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2009 U.S. Open returning to 'The People's Country Club'

Bethpage Black is a challenge not all golfers should undertake, as the ominous sign near the first tee warns. (Photo: Getty Images)

Bethpage State Park's acclaimed Black Course, known as the "The People's Country Club" and where determined players have been known to sleep in their cars just for a chance to play the famed course, in June will play host to its second U.S. Open. In 2002, Bethpage Black became the first municipally owned daily fee course to host the United States Golf Association's national championship.

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