Bethpage Black ranked #42 in Golf Digest's Greatest Courses list

Bethpage Black found itself in a familiar place when Golf Digest's February issue hit the magazine racks recently -- listed among some of the best golf courses in the country, both public and private.  Golf Digest published its list of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses this month, with the Black Course once again in the top half at #42.  Last year's top course, Augusta National, drops one spot into the runner-up position behind Pine Valley Golf Club in New Jersey.

The mag also ran its Greatest Public Golf Courses list, in which the Black settles in at #8, sandwiched between Pinehurst #2 (one spot ahead at #7) and the TV-friendly Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass.  Pebble Beach takes the top spot overall.

The Black Course is the only Long Island public to crack the New York rankings, a list dominated by the Island's private clubs and topped by Shinnecock Hills.  Black is ranked eighth in the state, a spot ahead of Garden City Golf Club and one behind Sebonack in Southampton.