The U.S. Open Golf Tournament Championship Trophy made its debut on the temporary\u00a0Shinnecock Hills station train platform, with LIRR president Robert Free hoisting the three century-old trophy.<\/p>\n
The ceremonial stop spotlighted what officials say is the highly recommended transportation option for the upcoming tournament days. The temporary station is in use during U.S. Open week at Shinnecock Hills.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fans of the U.S. Open Golf Tournament, set to take place June 18-21, had the early opportunity to grab merchandise and see the trophy up close and personal. The moment was a long time coming for New York golf fans, as the last time the U.S. Open took place in the state in 2020 at the Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck. The U.S. Open Trophy last arrived at the green of Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton in 2018.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what every golf professional, every player on tour, this is what they want to win,\u201d Eric Steimer, senior director of the U.S. Open Championships for the USGA, said during a news conference while holding the trophy. \u201cFrankly, as we picked Shinnecock Hills as our golf club, one of the true cathedrals of the game, this is where they want to win.\u201d<\/p>\n
On days of the tournament, fans have the option to take the Long Island Rail Road, rideshare or drive. Personal parking spaces will not be an option at the course, however, fans can pay to park at the Shinnecock reservation and take a shuttle provided by United States Golf Association over to the tournament. USGA encourages on their website that the \u201cLIRR is the most sustainable, affordable, and convenient transportation option.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have experience\u00a0working with the LIRR to help bring this to life,\u201d Steimer said during a news conference. \u201cThe infrastructure in place is a massive undertaking, this is two-plus years of planning culminating right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
To get to Shinnecock it is an approximately three to four hour train ride from Penn Station that requires multiple transfers. The Shinnecock station is not open year-round, with the station only open exclusively as a stop on the Montauk branch for major golf events.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have driven out [here] a couple of times and seen the traffic already, and I know that the train is going to be a lot more convenient,” Sheri Hill from West Hampton Beach said, as she shopped at the nearby merchandise tent.<\/p>\n
Ticket prices on New Jersey Transit\u00a0were increased for other events this year that depend on train travel, such as the World Cup at MetLife Stadium. For the U.S. Open, an adult peak one-way LIRR ticket will set you back around $30, the standard price, if you are coming from Penn Station.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to get people off the roads. We want it to be the best customer experience possible,\u201d Free. \u201cWe always try to be affordable, just as we do when we have to raise fares.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The U.S. Open Golf Tournament Championship Trophy made its debut on the temporary\u00a0Shinnecock Hills station train platform, with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20069,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[44,8368,1288],"class_list":["post-20068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-u-s-open-championship","tag-golf","tag-suffolk","tag-u-s-open-championship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}