Dad grew up caddying at this course in his teens (1960s). Always regret that I'll never get to play the course with him. Always heard that it's considered one of if not the hardest public course in the country. Shooting 75 in the given conditions is REALLY good. You've definitely started taking your game to another level!

I enjoyed watching you at Bethpage Black. I feel for you, I play it on WGT golf game on my phone. It feels so awesome to watch the real course. I mostly land in those bunkers. Love it. I am not a golfer but love golf. So my golf is played on my phone. Love your you tube golf. Just recently found it. Sharon from South Africa

Amazing approach on 15. I play the course every year. I’m around 15 handicap, and my only hope is layup to the end of the fairway, then launch a wedge. Bogey is a victory. Also, on 4, the upper fairway is almost 200 yards long. You can take any club you want to keep yourself safe from the “cliffs of Dover” bunker. The further you push it, the more green you have to work with. Great round. Good to see a great golfer grind through (double-free, no less).

So great to be able to see a good player on an awesome course. I remember the trouble the PGA players were having the last time they played there. The greens were very difficult to keep their balls on them and putting was tough. The course looks great. You played well considering the wind and some bad luck in the beginning.

I love watching these RU-vid guys get to play the great courses. Shout out to those courses that allow this as well.

Great to watch this . I grew up playing the Bethpage Black Course. We used to go to the golf course at 11 PM the night before we would play the Black course and get our car in line. The starter would come out at around 5:30am and go down the lane of cars and give out tickets for your starting time . They called them Bakery Tickets. We did this for years and I loved the course. From the back tees and the rough up it is the toughest Golf Course in the world.

Great video, nice play. Born and raised in Bethpage. Played there many times. Good to see it again. Live way out East now. Thank you.

Bethpage Black is truly a beast of a course. I played it twice when I was around a 1-2 handicap and I left both times contemplating why I spent all that money on lessons.

The third shot on 4 9:58 (out of the bunker) disappeared DEEP in the rough, then when it cut to his fourth it was sitting up beautifully on top of the rough. Can someone explain that to me?

That was an incredible match. Fun to watch and very competitive.

Grew up only a couple of miles from here. Used to ride my bike over and scarf up dozens of golf balls in the trees and brush. One of the most visually intimidating courses on top of being just plain tough.

Funny how the boll pop up from the ruff after your bunkershot on hole nr 4:) Good video, keep the good work

10:01 - lie when balls lands. 10:16 - lie when ball is hit. Maybe in a sprinkler? Hmmmm.

Enjoyed that immensely! Hope you get another shot at it.

Grant, I love ya Buddy, but you've got to know that the great AW Tillinghast designed, "The Black", as we Long Islanders like to call her. I assume you've heard of "Tillie the Terror", and his masterpieces, which include The Black, but also Winged Foot Golf Club, Baltusrol Golf Club, and many others. This is THE video that got me hooked on your channel, watching you play a wonderful round of golf on the crown jewel golf course on Long Island, in our back yard. I'd love to see you make your way out to the other Tillie greats mentioned above, each of which I've played, and for you to also make your way out east to play some of the other Long Island masterpieces, specifically Shinnecock (also played), if they'll let you. Keep the videos coming Grant, can't get enough of them!!

Hey Grant, would you be able to explain how the ball disappeared in the rough around 9:55-10:15 and then the next shot reveals a better lie?

10:01 ball magically lifts itself for a good lie on the next shot… 🤔

Amazing course, but mostly what a pleasure to see the great attitude and smile, all the way..Cheers!

First video of Grants I’ve watched. Certainly gonna be a regular going forward!

I can honestly see Grant becoming the biggest RU-vid golf channel at some point! The content is always great, and his personality keeps you tuned in! I feel that RS has gotten away from his genuine personality and content and has become too businesslike over the last couple years, but Grant is the old RS of the new group of golf content makers!

How does the ball after bunker shot disappear in the rough but next shot it’s magically in a better lie?!

