Will This Be The Toughest Hole At The 2025 Ryder Cup? | The Hole At

Welcome to ‘THE Hole At’, where Golf Digest’s Derek Duncan (our go-to for all things golf course architecture) breaks down the hidden histories behind the most famous holes in golf. In this episode, Derek dives into one of America’s toughest public golf holes, the famous Par-5 4th hole at Bethpage State Park’s Black Course (host of the 2025 Ryder Cup ). From its original scruffy aesthetics and it’s mysterious A.W. Tillinghast design origins, to remaining one of the most daunting and memorable holes in American public golf, Derek explores the fascinating history behind one of the game’s most iconic golf holes.

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