Rory McIlroy has been grouped alongside Ryder Cup teammates Tommy Fleetwood and Ludvig Åberg for the first two rounds of the US Open at Shinnecock Hills.
McIlroy has been given an early-late draw over the first two days as he chases a second major victory of the season, two months on from becoming a back-to-back winner of The Masters and 15 years on from his breakthrough victory in this event.
The six-time major champion will be out on Thursday morning alongside two other members of Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup team, with Åberg and Fleetwood – a runner-up during the 2018 US Open at Shinnecock Hills – completing that marquee threeball at 7.52am local time (12.52pm BST).
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Scottie Scheffler is also out early as he has his first attempt at completing the career Grand Slam, as McIlroy did last year at The Masters, with the world No 1 the pre-tournament favourite to claim a fifth major victory in as many seasons.
The 29-year-old tees off at 8.15am (1.15pm BST) alongside amateur Mason Howell and defending champion JJ Spaun, who could become the first player since Brooks Koepka to win back-to-back US Open titles.
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Koepka is in an all-American threeball with Chris Gotterup and Players champion Cameron Young, while two-time US Open winner Bryson DeChambeau is on the opposite side of the draw as he looks to avoid a third consecutive missed cut in majors.
DeChambeau begins his tournament at 1.25pm (6.25pm BST) with Viktor Hovland and 2022 champion Matt Fitzpatrick, a three-time winner on the PGA Tour this season and runner-up to Bud Cauley at last week’s RBC Canadian Open.
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Former US Open champions Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth and Jon Rahm have all been grouped together for the first two rounds, while another notable threeball on the late-early half of the draw sees Xander Schauffele partner Justin Thomas and Hideki Matsuyama.
Thursday’s key R1 tee times
USA unless stated; (x) denotes amateur; all times BST
*starting on hole 10
1230 Brooks Koepka, Chris Gotterup, Cameron Young
*1252 Rory McIlroy (NIrl), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Ludvig Åberg (Swe)
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1314 Scottie Scheffler, Mason Howell (x), JJ Spaun
1814 Aaron Rai (Eng), Collin Morikawa, Jason Day (Aus)
*1825 Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland (Nor), Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng)
1847 Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Xander Schauffele
*1909 Justin Rose (Eng), Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm (Esp)
When is the US Open live on Sky Sports?
Watch live coverage of the US Open from 12.30pm on Thursday and Friday on Sky Sports Golf, with action live until at least 1am during both the first two rounds.
Live coverage begins at 3pm for Saturday’s third round and 4pm for the final day on Sunday, with the US Open live on Sky Sports Golf until long after the final putt is holed on both days.
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A bonus ‘Live from the US Open’ show will offer bonus build-up and news during Tuesday and Wednesday of tournament week, while there will be one-hour highlights available for all four rounds.
The US Open is part of a triple-header of live golf on Sky Sports, with the final two days of the Amateur Championship and the final round of the LPGA Tour’s Meijer LPGA Classic also live on Sky Sports Mix.
Who will win the US Open? Watch throughout the week live on Sky Sports. Live coverage from the opening round begins on Thursday from 12.30pm on Sky Sports Golf. Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract.
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