Donald Trump and golf is more than a game. It is a passion." In 1999, Trump opened his first golf course: the Trump International Golf Club, West Palm Beach in Florida. Land for the US$45 million course was acquired through a lawsuit against Palm Beach County, Florida after Trump's purchase of the Mar-a-Lago resort. By 2007, Trump owned 4 courses around the US. Following the financial crisis of 2007–2008, Trump began purchasing existing golf courses and re-designing them. Golf courses owned by Trump hosted the LPGA Tour finale from 2001 to 2008, as well as the 2009 US Junior Amateur and US Junior Girls
Bethpage State Park its clubhouse. In its July 2008 list of America's greatest golf courses, "Golf Digest" ranked Bethpage Black #26 overall, #6 in the state of New York, #6 of America's 50 toughest courses, and #5 in its list of America's greatest public golf courses. It is also the top-ranked course in the "Golf Digest" list that is operated by a governmental entity. The PGA lists Bethpage Black as one of the "World's Most Beautiful Courses". Note: The Barclays tournament was renamed The Northern Trust in 2017. The Polo Grounds at Bethpage State Park offers a field with bleacher seating. The field