Bethpage Black greens subtle? If your definition of subtle is "not a lot going on", then you are correct, they are subtle. I played The Black a two weeks ago and I didn't see what I would call "inherent genius" in the green contouring. I believe the greens at The Black were designed as they are (relatively flat) because otherwise most people wouldn't finish their rounds! I'm playing SFGC next week and if you put those Tillie greens on The Black, forget it
Maybe when they are rolling at 14 as they were at The Open in 2002, the "subtleness" comes out but not at 9 or so. Don't you think that if you can make a straight 10 footer, you will make a lot of putts at The Black. Only problem is that many of them might be for par
Overall, however, I love the golf course. I do have my own opinions about some of the Rees bunkering but otherwise it is a solid test of golf.