It’s not a home game, but Cameron Young and James Nicholas are back inside state lines for the 126th U.S. Open this week at Shinnecock Hills.
Both of them have deep roots in Westchester.
Young is among the favorites and was exempt from qualifying this year via his No. 3 status in the Official World Golf Ranking. Nicholas survived final qualifying at Golf Club of Purchase and Century Country Club ahead of last week’s Korn Ferry Tour event in Texas.
There is a third player with a Westchester tie in the field, as well. Brandon Wu was born in California and lived in Scarsdale with his family while attending a prep school in Massachussets.
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Cameron Young
PGA Tour
Tee times: 7:30 a.m. Thursday; 1:25 p.m. Friday. With Brooks Koepka and Chris Gotterup.
Age: 29
Hometown: Scarborough
Residence: Jupiter, Fla.
High school: Fordham Prep
College: Wake Forest
Turned pro: 2019
Official World Golf Ranking: No. 3
U.S. Open history: 2019 MC; 2022 MC; 2023 T32; 2024 T67; 2025 T4.
2026 season: Young has made the cut in all 12 tournaments he’s played, won twice and finished in the top 25 eight times.
2026 stats: Young ranks sixth overall in strokes gained, 62nd in strokes gained putting and 27th in driving distance.
James Nicholas
Korn Ferry Tour
Tee times: 6:35 a.m. Thursday; 12:30 p.m. Friday. With Taylor Montgomery and Caleb Surratt.
Age: 29
Hometown: Scarsdale
Residence: Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
High school: Scarsdale
College: Yale
Turned pro: 2019
Official World Golf Ranking: No. 286
U.S. Open history: 2025 T61.
2026 season: Nicholas has made 7 of 14 cuts, won once and finished inside the top 25 four times.
2026 stats: Nicholas ranks 31st overall in strokes gained, 30th in strokes gained putting and 14th in driving distance.
Brandon Wu
Korn Ferry Tour
Tee times: 7:08 a.m. Thursday; 1:03 p.m. Friday. With Carl Yuan and Jimmy Stanger.
Age: 29
Hometown: Scarsdale
Residence: Dallas
High school: Deerfield Academy
College: Stanford
Turned pro: 2019
Official World Golf Ranking: No. 703
U.S. Open history: 2019 T35; 2021 MC; 2024 T70.
2026 season: Wu has made 7 of 13 cuts and has finished inside the top 25 once.
2026 stats: Wu ranks 60th overall in strokes gained, 109th in strokes gained putting and 139th in driving distance.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: How to watch Young, Nicholas and Wu in the U.S. Open at Shinnecock
Reporting by Mike Dougherty, Rockland/Westchester Journal News / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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