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Riviera to get U.S. Amateur? Bethpage a Ryder Cup/PGA Championship?

FOREST HILLS, NY – AWITP sources have confirmed that discussion between the PGA of America and the governing bodies in New York that Bethpage may be considered for the 2020 or 2021 PGA Championship and the 2028 Ryder Cup. Sources also confirm that Rees Jones’s restoration work at Baltusrol has gone so well in preparation for the 2016 PGA Championship, that Baltusrol is in the running for a Ryder Cup as well.

“New York City would be a great place for a Ryder Cup,” said Phil Mickelson. “I think we would have an enormous home field advantage. They are some of the best golf fans in the World,” he said admiringly.

Sources also whisper that Riviera Country Club outside Los Angeles is being considered for the 2017 U.S. Amateur. Hosting the amateur is often a first step in hosting a future U.S. Opn.