FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Despite the cold, gloomy conditions, Kerry Haigh smiled brightly when the PGA of America’s chief championships officer was asked about this week’s conditions at Bethpage Black.
“As you can see or I'm sure some of the players have seen, the greens are just perfect. The fairways are beautiful. The rough is growing,” Haigh beamed.
Haigh’s smile was probably not as bright a month ago, as the New York area struggled through a late-arriving spring, or when a cold front dumped nearly two inches of rain on the layout over the last 48 hours.
But spring finally arrived in the northeast about 3 ½ weeks ago and the forecast for the rest of the week calls for more favorable conditions.