{"id":23060,"date":"2026-06-18T10:49:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T10:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/23060\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T10:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T10:49:11","slug":"us-open-2026-updates-windy-conditions-to-impact-golf-at-shinnecock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/23060\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open 2026 updates: Windy conditions to impact golf at Shinnecock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>June 18, 2026, 6:30 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">It might be a no-win situation but it&#8217;s definitely not a no-wind situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The forecast in Southampton, New York, site Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, host of the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/golf\/pga\/us-open\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">126th U.S. Open<\/a> calls for wind, wind and more wind. As a result, the <a href=\"http:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/majors\/us-open\/2026\/06\/17\/2026-us-open-how-usga-combat-high-winds-shinnecock\/90595518007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">USGA is going to unusual lengths<\/a> to make sure the course plays tough but fair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThis year I believe the wind will impact our championship unlike many others,\u201d John Bodenhamer, the USGA\u2019s chief competitions officer, said during Wednesday&#8217;s pre-tournament news conference.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/90590129007-getty-images-2282055044.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A USGA flag at the 126th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.\"\/>2026 U.S. Open weather forecast<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A check of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/us\/southampton\/11968\/weather-forecast\/339773?type=locality&amp;city=southampton\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">accuweather forecast<\/a> for Thursday&#8217;s first round shows shows a high of 72, a chance of rain of 55 and the words &#8220;breezy early.&#8221; Well, breezy might be putting it nicely. Expect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/us\/southampton\/11968\/weather-forecast\/339773?type=locality&amp;city=southampton\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">sustained winds throughout the day<\/a>\u00a0of 12 to 24 miles per hour, with gusts from 24 to 36 mph and potentially reaching as high as 40 mph.<\/p>\n<p>Need a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:6|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a>2026 U.S. Open leaderboard<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">See all the <a href=\"http:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/majors\/us-open\/2026\/06\/16\/us-open-2026-first-round-tee-times-thursday-pairings\/90569859007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">tee times<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/majors\/us-open\/2026\/06\/17\/us-open-best-groups-to-watch\/90590237007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">some of the best groupings<\/a> and keep tabs on the live <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/golf\/pga\/us-open\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">U.S. Open leaderboard<\/a> throughout Thursday&#8217;s first round.<\/p>\n<p>Where to watch, stream, follow the U.S. Open<\/p>\n<ul class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul\">\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">USA Network, 6:30 a.m. ET &#8211; 5 p.m. ET<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\">USOpen.com, 7:30 a.m. ET &#8211; 8 p.m. ET<\/li>\n<li class=\"gnt_ar_b_ul_li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imp.i305175.net\/Y9vDoJ?subId3=story%2Fsports%2Fgolf%2Fmajors%2Fus-open%2F2026%2F06%2F15%2Fhow-to-watch-us-open-2026-tv-streaming-schedule%2F90140660007_u5m6z3pgFPPJ3l3IBZiMJFQ\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-v-afl=\"\" data-t-l=\"\u2691f:b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Peacock<\/a>\/NBC Sports Network, 5 p.m. ET &#8211; 8 p.m. ET<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a__rb\" href=\"https:\/\/imp.i305175.net\/Y9vDoJ\" data-v-afl=\"\" data-t-l=\"\u2691f:body nav - reviewed button|outbound links|buy now click|imp.i305175.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\">Watch the U.S. Open on Peacock<\/a>What is syringing greens? USGA plans to do so at Shinnecock<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Chief Championships Officer John Bodenhamer said the USGA is planning to syringe greens between waves Thursday and Friday, which means <a href=\"http:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/majors\/us-open\/2026\/06\/17\/us-open-2026-syringe-greens-usga\/90589942007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">putting a light layer of water down<\/a>, allowing it to hydrate the grass leaf blade and prevent wilt, preserve turf health and reduce stress on the poa annua putting surfaces. Will this help? We shall see.<\/p>\n<p>Can the USGA master the setup at historic Shinnecock?<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">This is a museum piece that hosted the second\u00a0U.S. Open\u00a0in 1896, but one still very much in vogue: in the four Opens played here during the modern era, most recently in 2018, only three players have broken par. This week, the par-70 layout measures 7,440 yards. The question is, <a href=\"http:\/\/golfweek.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/golf\/majors\/us-open\/2026\/06\/17\/2026-us-open-shinnecock-hills-setup\/90591693007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">can the USGA get the course setup right this time<\/a>? Shinnecock is a course where none other than Tiger Woods said, &#8220;You can&#8217;t fake it.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"June 18, 2026, 6:30 a.m. ET It might be a no-win situation but it&#8217;s definitely not a no-wind&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23061,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[58,44,59,7204,7205,97,65,68,307,304,80,177,193,305,67,306,1245,2809,62],"class_list":["post-23060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-accessfree","tag-golf","tag-sourcegolfweek","tag-sstssportsgolfmajorsus-open","tag-sstsnthe-us-open","tag-tagcontains-commerce-or-affiliate-content","tag-taggolf","tag-taginternational-sports-competitions","tag-taglive-coverage","tag-tagmodular-story","tag-tagoverall-neutral","tag-tagpeacock","tag-tagpga-tour","tag-tagsmg-listicle","tag-tagsports-news","tag-tagttp-live-blog","tag-tagu-s-open-championship","tag-tagweather","tag-typestory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23060","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=23060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}