For a number of years, the club that hosted the 2018 U.S. Open has blocked off a stretch of road that was once used as a town road with barricades and signs, and used it as a private driveway. Shinnecock Hills officials claim the town signed ownership of that section of the road over to…
Clubhouse at National Golf Links of America Damaged in Fire
The rooftop of the building at the Southampton, N.Y., property caught fire on April 18, possibly ignited by a spark from a worker’s saw and exacerbated by winds. Damage was limited to a single story on one side of the clubhouse, but club officials did not comment. The clubhouse at National Golf Links of America…
USGA to Build Fan Bridge at Shinnecock Hills GC
The Southampton, N.Y., property will host the 2018 U.S. Open on June 14-17, and the USGA has offered to build a 210-foot long bridge to give fans access to the tournament. When the county built the bridge in 2004, it cost $200,000, but for the 2018 event, construction was budgeted to cost $1.5 million. U.S.…
Shinnecock Hills GC Seeks to Resolve Road Dispute
The storied Southampton, N.Y., club, which has hosted the U.S. Open four times in three different centuries and will again in 2018, seeks to move a public road that goes through its property and has become a popular cut-through for commuters on the East End of Long Island. Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a club member, is negotiating with the town for a settlement that reportedly would involve a $1 million donation to local schools and $6 million for public road projects, in addition to bearing the cost of the rerouting.