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U.S.G.A. Comes to Agreement with Shinnecock Indian Nation

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Three days before the first tee shot of this year’s United States Open at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on Long Island, the United States Golf Association, which conducts the event, reached an agreement with the Shinnecock Indian Nation that will allow the tribe to reap some parking revenue and also establish a permanent golf facility on the Shinnecock tribal grounds.

The Shinnecock will offer parking to spectators on their territory adjacent to the golf course, according to a joint statement issued Monday by the U.S.G.A. and the seven-person Shinnecock tribal council. The golf training facility, which will include driving bays, a short game area and putting greens for adults and youth, will be named for Oscar Bunn, a Shinnecock member who played in the second U.