'Tiger Woods pulled up and asked to trade boats. I respectfully declined': Golfing legend causes a stir as he moors his $20m yacht 'Privacy' in marina ahead of the US Open

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Tiger Woods doesn't need a hotel while he chases his fourth U.S. Open title - he brought his own $20 million pad.

The star golfer docked his 155ft yacht Privacy at the Gurney's Montauk Yacht Club marina on Wednesday in the Hamptons ahead of the tournament in June 14.

Privacy dwarfed the dozens of small vessels moored in the sleepy harbor about an hour's drive from Shinnecock Hills where the Open is held.

Tiger Woods docked his $20 million yacht Privacy at two marinas in the Hamptons (Sag Harbor Yacht Club pictured on Thursday)

One local made light of the stir his arrival caused by comparing the giant cruiser to his tiny dinghy Whippersnapper tied up on the same jetty in Gurney's Montauk Yacht Club marina on Wednesday

One local made light of the stir his arrival caused by comparing the giant cruiser to his tiny dinghy Whippersnapper tied up on the same jetty.

'Tiger Woods pulled up and asked to trade boats. I respectfully declined,' Grant Monahan joked on Instagram on Wednesday.

Woods is believed to be staying on his yacht throughout the tournament, but apparently thought Montauk was a little far from the course.

He moved it to Sag Harbour Yacht Club marina on Thursday, half an hour closer to the course, where there were a few yachts a little closer to his size, though still far smaller.

Woods is chasing his fourth U.S. Open title, which he last won in 2008, when it begins on June 14

Woods is believed to be staying on his yacht throughout the tournament, but moved it to Sag Harbour Yacht Club marina (pictured) on Thursday

He bought Privacy in 2004 when he married then-wife Elin Nordegren and they spent their wedding night and honeymoon on board

The luxury vessel has a crew of nine and costs $2 million a year to run, making it worth getting every use possible out of.

He bought Privacy in 2004 when he married then-wife Elin Nordegren and they spent their wedding night and honeymoon on board.

The boat has 6,500sqft of space taken up in part by six staterooms, room for 21 people to stay, plus a theater, gym, a full bar and an eight-person hot tub.

The luxury vessel has a crew of nine and costs $2 million a year to run, making it worth getting every use possible out of

The boat has 6,500sqft of space taken up in part by six staterooms, room for 21 people to stay, plus a theater, gym, a full bar and an eight-person hot tub

Other features include a scuba decompression chamber and its own elevator to go along with a staircase with cherry-wood handrails

Other features include a scuba decompression chamber and its own elevator to go along with a staircase with cherry-wood handrails.

The dark wood is a theme throughout the yacht's furnishings along with walls covered in white silk and upholstered leather furniture.

Woods tried to sell the yacht, which has entertained friends including Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, and Michael Jordan, in 2011 but couldn't find a buyer. 

Privacy dwarfed the dozens of small vessels moored in the sleepy harbor about half an hour's drive from Shinnecock Hills where the Open is held