I have played this course so many times on WGT golf game. I don't even know how many times I have yelled when playing this course. And I am amazed seeing this how well made WGT golf is how you instantly recognize everything.

Looks like a fun course for sure! and its so beautiful.

It's really wonderful to come across people who freely share valuable information online. You never know what kind of knowledge you might stumble upon that could have a lasting impact on your life.

Help with the plugged bunker shot on 4. After he hit is out of the bunker the video shows it disappear in the rough...just bounced once and dropped to the bottom of the turf. When he goes to hit is, the lie is somewhat ideal and the ball is sitting up and nearly perfect. Am I missing something? I thought perhaps it was a camera angle that did not show a hill but am not seeing that when I review. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Great seeing you play in the uk Grant your the man on form watching you beat rick on the wallasey golf club course was awesome 👍👍👏

That was so cool to watch thanks legend for sharing

We played the Ivy League Championships there every year in the 80s. Great Tourney. The fescue used to be all thorn bush back then. It is in way better shape now.

Play it twice a year sometimes more. Always in great condition. All of the other courses on property are awesome too

This is the first video I've watched on this channel...and I started rooting for him after the first hole...he is a good guy

Great round bro I enjoyed watching you play this course I was stoked for you on the 18 nice birdie 🎉🎉🎉

I used to play the Black every Saturday morning. First tee time after sleeping in my car with friends. Loved it!! Volunteered at the 2002 US Open. So happy you got to play it an bring back memories from 16 years ago!! Great golf Grant!!

Just played here last weekend. Awesome place awesome staff and a fun challenge

What an absolutely beautiful swing! Great work!

That was one of your best videos yet. 18 holes in 30 minutes. No bs and played great. Hold your head high. Well done !

i love bethpage black. but the 5 hour plus round there is just brutal.

7:48 “These bunkers are deep…” 😂 I’m thinking..have he never been in Great Britain….?😂

first time checking out the channel, awesone content! not sure if you do them usually and just werent able to at bethpage but drone shots of the holes would be awesome

Hits shot out of bunker into ruff and ball disappears but when he goes to hit the next shot the balls sitting on top of the ruff like it’s one a tee lol thank god for editing

I went to the 2009 US Open at Bethpage and sat at the 15th tee and watched that tee shot as well as the second shots coming into 16 and the tee shots for 17. Greatest spot I could ever sit to watch a US Open. When Tiger came through people were lined up on both sides of 15 with at least 10-15 deep on each side all the way up the entire hole. Good luck trying to calculate how many people that would be on a 480 yd hole that also goes 50 feet up hill for the second.

the course is no joke. love it every time I play (few times a year) and challenges you to be a better golfer. (ps. the walk alone is a feat)

Having played the course many times, I don't believe the full ball lies. Also, par is lower for the pros (6 plays as a par 4, not par 5).

You sure you didn't improve your lie on the 1st fairway?

Grant cracks me up. You can tell how much he really does like bunker shots bc he mentions literally everytime he's in a bunker in almost every video

If you think the Black Course is tough from where the blue tees were that day, try playing it from the white posts which represent the yardages that are on the card. They never have all of the holes playing from back there for the public. For example, the back teebox on the ninth hole is never used in all of the times I've been there...over 100 since 2003. It's a good 40 to 50 yards farther back. On 10, the card shows just over 500 yards, but the blue tee is rarely any longer than about 480. He played the par 3/3rd hole at 208, but the white post yardage is 230. It looks like he played the 18th from the typical blue tee location. The white post is about 50 yards further back. So if you think it's hard from where he and we the public play it, imagine what it would be like playing it from all of the yardages on the card...7468. With that said, he still had an excellent round.

How does your third shot out of the sand on hole 4 miraculously end up sitting up on nice fluffy grass for your fourth shot, when it looked for sure to be buried in the deep rough?

Watching now just 5 holes in and noticed your lie in the rough has improved 2x already. Dude play it as it lies.