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Bethpage Bars Open at 9 a.m.; Crowd Already Rowdy

“Don’t fret,” journalist Gabby Herzig reported from Bethpage Black. “The bars opened at 9 a.m. on the dot, with a countdown.” The concourse filled fast as fans packed the lines. While the first foursome teed off at 7:10 a.m., fans had to wait through a two-hour cutoff on alcohol. “9 a.m. is why the U.S. is losing,” one fan quipped.