Bethpage is the most overrated course in golf. It's a great course, don't misunderstand. But is it a top 25 course? No way. It's a Pete ECG example of how the usga let the ball get away from them and the consequences thereof. It's long, grueling and features some of the most boring, flat and uninteresting greens in major golf. (#15 being the only exception) By contrast, I just got back from yeamans hall and loved the challenge posed by the green complexes there.
I played cog hill a few years ago before the redesign and thought it was a good, but not great course for many of the reasons noted by tour players. It's very very narrow and if you miss the fairway just finding you ball can be a victory. It's borderline unplayable for mid handicappers and above.