The best golfers on the planet are descending on New York this week.
On June 18–21, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton hosts the 126th U.S. Open Championship — the sixth time the storied Long Island course has welcomed the national championship. The world's top players are making the trip: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Xander Schauffele, Jon Rahm. The best field in golf, on one of the best tracks in America.
And we'll be in Queens. On the muni. Waiting behind that foursome on the 3rd hole at Clearview, arguing about whether that drive was in bounds, and eating a bodega sandwich out of a golf bag pocket.
We wouldn't change a thing.
Shinnecock and the Other New York Golf
Shinnecock Hills is one of the five founding clubs of the USGA. It's the kind of place where the history of American golf lives in the walls — the long par-3s, the exposed hillside fairways, the wind that comes off the Atlantic and makes every club choice a debate. It's a genuinely great course, and when the U.S. Open comes to New York, even muni golfers pay attention.
But there's another New York golf story that doesn't get told during major week. It's the story of the 15 public golf courses scattered across the five boroughs. It's Van Cortlandt in the Bronx — the oldest municipal golf course in America, opened in 1895. It's Bethpage Black on Long Island, where the people's U.S. Open happened in 2002 and 2009. It's Clearview, Forest Park, Kissena, Douglaston, and Flushing Meadows Golf Center here in Queens — where any New Yorker with $30 and a set of clubs can tee it up on a Saturday morning alongside the most diverse group of golfers on the planet.
That's the New York golf story Queens Country Club was born to tell.
What Makes the U.S. Open Different
The U.S. Open has always had a special relationship with public golfers. It's technically open to any amateur or professional with a low enough handicap — you qualify at a local course, just like everyone else. Previous Shinnecock champions include Raymond Floyd (1986), Corey Pavin (1995), Retief Goosen (2004), and Brooks Koepka (2018) — players who each earned the title the hard way, on a course designed to expose every weakness in your game.
This year, the headlining storyline is Scottie Scheffler. After winning both the PGA Championship and The Open Championship, he arrives at Shinnecock with a chance to complete the career Grand Slam — and the final round falls on his 30th birthday. It's the kind of narrative that makes even casual fans tune in.
But for us, the most interesting part of U.S. Open week isn't the leaderboard. It's the fact that the biggest golf tournament in America is happening 60 miles from our home courses. Close enough that you can feel the electricity from the first tee at Clearview. Close enough that the whole borough is talking about golf.
And when the whole borough is talking about golf, Queens Country Club is right there with them.
How to Watch and Rep Queens This U.S. Open Week
You don't need a ticket to Shinnecock to be part of the moment. Watch the coverage on NBC and Peacock, June 18–21. Follow the leaderboard. Root for the New Yorkers. Debate with your playing partners whether Shinnecock or Bethpage Black is the superior test of golf (the correct answer is Bethpage, but we're biased).
And when you tee it up this weekend at your local muni — whether that's Clearview, Forest Park, Kissena, or any public course in the five boroughs — know that you're part of the same tradition. Different tee sheet, same love of the game.
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The majors go to private clubs. The muni belongs to us. That's the deal — and we're proud of it. ⛳️🐿️
