During their talk, Joe Burbeck showed Catalano a hand-painted wooden cutout of the Caddie Boy, the symbol of Bethpage State Park. Such cutouts used to adorn every tee sign on all the courses, Joe said. They've since been replaced by a wrought-iron version.
"We have no idea who came up with that little figure," Catalano said. "All I know is that it's been the club logo from the very beginning."
Joe Burbeck smiled. "My father designed that, too."
Editor's note: Bethpage's Black Course is 29th among Golf Digest's list of America's 100 Greatest Courses. In future references, Golf Digest will list Joseph H. Burbeck as the architect and A.W. Tillinghast as a consultant.
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