Scenes From the Ryder Cup | The Golf Player

Bringing the Ryder Cup to Farmingdale, NY was a spectacle twelve years in the making. Last week, the American and European teams descended on Bethpage Black for the 2025 Ryder Cup, an historic moment for the beloved A.W. Tillinghast masterpiece, which became the first municipal golf course in the United States to host the biennial event.

Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland, and Robert MacIntyre walk down the first hole during a practice round at Bethpage Black ahead of the 2025 Ryder Cup.

Scottie Scheffler’s golf bag rests beside the practice putting green before play begins at Bethpage Black.

Scottie Scheffler practices putting on Thursday morning before the opening rounds of the Ryder Cup.

Grandstands rise behind the first green at Bethpage Black during a quiet moment before the crowds arrive.

Spectators line up at dawn for general entry on the opening day of the Ryder Cup.

Fans fill the grandstands behind the first green as play begins on Friday morning.

Jon Rahm tees off on the fifteenth hole during Friday’s opening matches at Bethpage Black.

Rory McIlroy’s caddie, Harry Diamond, walks from the practice range to the first tee.

Cameramen position themselves along the first hole before the start of Saturday’s matches.

Early risers settle into the grandstands behind the first tee on Saturday morning.

Sunrise breaks over the eighteenth hole at Bethpage Black on the second day of competition.

Spectators line the third hole as play unfolds on Saturday.

A look toward the third green during Saturday’s matches at Bethpage Black.

The fourth tee box sits framed by morning light on the second day of play.

U.S. Captain Keegan Bradley and Vice Captain Jim Furyk stand together on the eighth tee during Saturday’s round.

A European fan uses a periscope to glimpse the seventh green from the gallery.

Crowds stretch along the eleventh fairway of Bethpage Black on a warm Saturday afternoon at the Ryder Cup.

The thirteenth fairway glows in the afternoon sun at Bethpage Black.

A greenskeeper mows the practice green before play begins on Sunday morning.

The Bethpage State Park clubhouse, adorned with a Ryder Cup sign, on the final day of competition.

The entrance to the grandstands surrounding the first tee and eighteenth green early Sunday morning.

Grandstands overlook both the first tee and eighteenth green on the final morning of the Ryder Cup.

The iconic Bethpage Black sign adorns the starters booth on the final day of the Ryder Cup.

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