I played GREEN & ate Totonno's in Coney Island.
I hadn't been to Bethpage in a few years and I'd forgotten what a great facility NY residents have there. I approached the window at 9:40 and got out as a single at 10:08. Joined three 60 year-old locals. Perfect!
GREEN was a real blast to play. Doglegs that bend and bend, towering downhill tee shots (not much fun walking up to them though,) uphill approaches, cool-looking bunkers, wide fairways, fun par threes, interesting greens.
Very strange, but GREEN evoked a feeling that was the exact opposite feeling that BLACK has evoked in my few plays there.
I had a sense that GREEN was rooting for me (and for all the other average golfers out there that day.) I felt that GREEN gave me every opportunity to score well, that it was there for the taking.
On the other hand, BLACK seems to be rooting against you. It gives you no opportunities. You have to EARN everything on BLACK.
You could simply say GREEN is easy, BLACK is hard. But the FEELING I got can't be expressed so simply or clearly--if that makes any sense.
Totonno's had a line of maybe 15 people waiting outside to dine in. I walked in, ordered, and in 15 minutes had my large pie to go. I ate 5 slices in my car as I sat in bumper to bumper traffic on the BELT and Veranzzano. Pizza was very good. Not sure yet where it ranks on my list. Need a couple more 'plays' before I decide.