Cassique at the Kiawah Island Club. Tom Watson's first solo design, five Opens worth of links golf dropped into the Lowcountry.
Firm and fast, sod-faced pot bunkers, a front nine that reroutes by the day, and one of the best par 3s in the game.
Next up on the U.S. Open rota: the iconic Pebble Beach in 2027.
Pebble checks a lot of boxes for golf fans as an Open venue:
- west coast means better viewing times
- publicly accessible course
- gorgeous seaside setting
- familiar course to most
- incredible history and past memories, including wins by Tiger, Nicklaus and Watson
The 127th U.S. Open promises to be a great one. If only we didn’t have to wait a year for it to arrive.
Sunset over Cruden Bay 🌅
Evening is a magical time on the course. As the sun goes down, the long shadows show off every ripple, ridge, and contour of the dunes.
There is a total stillness out there that you only get at the end of the day.
The 126th United States Open Championship
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
10 little words, so much excitement.
And if you like your Opens tough and your winning scores over par, you should be excited too, because the course is playing firm and tough, and the wind is gonna blow.
This is going to be an awesome week.
2026 England Trip🏴✔️
• Woking
• St. George’s Hill
• West Sussex
• Sunningdale (New)
• St. Enodoc
• Royal North Devon
• Swinley Forest
• Huntercombe
• Sunningdale (Old)
• Hunstanton
• Royal West Norfolk
• Royal Worlington & Newmarket