Shinnecock Hills is one of the great championship golf courses on Earth, but it is also a logistical nightmare given its location on Long Island, New York, where getting tens of thousands of fans to and from the property is a never-ending challenge.Matthew Fitzpatrick of England walks the 18th hole during the third round of the 126th U.S.OPEN at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on June 20, 2026 in Southampton, New York.
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)TRUMP PRAISES MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT GOLF BALL ROLLBACK THAT HAS THE SPORT DIVIDEDThe crowds throughout the morning and early afternoon action on Saturday were large, vocal and engaged, but as the final groups played their last few holes, the energy from outside the ropes was borderline nonexistent."It was kind of unfortunate that we're finishing in the dark and people weren't really out there because there were some obviously key, big moments, and it did kind of get a little flat, so yeah, unfortunately," Clark said after the third round."Hopefully, tomorrow there's a bunch of fans and stuff, but for me, it's still really important, and I still felt the moment.It's just maybe unfortunate that there weren't all the people there."ZERO BS.
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DOWNLOAD NOW!Wyndham Clark of the United States looks on after playing a shot on the 18th hole during the third round of the 126th U.S.OPEN at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on June 20, 2026 in Southampton, New York.
(Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)The USGA may deserve a bit of criticism for the sparse crowds on Saturday evening, with the final pairing of Matt Fitzpatrick and Clark having a 3:45 p.m.local tee time, but most of the issues fall under transportation.With a large portion of the fans descending on Shinnecock coming from the boroughs of New York City, the only logical way to get to the property is to take the Long Island Rail Road train from Grand Central Station or Penn Stat...