A two-pronged tangle with Shinnecock Hills’ ferocious fescue left a bruise on Adam Scott’s first-round scorecard as he officially made it 100 consecutive majors at the US Open in New York.
There was a delay in the usual mob rush to surround the ball like we usually see – just one guy standing and pointing at it. Which is maybe why a woman standing nearby thought it was OK to pick it up.
Adam Scott is about to join one of the most exclusive clubs in golf history and Japanese clothing company Uniqlo is marking the occasion with a limited release that Aussie golfers will want to get their hands on.
If this week’s US Open avoids the pratfalls that befell the 2004 and 2018 editions at Shinnecock Hills – when baked-out greens created unplayable hole locations that impacted the integrity of the championship – it will be because of a decision Bodenhamer and the rest of the championship committee made last Friday when faced with a weather forecast they hoped would never come.
Everything you need to know about the five Australians in the field at the 2026 US Open at Shinnecock Hills, including player profiles and how to watch.
The former USGA chief executive returns to Shinnecock Hills Golf Club this week for the 2026 US Open, as interested as ever in the championship and how it plays out on one of the most storied courses in America but no longer invested in the outcome.
Eight years and seven tournament wins around the world later, Lucas Herbert has vowed to not make the same mistakes at Shinnecock Hills as he did on debut when he returns to the US Open for the first time in three years.
The five-time major champion was in line to produce his best result since leaving LIV Golf and returning to the PGA Tour this year, but now a hand injury that made him withdraw in Canada makes his status for this week’s US Open unclear.
When Adam Scott embarks on his opening round this Thursday in the 2026 US Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York, he will have accomplished a feat that only Jack Nicklaus achieved.
Australian Golf Digest
