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.
Shinnecock Hills has produced some of the US Open’s greatest moments — and most controversial collapses. Ahead of 2026, questions remain about whether the iconic Long Island course can be set up fairly without tipping into chaos again.
How does Scheffler’s game compare this season, statistically, to the past two years? And how does his current game set up for Shinnecock Hills and the upcoming US Open?
In this video we’re going to explore what makes Shinnecock’s 11th one of the most elusive and infuriating par 3s in golf. But to understand why it’s so challenging to even the world’s greatest players, we need to dig into its architecture and trace how the hole came into being.
Jack Nicklaus believes the PGA Tour’s increasingly crowded schedule could hurt both players and tournaments. Speaking ahead of the Memorial Tournament, the 18-time major champion warned that a run of signature events and major championships leaves little time for players to recover, increasing the risk of burnout and injury.
We’ve known unofficially for several weeks now, but overnight it became rubber-stamped by the United States Golf Association: Adam Scott is officially part of the 2026 US Open field and will therefore tee it up in his 100th consecutive major championship from June 18-21.
Lucas Herbert secured a US Open berth from a wire-to-wire victory at LIV Golf Virginia that also ensured the Victorian owns career victories on every major tour in golf.
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