The U.S. Open heads to New York state this year as golf’s second major will be held at Shinnecock Hills, which is not far from the Hamptons.
As always, Tiger Woods comes into the event as the star attraction as fans await his first win in his most recent comeback, and his first major championship in a decade, when he won the 2008 U.S. Open. Woods’ performance this year has given plenty of reason to think it’s a matter of when, not if, he gets back into the winner’s circle as he’s put together some vintage rounds, just failing to put together four rounds in a row good enough to take home a trophy.
At Shinnecock Hills, Woods will make his 27th start in a major since his last win and he’s hoping that some familiarity will give him the edge he needs. It’s not familiarity with the course, which underwent some significant renovations since it last held the U.S. Open in 2004, but familiarity with where he’ll be sleeping.
According to Mara Siegler of Page Six, Woods has parked his $20 million yacht, “Privacy,” in the Hamptons and will be staying there this week, making the near-hour long commute to the course each morning.
The infamous sportsman has docked his $20 million yacht — dubiously named “Privacy” — in Gurney’s Montauk Yacht Club as he prepares for the second major of the year, which begins June 14 at Shinnecock Hills, Southampton.
We hear Woods will be staying on the 155-foot vessel, which reportedly requires a crew of nine to operate and costs $2 million a year to run.
Woods, who lives in Jupiter, Florida, has had the yacht since 2004 and often docks it in the Bahamas, but he is apparently in the mood for some yacht living this week in New York. It’s a pretty strong power move, but also one that I would absolutely make if I had a sweet yacht and was playing in a tournament on the Eastern seaboard that allowed me to park it and sleep on it.
