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Players brace for fans at Bethpage

By Bob Harig
ESPN.com

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- If wine and cheese is your thing, then Bethpage Black probably is not for you. The polite applause and reverential behavior that is typical of most golf tournaments is blown away by beer and bluster here. Maybe it is the mentality of New York sports fans, who have been known for their passion. Certainly it has something to do with their pride in the course, the first one owned by taxpayers to host a U.S. Open when it did so in 2002. After just seven years, the 109th U.S ...

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