U.S. Open tee times: McIlroy, Scheffler, Koepka out early on Thursday
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — The 126th U.S. Open gets underway on Thursday at Shinnecock Hills on Long Island, and the tee times contain some must-watch pairings.
Because of the size of the field, players will go off in threesomes on both the 1st and 10th tees on Thursday and Friday. Wind will be a challenge, particularly on Thursday. Some of the notables include:
7:30 a.m. Thursday/1:25 p.m. Friday*: Brooks Koepka, Cam Young, Chris Gotterup
7:52 a.m. Thursday*/1:47 p.m. Friday: Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg, Tommy Fleetwood
8:14 a.m. Thursday/2:09 p.m. Friday*: Scottie Scheffler, Mason Howell (a), J.J. Spaun
1:47 p.m. Thursday/7:52 a.m. Friday*: Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Schauffele
1:25 p.m. Thursday*/7:30 a.m. Friday: Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick
1:36 p.m. Thursday*/7:41 a.m. Friday: Dustin Johnson, Wyndham Clark, Gary Woodland
2:09 p.m. Thursday*/8:14 a.m. Friday: Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm
*-10th tee start
The tournament begins at 6:35 a.m. on Thursday, and final groupings will tee off at 2:42 p.m. each day. For a complete list of tee times, go here.