US Open braces for a tough and windy Shinnecock Hills

Wind at Shinnecock Hills is as inevitable as traffic along the Montauk Highway from the infamous “trade parade.” “Problematic,” is how John Bodenhamer, the chief competitions officer at the USGA, described excessive wind. Adding to the concern are the previous two trips to Shinnecock Hills, when the wind and warmth dried out the course in a New York minute and caused the greens to be borderline unplayable.