Rory McIlroy has been grouped alongside world No 1 Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele – the 2 gamers above him on the prime of the world rankings – for the primary two rounds of the 124th US Open.
McIlroy, who received the 2011 US Open and is trying to find his first main victory since 2014, has been given a late-early draw as he tees off at 1.14pm native time (6.14pm BST) on Thursday at Pinehurst No 2.
The Northern Irishman performs alongside Schauffele, who claimed a maiden main title within the PGA Championship final month and has completed no worse than 14th in his earlier seven US Opens, with pre-tournament favorite Scheffler finishing the star-studded threeball for the primary two days.
Scheffler claimed a one-shot success on the Memorial Match on Sunday, his fifth PGA Tour victory in his final eight begins, with the 27-year-old now wanting so as to add to his two wins at The Masters and declare a 3rd main title in as a few years.
Talking concerning the draw, McIlroy stated: “It’s always exciting to be a part of a marquee group like that. I think at this point, Scottie [Scheffler], Xander [Schauffele] and myself are all experienced enough not to get caught up in it, just to go about our business, try to shoot a couple good scores to put ourselves in position going into the weekend.”
Wyndham Clark additionally begins his title defence within the afternoon wave alongside Open champion Brian Harman and reigning US Beginner champion Nick Dunlap, whereas Tiger Woods is out within the morning wave with Will Zalatoris and 2022 winner Matt Fitzpatrick.
Three-time US Open champion Woods has been given a particular exemption by the USGA to tee it up this week, having didn’t qualify for the primary time in his skilled profession, with the 48-year-old beginning on the tenth tee at 7.29am native time (12.29pm BST).
Final week’s Memorial Match runner-up Collin Morikawa tees it up with fellow former main champions Justin Thomas and Brooks Koepka – a five-time main champion, whereas 2020 US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau options alongside Viktor Hovland and Max Homa.
Two-time main champion Jon Rahm was resulting from associate former Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama and three-time main winner Jordan Spieth within the afternoon wave, however has now been changed by Jackson Suber after having to withdraw resulting from harm.
Thursday’s key tee occasions (BST)
*denotes beginning at tenth gap
*1229 Will Zalatoris, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tiger Woods
1240 Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Brooks Koepka
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*1251 Tony Finau, Ludvig Åberg, Dustin Johnson
1814 Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler
1825 Brian Harman, Nick Dunlap, Wyndham Clark
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Watch the second Wyndham Clark grew to become a serious winner with victory within the 2023 US Open at Los Angeles Nation Membership
*1825 Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Max Homa
1836 Hideki Matsuyama, Jackson Suber, Jordan Spieth
When is the US Open on Sky Sports activities?
Sky Sports activities continues to be the house of the US Open, with over 45 hours of stay protection of the 4 event days from June 13-16 and many additional event programming all through the week.
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Talking on the Sky Sports activities Golf Podcast, Rob Lee and Jamie Spence clarify the troublesome check that faces the gamers across the greens on the US Open
“Live from the US Open” will convey eight hours of build-up, interviews, evaluation and follow motion on Tuesday and Wednesday of event week, with protection getting beneath method from 2pm every day, earlier than round the clock protection from every of the 4 event rounds.
Protection from the primary two rounds begins from 12.30pm on Thursday and Friday, with over 12 hours stay from each days, with the motion beginning at 3pm on Saturday and 2pm on the ultimate day.
Who will win the third males’s main of the 12 months? Watch the US Open stay on Sky Sports activities. Stay protection begins on Thursday from 12.30pm on Sky Sports activities Golf. Stream the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, majors and extra with NOW.
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