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…

The presence of the U.S. Open on Long Island prompted a new spotlight to be shined on the male-only membership policy of the club that first opened in 1899. “As a private club, any rule change must be voted on by its membership,” said club President Brian Nelsen when contacted for a statement. “Although our…

Brian Quinn, a former touring pro now in his llth season as head men’s coach at Philadelphia’s Temple University, is part of a new corporation formed to acquire Plymouth Country Club in Plymouth Meeting, Pa., which will now be rebranded as The 1912 Club, in recognition of the year it was founded. The club features a William Flynn-designed golf course that will now be renovated under the direction of Ron Prichard.

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.…

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.

Tuckahoe Road runs through the Southampton, N.Y., property, requiring golfers to cross it six times during one round. A proposal to reroute the road has proven unpopular among residents, however, who say the drive is one of the “most beautiful roads in all of the Hamptons.”

As the storied western Pennsylvania club wrapped up another successful hosting of the 2016 Championship, the United States Golf Association announced that it will only have to wait nine years for the next one. It was also announced that Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southhampton, N.Y., will host the 2026 U.S. Open.

The usual suspects—Augusta, Pine Valley, St. Andrews—and several courses on Long Island were among those most frequently mentioned when close to 100 pros were asked to name the courses they hadn’t yet visited but would most like to play.

The Denver-based aerial photography company that produces high-resolution stills and HD fly-throughs for golf courses, is now offering images for licensing and/or purchasing through its complete Golf Aerial Library. Clubs featured in the library include The Olympic Club, Cypress Point Club and Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.

It took Joey Hines 30 years to play 49 courses in 17 states, and become what is believed to be the only golfer to have completed the unique circuit. Now he seeks to play all courses that have hosted a major.

The 2018 championship will be the fifth U.S. Open to be hosted by the club, which is the only venue to host the championship in three centuries.