Shinnecock Hills to Host U.S. Open for Men and Women in 2036
The 136th U.S. Open and the 91st U.S. Women’s Open will take place on back to back weeks
Posted On: March 4, 2024 By :Shinnecock Hills Golf Club will host both the 2036 U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open with the championships taking place in consecutive weeks at the historic club in Southampton, New York.
One of the five founding member clubs of the United States Golf Association, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club is the oldest incorporated golf club in the United States, having been founded in 1891. The club was already announced as host of the 2026 U.S. Open; in 2036, it will host the men’s major for the seventh time and the women’s major for the first time.
“Few places can match the historic importance of Shinnecock Hills to golf in the United States,” said John Bodenhamer, USGA chief championships officer. “As an organization, we felt that such an iconic venue would be an ideal stage for both our men’s and women’s premier championships. It will offer the perfect opportunity to bring the game’s best to one course and provide fans the chance to watch them compete for a national championship in back-to-back weeks.”
The announcement means the U.S. Open has a host scheduled for every year through 2042 and only three openings on its schedule through 2051.
This will mark the third time that both U.S. Open events have been held at the same location in consecutive weeks. The first came in 2014 at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s Course No. 2, with the North Carolina venue set to host back-to-backs again in 2029. The 2036 tournament will mark the 23rd time the U.S. Open will visit the state of New York and the sixth visit by the U.S. Women’s Open.
“Shinnecock is deeply proud of our founding association with the USGA and our role in setting the course of history for golf in America,” said Brett Pickett, Shinnecock Hills club president. “And we are extremely excited to build on that legacy through this historic, back-to-back presentation of women’s and men’s major championship golf in Southampton in 2036. Our first U.S. Women’s Open will build on our proud history of advancing the women’s game in America, which began when Shinnecock was the first golf club in the U.S. to have women members in 1891.”
The course’s seventh U.S. Open will be played 140 years after the first one in 1896 when John Shippen made history, becoming the first African-American to compete in a major championship, finishing fifth. Shinnecock will continue its distinction as the only club to have hosted the U.S. Open in three different centuries. Most recently, Shinnecock Hills served as the site for the 2018 U.S. Open, won by Brooks Koepka. Shinnecock Hills was the first club in the country to admit women as members, which it did from its inception, and played host to the sixth U.S. Women’s Amateur in 1900. The club would later host the 1967 U.S. Senior Amateur and 1977 Walker Cup Match.
Future U.S. Open Sites
2024: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2, Pinehurst, North Carolina
2025: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
2026: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, New York
2027: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
2028: Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, New York
2029: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2, Pinehurst, North Carolina
2030: Merion Golf Club, East Course, Ardmore, Pennsylvania
2031: Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
2032: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
2033: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
2034: Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
2035: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2, Pinehurst, North Carolina
2036: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, New York
2037: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
2038: The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts
2039: Los Angeles Country Club, North Course, Los Angeles
2040: Merion Golf Club, East Course, Ardmore, Pennsylvania
2041: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2, Pinehurst, North Carolina
2042: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
2044: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
2047: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Course No. 2, Pinehurst, North Carolina
2049: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
2050: Merion Golf Club, East Course, Ardmore, Pennsylvania
2051: Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan