https://pinhighpress.com/tags/john-bodenhamer/ Recent content in John Bodenhamer on Pin High Press Hugo en-us Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pinhighpress.com/posts/usga-flinches-early-shinnecock-2026/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://pinhighpress.com/posts/usga-flinches-early-shinnecock-2026/ <p>There is a version of the US Open that the USGA seems to have finally stopped chasing. For years the championship sold itself on the idea that the best players in the world should be made to suffer, that par was sacred and that a leaderboard hovering around level was proof the test had worked. Shinnecock Hills, more than any other venue, is where that philosophy has twice tipped over the edge into something nobody enjoyed. So it was notable that on Wednesday, with the 126th US Open a day from starting, the governing body chose to blink before the golf course did.</p>