Shinnecock Hills Steals Spotlight From Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler at U.S. Open

Shinnecock Hills Steals Spotlight From Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler at U.S. Open

Scottie Scheffler arrived at Shinnecock Hills chasing the career Grand Slam. Rory McIlroy entered the week looking to add another major championship to his resume and further cement his place among the world’s greatest golfers. Brooks Koepka returned to the site of one of his most memorable victories.Yet through the opening rounds of the 2026 U.S. Open, much of the attention has focused elsewhere.The golf course itself has become one of the tour…

Something’s missing at this U.S. Open: cursin’, kvetchin’ and complaints - Irish Golfer Magazine

As TV cannot do justice to the peaks and valleys of Augusta National, neither can it capture Shinnecock Hills — not as it played on Thursday, with a heavy wind coming off the Atlantic, over beachfront mansions and across Sunrise Highway, before sweeping across the old William Flynn course here. The Thursday round of this 126th U.S. Open was all set up for another USGA Shinny set-up screwball comedy, except it never happened. The opposite. The pl…