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One analyst has a bone to pick with a specific region of golf<\/a> fans following the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills this past week.<\/p>\n

Golf Channel\u2019s Eamon Lynch believes a golf major shouldn\u2019t ever come across Long Island, New York again after seeing what unfolded at one of the country\u2019s storied courses in Shinnecock Hills during the U.S. Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Long Island golf fans re a stain on the game of golf,” Lynch said during a segment on Monday following Wyndham Clark\u2019s second U.S. Open victory for his career.<\/p>\n

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Golf Channel commentator Eamon Lynch looks on during the second round of the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa., on June 13, 2025. (Andrew Redington\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Lynch continued to unload on Long Islanders who attended the event, saying they “do not deserve” to see another major at any of its storied courses, including Bethpage Black, which hosted this past year\u2019s Ryder Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Clark was at the center of Lynch\u2019s argument, as authorities had to kick patrons at Shinnecock Hills on Sunday out after heckling the U.S. Open\u2019s leader. Fans were heard screaming, “Don\u2019t choke Wyndham,” as well as, “Get in the bunker” during his final round.<\/p>\n

“This isn\u2019t a New York problem,” Lynch added. “It doesn\u2019t happen at Winged Foot, doesn\u2019t happen at Baltusrol on the other side of the Hudson River. It happens on Long Island every single time.”<\/p>\n

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As of now, the PGA of America has the PGA Championship<\/a> set up for Bethpage Black in 2033.<\/p>\n

At that very course, Rory McIlroy and other members of Team Europe were the subject of taunts and heckling that got in the way of the Ryder Cup this past summer. McIlroy was even seen stepping back from the ball to quip back at one of the hecklers, while others, including his friend Shane Lowry, were also quick to respond.<\/p>\n

Then, during Team Europe\u2019s victory run on American soil, McIlroy\u2019s wife, Erica Stoll, had a beer thrown at her while walking on the course.<\/p>\n

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Rory McIlroy talks with Golfweek journalist Eamon Lynch during the pro-am before the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Arnold Palmer Bay Hill Golf Course in Orlando, Fla., on March 1, 2023. (Michael Reaves\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t think we should ever accept that in golf,” McIlroy said at the time. “I think golf should be held to a higher standard than what was seen out there this week.”<\/p>\n

While nothing of the sort was seen during the four rounds at the U.S. Open this past week, Lynch still believes Long Island golf fans have been too “repetitive” and “predictable” to allow high-stakes tournaments to be played there in the future.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s the drunk crypto bros who buy a ticket with Daddy\u2019s credit card,” Lynch said, even adding that some of the fans have been privileged in their lives to the point they\u2019ve been “without ever being stopped for something they\u2019ve said.”<\/p>\n

Is there a solution? Lynch thinks Augusta National Golf Club<\/a> has it right for The Masters.<\/p>\n

“Maybe golf in its entirety needs to take the August National model,” he said. “No phones, no tolerance, no second chance.”<\/p>\n

Shinnecock Hills saw Clark become somewhat of a villain among the crowd despite leading the pack throughout the tournament. He\u2019s had a history of throwing clubs, and he notoriously was banned from Oakmont during the 2025 U.S. Open after damaging two lockers inside the clubhouse out of frustration. He\u2019s no longer allowed on the property.<\/p>\n

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Wyndham Clark celebrates with his girlfriend Emily Tanner after winning the final round of the 126th U.S. Open Championship at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., on June 21, 2026. (Tracy Wilcox\/PGA Tour)<\/p>\n

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But despite Clark\u2019s wrongdoings on and off the course, the decorum of being a golf patron, especially at a major championship, is paramount.<\/p>\n

Lynch feels those on Long Island are not following suit. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n