Bethpage球場, Green course!～上集

紐約天氣也好起來，在紐約4季分明，5月天氣和氣溫才比較好，所以開始磨刀霍霍，新的球桿也來露相。週五給自己放假，選在紐約有點知名度的球場。Bethpage球場是有名的公立球場，都有辦過比賽，也是2024年的Ryder Cup的指定球場。要訂場都訂不到，只有當天早上，到球場的官網刷，看到1:50有一個位置，就直接訂下去。這就是打有名球場的狀況。

今天天氣陰天多雲，溫度在10幾度，有點涼。下午5、6點會開始下雨，2點開球，應該可以趕在下雨前結束。到球場真的有冷，本來穿短褲，回去車上換長褲，夾克也穿起來，前2洞身體熱起來後，就脫外套打了。開車到球場要40分鐘，不遠，進去球場就像進到森林裡。一到停車場，一堆車，看來如果週末打會更可怕。

第一次自己用推車打球，把機斯裝好就到green場的報道區去報到。20分鐘前需要報到，這種有名氣的場子都需要準時和照規定來走。1:45開始開球，和一對50多歲夫妻，一位年輕人一起打。夫妻檔坐球車，我和另一位年輕人自己推車。前面一組是韓國人。很慢！通常韓國人打球超龜，看來今天要打快是很難。不過自己推車也快不來。享受一下慢打走路的樂趣吧！

Green場子被譽為是mini版的Black course。Bethpage裡面就Black最屌，也是比賽的專用場子。球場地形上上下下，開球台多半很高，球道比較低，然後果嶺有時會比較高。這在台灣北部球場很常見，我算是駕輕就熟，一點也沒有被嚇到。同組的年輕人就跟我說，在17洞，也是一個開球，因為要爬上去tee box，有人就心臟病發作，就回家了。

要知道它的高度是3～5層樓高，球場沒有做階梯讓球友走上去，都是自己爬坡上去，也沒有像台中豐原球場有電動梯可以上去。都是要自己爬，這樣下去，體力非常吃重。我前9打完，讓我感覺好像打，最初打球的新淡水的陰影。從此我就再沒有打新淡水。這個球場我建議最好租球車。如果你的實力沒有在15以內，你會打到沒力。租車是幫你保留面子的最好方法。

我必須說，亞洲和台灣的球場設計，都是走比較機車和比賽型路線。要把球友給考倒為勝利，不是讓球友去練技術和享受高爾夫。我打這類比賽型球場，才會感覺像台灣或大陸那種變態球道和果嶺感覺。美國一般球場都是很友善和平易近人。對業餘球友才能真正去練球技和積累經驗。同組球友都對這球場很熟悉、有經驗，所以可以順利打。

本文未完，中集請點下方。

Bethpage球場, Green course!～中集
http://www.peargolf.com/article/bethpageqiuchang-green-course%EF%BD%9Ezh...

Bethpage球場, Green course!～下集
http://www.peargolf.com/article/bethpageqiuchang-green-course%EF%BD%9Exiaji

Weather and temperature are getting better in NYC. May is the best golfing season of the year in NYC. Therefore, I have built some new gears to play and start up my new golf season of 2022. This time I pick Bethpage golf course in Long Island that is about 40 minutes from my place. It's unable to book the tee time since it's all booked.

The only way to get it is every morning from its website to check the availability of the day. It's Friday and get myself a day off to play and booked 1:50pm. You can't plan it by playing Bethapage since you are not sure when the day is available or the time for booking. I have to report to the start booth 20 minutes before the tee time.

I play Green course which is named mini black course. The famous course of Bethpage is black course, it has been holding many tournaments and scheduled to be the course for Ryder Cup 2024. Green course design is similar with Black one with shorter and less slope. That's why I decide to play Green instead of other courses such as Yellow, Red, and Black.

The day is little chill so I wear jacket and long pants. It's typical Spring weather. It would rain around 6pm, I hope to finish before raining. The green courses, fairways are up and down to make you play tough for visual challenge. Some tee boxes are about 3 to 5 floors high with downhill par 4 and you need to climb to the tee box in order to tee shot.

It's important to have a good body condition for walking such slopes in this golf course, the golfer to play with me said there is a senior golfer to climb on #17 tee box with heart attack and passed away later. You can image this course's sharp slope from the tee box. I also team up with a couple and they use cart with easier style.

Bethpage, Green course!～Part II
http://www.peargolf.com/article/bethpageqiuchang-green-course%EF%BD%9Ezh...

Bethpage, Green course!～Part III
http://www.peargolf.com/article/bethpageqiuchang-green-course%EF%BD%9Exiaji

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