Bethpage Black will play host to the Ryder Cup next month and anticipation is building as to just how tough the course will play.
The famous New York course is regarded as one of the very toughest around and when the US Open was held there in 2002, only Tiger Woods broke par as he won at minus three.
Both team Europe and team USA will be expecting a tough old challenge but until they actually take to the tee-box, we’re left guessing a bit as to just how hard it might be.
Thankfully though in the modern golf world, we have plenty of social and YouTube personalities willing to put themselves through the miss for our entertainment.
And thanks to the Fore Brothers YouTube channel, we’re now able to see what an average player shoots.
What an average golfer shot around Bethpage Black
There has been a load of talk about just how hard the course is going to play and what it might have in store for the very best players in the world.
However, on the Fore Brothers video, the better of the three players on the day – Declan Maloney – actually did pretty well.
Declan managed to get round the course at just seven over par, including a fine par on the last to finish things out nicely.
According to the YouTube handicap tracker, Declan plays off 8.2, which means he effectively went round in par for his handicap.
A pretty impressive showing really.
Unfortunately, the course showed its teeth to his brothers Ronan and Patrick, with both of them failing to make their own ‘cut line’ of +19 and fail to finish up the course.
Still, it does show a score can be posted around there and if a top pro plays well next month, it might just surprise people.
Could the world’s best prove everyone wrong at Bethpage?
Come Ryder Cup time, the course may be playing differently and the set up a touch different to what we’ve witnessed with the Fore Brothers here.
Nevertheless, if an 8 handicap is going round at just seven over then it does show there are low scores out there for the very best.
We’re going to see some titanic match ups at this year’s event and the idea of Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler going head to head is enough to get even a none-golf fan excited.
If those players are on their game and with the match-play format egging them to get the competitive juices flowing further, then we could well some players dispel the myth of how tough the course is.
Of course, on the flipside, we could see the course bite back and if that happens, it’s going to be one massive rollercoaster over the four days.
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