Play the 2026 US Open Course on GSPro: Shinnecock Hills

Finding Shinnecock Hills in GSPro

Shinnecock is one of the courses that appears in GSPro under its own name: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, built by designer Tekbud, who also built the Masters venue in the directory.

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Shinnecock isn't a true links, but it plays like one. It sits on a windswept stretch of eastern Long Island, the fairways run through fescue, and the greens get baked firm for the US Open. The USGA sets it up to be brutal, and that's the version you want to recreate. Turn the wind down and it turns into a resort round, which it never is that week.

Firm and fast is the whole point at a US Open. Balls that land soft on a receptive green would be spinning back and skidding past the hole here. Crank the greens to 12 and the wind up, then see how many greens you actually hold. If you're still picking hardware for your room, the launch monitor buyer's guide compares every unit that works with GSPro.

Holes to watch

A few holes that tend to decide a US Open here, and are worth knowing before your own round:

• Hole 7, “Redan.” A short but treacherous par 3 modeled on the classic Redan template, the green running away from you front-to-back. In 2004 the USGA let it get so firm it became unplayable on Sunday. Respect the pin position.
• Hole 11. A brutish uphill par 3 that plays every bit of its yardage into the wind. Bogey rarely costs you ground.
• Hole 14. A long par 4 turning through the dunes, one of the strongest two-shotters on the course.
• Hole 18. The closing par 4 climbs uphill to the famous white clubhouse on the hill. A demanding tee shot and a long approach, exactly the kind of finish that has settled the Open here before.

About the US Open at Shinnecock Hills

Shinnecock Hills is one of the five founding member clubs of the USGA and has been part of US Open history from the start. It hosted the second US Open ever played, in 1896, then waited 90 years to host again. The modern era of Opens here reads like a list of grinders who could handle wind and firm turf: Raymond Floyd in 1986, Corey Pavin in 1995, Retief Goosen through the baked-out chaos of 2004, and Brooks Koepka in 2018. The William Flynn layout has barely changed, which is part of why it still holds up against modern distance.

Follow the full 2026 tournament schedule to see which other tour events have matching courses in GSPro.

More US Open venues in GSPro

Shinnecock isn't the only US Open host in the directory. You can also play community-built versions of:

• DPC Pebble, inspired by Pebble Beach, the 2027 US Open venue
• Pinehurst No. 2, the USGA's permanent anchor site
• Carnoustie, if you want another firm-and-fast championship test

Browse all major tournament courses, or see every PGA Tour course you can play in GSPro.

Playing along at home

If US Open week has you thinking about a home setup, start with the launch monitor buyer’s guide, which compares every unit that works with GSPro. A few things earn their spot in a sim room:

• Hitting mats (Amazon): firm US Open turf means a lot of crisp iron contact; a good mat saves your wrists.
• Practice nets (Amazon): the cheapest way to swing full-out indoors without a full enclosure.
• Impact screens (Amazon): Shinnecock’s wide-open dunescape looks far better projected wall-size.

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