Farmingdale, New York · Long Island
Bethpage Yellow
Alfred Tull's 1958 course, partly made from holes left over when Tillinghast's Blue was rerouted. Shortest of the five: 6,085 yards from the regular tees.
- FarmingdaleLocation
- Alfred Tull, 1958Architect
- state parkAccess
About Bethpage Yellow
Yellow is the easy way into Bethpage. Wikipedia lists the park's five courses in order of difficulty, and Yellow comes first; GOLF.com puts it with the Green as the two easiest and the best fit for a casual round. At 6,085 yards from the regular tees it's the shortest of the five, and you can take a cart. It's one of the two Bethpage courses State Parks keeps open year round, weather permitting.
It's also the newest. Demand for golf kept growing after the Tillinghast-era courses opened in the 1930s, and the state added the Yellow in 1958. Alfred Tull built most of it from scratch, but some holes are older: holdovers that survived when Tillinghast's original Blue Course was rerouted. Every round at Bethpage, on all five courses, starts from the same clubhouse, and about 300,000 rounds a year go through it.
The rate card dated February 2025 has 18 holes on the Yellow at $38 on weekdays and $43 on weekends, with no residency surcharge. That rule applies only on the Black and the Red.
It's one of 6 courses in Farmingdale on Yoink, and Bethpage Green is practically next door — handy when your first choice is booked solid.
Booking a tee time at Bethpage Yellow
Tee times go through the State Parks online reservation system, the only way to book at Bethpage. Verified New York residents can book seven days out and everyone else five, and the sheet opens at 7 pm. To get verified, email a photo of your NYS driver license or DMV non-driver ID or show it in person. Same-day times can be booked online up to 3 hours ahead, each player pays a $5 booking fee, and since May 1, 2025, more than six cancellations in a month gets your account locked for a while. (State Parks reservation guide, May 2025.)
How to get a tee time at Bethpage Yellow
Yoink
Prime tee times at Bethpage Yellow — weekend mornings, twilight in summer — tend to go fast, and the ones that open up later usually come from cancellations nobody announces.
Yoink watches Bethpage Yellow's online tee sheet around the clock. Tell it the day, the time window and how many players, and it sends you an alert the moment a matching time appears. You book direct with the course, so there's no markup and nothing to cancel with us.
- Pick Bethpage Yellow in Yoink.
- Choose your day, time window and number of players.
- Get an alert when a matching tee time opens — then book it directly with the course.
Golf courses near Bethpage Yellow
- Bethpage Green · Farmingdale · 0 mi
- Bethpage Blue · Farmingdale · 0 mi
- Bethpage Red · Farmingdale · 0 mi
- Bethpage Black · Farmingdale · 0 mi
- Bethpage State Park (all 5 courses) · Farmingdale · 1 mi
- Cantiague Park Golf Course · Hicksville · 4 mi
- Peninsula Golf Club · Massapequa · 5 mi
- Eisenhower Park - Blue · East Meadow · 5 mi
All 46 Long Island courses in New York · New York golf courses
Bethpage Yellow FAQ
Where is Bethpage Yellow?
Bethpage Yellow is in Farmingdale, New York, in the Long Island area.
Who designed Bethpage Yellow?
Bethpage Yellow was designed by Alfred Tull, 1958.
Is Bethpage Yellow open to the public?
Bethpage Yellow is state park, run by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
Can you walk Bethpage Yellow?
Golf carts permitted on the Red, Blue, Green and Yellow courses (Black not listed).
How do I get a tee time at Bethpage Yellow when it's booked up?
Set a watch for Bethpage Yellow in Yoink with your date, time window and group size. Yoink monitors the course's tee sheet and alerts you the moment a matching time opens, including cancellations. You book directly with the course.
What golf courses are near Bethpage Yellow?
Nearby options include Bethpage Green, Bethpage Blue and Bethpage Red. Yoink watches 46 courses in the Long Island area.
Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-29. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- parks.ny.gov · official
- parks.ny.gov · official
- parks.ny.gov · official
- bethpagegolfcourse.com · course
- golf.com · media
- en.wikipedia.org · media
Never miss a tee time at Bethpage Yellow
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