Southampton, NY
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Shinnecock Hills was founded in 1891 and became one of the five founding member Clubs of the USGA. Its present course dates to 1931, so the institution’s earliest national championships belong to an earlier golfing landscape on the Southampton property.1
- Location
- Southampton, NY
- Course
- 18 holes · par 70
- Original architect
- William Flynn
- Club website
- Visit website
An institution beyond one routing
The clubhouse predates that routing by nearly four decades. Built in 1892 by McKim, Mead and White, it underwent expansions and renovations while retaining its recognizable character. A major restoration was completed in 2016.1
In 1896, Shinnecock hosted both the U.S. Amateur and the second U.S. Open. The U.S. Women’s Amateur followed in 1900. Those separate competitions place women’s and men’s amateur golf alongside the Open in the Club’s early championship history, well before the course assumed its current form.1
The Club made a consequential land purchase after a road threatened existing holes in 1927. Acquiring 108 acres to the north and east made the subsequent redesign possible. The institution continued, but the ground over which its golfers competed changed substantially.2
The 1977 Walker Cup added international team competition to that history. Shinnecock then hosted the U.S. Open in 1986, bringing the championship back after its nineteenth-century visit.1
The course
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Championships
- 2026 U.S. OpenShinnecock Hills Golf Club
- 2018 U.S. OpenShinnecock Hills Golf Club
- 2004 U.S. OpenShinnecock Hills Golf Club
- 1995 U.S. OpenShinnecock Hills Golf Club
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Results and dates 6 editions
U.S. Open
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James Foulis
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Raymond Floyd
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Corey Pavin
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Retief Goosen
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Brooks Koepka
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Wyndham Clark
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Sources and editorial notes5 references
Sources for this story
- Our History Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Foundation; 1892 clubhouse and 2016 restoration; Davis and Flynn course chronology; 1896 championships, 1900 Women’s Amateur and 1977 Walker Cup. Future-tense 2026 wording is not used.
Consulted 2026-09-15 - 126th U.S. Open Championship: Fact Sheet USGA
PDF page 1, Architects: 1891 Davis, 1895 Dunn, 1916 Macdonald/Raynor, proposed road in 1927, 108-acre purchase, 1931 Flynn redesign and routing triangles.
Consulted 2026-09-15
Record sources
- 2026 U.S. Open winner report The official winner report establishes the completed 2026 U.S. Open and Wyndham Clark as champion at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. The official 126th U.S. Open Championship Notebook at www.usopen.com explicitly supplies the playing number, the official Fast Facts record supplies the June 18-21 competition span, and the current official Champions table independently confirms the year, champion, and site.
- 2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 2018 Championship, champion, explicit date span, and site in Championship Results: 1895 to 2025. The recorded champion and site preserve the higher-resolution register text. The current official U.S. Open Champions table independently confirms the year, champion, and site.
- USGA championship host record Dated USGA host wording Shinnecock Hills G.C., Southampton, N.Y. is explicitly reconciled to Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, NY. The dated register identifies the Club. A continuing physical Course identity is not inferred from a single stored Course or an unqualified venue name. Host and competition dates: www.usga.org