The US Open returns to Los Angeles for the first time in 75 years as the big season continues.
There’s a feeling of the unknown as the world class of men’s golf heads to the LA Country Club, which is hosting the event for the first time.
Free scoring would again seem unlikely with a tough layout expected in California, with a grueling four innings likely for a wide field of contenders.
And news of the merger between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf Series breakaway only adds to the anticipation as Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy and the rest of the potential challengers gear up. to play.
Groups to Watch
Matt Fitzpatrick begins the defense of his US Open crown at 9.32pm BST on Thursday, with the Englishman playing alongside Australian Cameron Smith, winner of the St Andrews Open last July. The pair are joined by Sam Bennett, the American amateur who impressed so much at the Masters earlier this spring.
Could this be the weekend Rory McIlroy ends his long major drought? The Northern Irishman is joined in a talented trio by Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama and Brooks Koepka, with the American hoping to continue an outstanding major season that won the US PGA Championship last month. They start at 9:54 p.m. Thursday.
Tommy Fleetwood showed his good touch in a tight playoff loss at the Canadian Open, and also has two big winners for the company in the form of Shane Lowry and Justin Thomas. The trio are among the early starters on opening day with a 3.40pm start.
Jon Rahm starts at 4:24 p.m. with Viktor Hovland and Xander Schauffele, all three likely to imagine their title shots. That could also be true for the all-American group at 4:13 p.m. – it’s headlined by Scottie Scheffler, the highest-ranked player in the world, but Collin Morikawa comes off as a contender with his smooth iron game, and Max Homa is on his floor Californian and looking for a major tournament breakthrough.
Here are the tee times for the first two rounds at the Los Angeles Country Club:
First round: Thursday, June 15
From the first hole (every hour BST)
14:45 O Morales (Mex)*, D Germishuys (SA), J Solomon (USA)
14:56 R Gerard (USA), Katsuragawa (Japan), M Brennan (USA)*
15:07 H Buckley (US), A Svensson (Can), P Larrazabal (Spain)
15:18 C Young (USA), D Wu (USA), R Sloan (Can)
15:29 R Ishikawa (Jpn), K Streelman (US), M Pavon (Fra)
15:40 S Lowry (Ireland), J Thomas (USA), T Fleetwood (England)
15:51 Sungjae Im (Cor), KH Lee (Cor), JT Poston (USA)
16:02 G Woodland (USA), Scott (Australia), C Conners (Can)
16:13 C Morikawa (USA), M Homa (USA), S Scheffler (USA)
16:24 D McCarthy (USA), J Dahmen (USA), A Hadwin (Can)
16:35 M McClean (NI)*, S Power (Ireland), R Fox (NZ)
16:46 M Meissner (US), B Brown (Eng), G Charoenkul (Tha)
16:57 A Yang (HK)*, J Schutte (USA), A Svoboda (USA)
20:15 B Grant (USA), V Norman (Sweden), C Hoffman (USA)
20:26 S Forsstrom (Sweden), C Ortiz (Mex), M Moldova (US)*
20:37 E Cole (USA), T Lawrence (South Africa), A Schenk (USA)
20:48 L List (US), W Nienaber (SA), A Del Rey (Spa)
20:59 A Meronk (Pol), H English (US), J Niemann (Chi)
21:10 A Noren (Sweden), W Clark (USA), A Eckroat (USA)
21:21 K Kitayama (USA), C Davis (Australia), R Henley (USA)
21:32 C Smith (Australia), S Bennett (USA), M Fitzpatrick (England)
21:43 B Horschel (USA), C Kirk (USA), B Harman (USA)
21:54 B Koepka (US), H Matsuyama (Jpn), R McIlroy (NI)
22:05 S Muniz (Col), N Taylor (Can), T Montgomery (USA)
22:16 O Browne Jr (USA), D Puig (Spa), K Vilips (USA)*
22:27 C Pereira (USA), I Simmons (USA)*, JJ Gray (England)
From hole 10
14:45 B Henson (USA), R Nagano (Japan), H Lebioda (USA)
14:56 M Kim (USA), J Smith (Eng), W Ding (Chn)*
15:07 S Stallings (USA), P Summerhays (USA)*, L Herbert (Australia)
15:18 J Dantorp (Sweden), P Rodgers (USA), R Armor (USA)
15:29 T Pieters (Bel), A Wise (USA), G Sargent (USA)*
15:40 B DeChambeau (USA), F Molinari (Italy), T Hatton (England)
15:51 T Hoge (US), S Garcia (Spa), S Straka (Aut)
