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The 18-hole Yellow course at the Bethpage State Park Golf Course facility in Farmingdale features 6,316 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71. The course rating is 70.1 and it has a slope rating of 121 on Rye grass. Designed by Alfred H. Tull, ASGCA, the Yellow golf course opened in 1958. The Yellow Course, designed by Alfred Tull, was opened in 1958 and was built mostly from scratch, and partially from holdovers that survived the rerouting of A.W. Tillinghast's original Blue Course.

At 6,085 yards from the regular tees, Yellow is the shortest course of the five. The course is generally considered the easiest at Bethpage. While the shortest and possibly easiest of the five Bethpage courses, there's still fantastic land movement and plenty of fun holes left behind from Tillinghast's original Blue Course. The Yellow Course features many of the most notable Tillinghast Holes at the Bethpage facility. Holes 3 through 6 and 11 through 14 have excellent variability of terrain and club selection. The course features strong individual holes such as the famous Tillinghast "Reef" 12th.

Bethpage State Park is the largest government-owned golf complex in America, with five courses sprawling out from a central clubhouse. Located in Farmingdale on Long Island near New York City, the Yellow Course serves as an accessible option for golfers of varying skill levels while maintaining the quality design characteristics associated with the Bethpage complex.