16:02 J Rose (English), R Fowler (USA), J Day (Australia)
16:13 P Reed (USA), M Kuchar (USA), SW Kim (Cor)
16:24 X Schauele (US), V Hovland (Nor), J Rahm (Spa)
16:35 M Kaymer (Germany), S Cink (USA), M Thorbjornsen (USA)*)
16:46 D Horsey (Eng), B Valdes (US), P Barjon (Fra)
16:57 J Gumberg (US), K Mueller (US), B Amat (Fra)*
20:15 R Fisher (Eng), N Echavarria (Col), P Haley II (US)
20:26 N Dunlap (USA)*, N Hardy (USA), S Stevens (USA)
20:37 T Pendrith (Can), N Potgieter (SA)*, R Langasque (Fra)
20:48 A Puttnam (US), V Perez (Fra), A Ancer (Mex)
20:59 P Mickelson (USA), P Harrington (Ireland), K Bradley (USA)
21:10 M Pereira (Chi), E Grillo (Arg), Fernandez de Oliveira (Arg)*
21:21 T Kim (Kor), S Theegala (USA), C Young (USA)
21:32 S Burns (USA), D Johnson (USA), K Mitchell (USA)
21:43 T Finau (USA), J Spieth (USA), P Cantlay (USA)
21:54 D Thompson (USA), MW Lee (Australia), J Suh (USA)
22:05 T Moore (USA), M Hughes (Can), B Carr (USA)*
22:16 P Cover (USA), D Nyfjall (Sweden)*, F Capan III (USA)
22:27 A Truslow (USA), C Cavaliere (USA)*, A Schaake (USA)
Round two: Friday, June 16
From the first hole
14:45 R Fisher (Eng), N Echavarria (Col), P Haley II (US)
14:56 N Dunlap (USA)*, N Hardy (USA), S Stevens (USA)
15:07 T Pendrith (Can), N Potgieter (SA)*, R Langasque (Fra)
15:18 A Puttnam (US), V Perez (Fra), A Ancer (Mex)
15:29 P Mickelson (USA), P Harrington (Ireland), K Bradley (USA)
15:40 M Pereira (Chi), E Grillo (Arg), Fernandez de Oliveira (Arg)*
15:51 T Kim (Kor), S Theegala (USA), C Young (USA)
16:02 S Burns (USA), D Johnson (USA), K Mitchell (USA)
16:13 T Finau (USA), J Spieth (USA), P Cantlay (USA)
16:24 D Thompson (USA), MW Lee (Australia), J Suh (USA)
16:35 T Moore (USA), M Hughes (Can), B Carr (USA)*
16:46 P Cover (USA), D Nyfjall (Sweden)*, F Capan III (USA)
16:57 A Truslow (USA), C Cavaliere (USA)*), A Schaake (USA)
20:15 B Henson (USA), R Nagano (Japan), H Lebioda (USA)
20:26 M Kim (USA), J Smith (Eng), W Ding (Chn)*
20:37 S Stallings (USA), P Summerhays (USA)*, L Herbert (UA)
20:48 J Dantorp (Sweden), P Rodgers (USA), R Armor (USA)
20:59 T Pieters (Bel), A Wise (USA), G Sargent (USA)*
21:10 B DeChambeau (USA), F Molinari (Italy), T Hatton (England)
21:21 T Hoge (US), S Garcia (Spa), S Straka (Aut)
21:32 J Rose (English), R Fowler (USA), J Day (Australia)
21:43 P Reed (USA), M Kuchar (USA), SW Kim (Cor)
21:54 X Schauele (US), V Hovland (Nor), J Rahm (Spa)
22:05 M Kaymer (Germany), S Cink (USA), M Thorbjornsen (USA)*
22:16 D Horsey (Eng), B Valdes (US), P Barjon (Fra)
22:27 J Gumberg (US), K Mueller (US), B Amat (Fra)*
From hole 10
14:45 B Grant (USA), V Norman (Sweden), C Hoffman (USA)
14:56 S Forsstrom (Sweden), C Ortiz (Mex), M Moldova (US)*
15:07 E Cole (USA), T Lawrence (South Africa), A Schenk (USA)
15:18 L List (US), W Nienaber (SA), A Del Rey (Spa)
15:29 A Meronk (Pol), H English (US), J Niemann (Chi)
15:40 A Noren (Sweden), W Clark (USA), A Eckroat (USA)
15:51 K Kitayama (USA), C Davis (Australia), R Henley (USA)
16:02 C Smith (Australia), S Bennett (USA), M Fitzpatrick (England)
16:13 B Horschel (USA), C Kirk (USA), B Harman (USA)
16:24 B Koepka (US), H Matsuyama (Jpn), R McIlroy (NI)
16:35 S Muniz (Col), N Taylor (Can), T Montgomery (USA)
16:46 O Browne Jr (USA), D Puig (Spa), K Vilips (USA)*
16:57 C Pereira (USA), I Simmons (USA)*, JJ Gray (England)
20:15 O Morales (Mex)*, D Germishuys (SA), J Solomon (USA)
20:26 R Gerard (USA), Katsuragawa (Japan), M Brennan (USA)*
20:37 H Buckley (US), A Svensson (Can), P Larrazabal (Spain)
20:48 C Young (USA), D Wu (USA), R Sloan (Can)
20:59 R Ishikawa (Jpn), K Streelman (US), M Pavon (Fra)
21:10 S Lowry (Ireland), J Thomas (USA), T Fleetwood (England)
21:21 Sungjae Im (Kor), KH Lee (Korea), JT Poston (USA)
21:32 G Woodland (USA), Scott (Australia), C Conners (Can)
21:43 C Morikawa (USA), M Homa (USA), S Scheffler (USA)
21:54 D McCarthy (USA), J Dahmen (USA), A Hadwin (Can)
22:05 M McLean (NI)*, S Power (Ireland), R Fox (NZ)
22:16 M Meissner (US), B Brown (Eng), G Charoenkul (Tha)
22:27 A Yang (HK)*, J Schutte (USA), A Svoboda (USA)