The 2015 U.S. Open golf tournament will kick off June 18 from Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington, but fans got an early taste of what’s to come, as threesomes and tee times were released for the first and second rounds Friday.
According to USOpen.com, here is a full rundown of the groups and when they’ll be taking the course next Thursday and Friday:
| June 18 Tee Time (ET) | June 19 Tee Time (ET) | Golfer | Golfer | Golfer |
| 10 a.m. | 4 p.m. | Michael Putnam | Marcus Fraser | TBA |
| 10:11 a.m. | 4:11 p.m. | Garth Mulroy | Richard Lee | Lucas Bjerregaard |
| 10:22 a.m. | 4:22 p.m. | Jason Allred | Kyle Jones | Cody Gribble |
| 10:33 a.m. | 4:33 p.m. | Phil Mickelson | Bubba Watson | Angel Cabrera |
| 10:44 a.m. | 4:44 p.m. | Wen-Chong Liang | David Hearn | Hiroyuki Fujita |
| 10:55 a.m. | 4:55 p.m. | Robert Streb | Lee McCoy | TBA |
| 11:06 a.m. | 5:06 p.m. | George McNeill | Masahiro Kawamura | Cameron Tringale |
| 11:17 a.m. | 5:17 p.m. | Henrik Stenson | Francesco Molinari | Brandt Snedeker |
| 11:28 a.m. | 5:28 p.m. | Jim Furyk | Miguel Angel Jimenez | Colin Montgomerie |
| 11:39 a.m. | 5:39 p.m. | Brooks Koepka | Russell Henley | Byeong-Hun An |
| 11:50 a.m. | 5:50 p.m. | Jason Dufner | Marc Warren | Matt Every |
| 12:01 p.m. | 6:01 p.m. | Brandon Hagy | Matthew NeSmith | Sebastian Cappelen |
| 12:12 p.m. | 6:12 p.m. | Nick Hardy | Alex Kim | Rich Berberian Jr. |
| 10 a.m. | 4 p.m. | Troy Kelly | Seuk Hyun Baek | Cameron Smith |
| 10:11 a.m. | 4:11 p.m. | John Parry | Jack Maguire | — |
| 10:22 a.m. | 4:22 p.m. | Timothy O’Neal | Stephan Jaeger | Kurt Barnes |
| 10:33 a.m. | 4:33 p.m. | Gary Woodland | Victor Dubuisson | John Senden |
| 10:44 a.m. | 4:44 p.m. | TBA | Morgan Hoffman | Bernd Wiesberger |
| 10:55 a.m. | 4:55 p.m. | Marcel Siem | Alexander Levy | Brian Harman |
| 11:06 a.m. | 5:06 p.m. | Hideki Matsuyama | Graeme McDowell | Matt Kuchar |
| 11:17 a.m. | 5:17 p.m. | Dustin Johnson | Adam Scott | Sergio Garcia |
| 11:28 a.m. | 5:28 p.m. | Martin Kaymer | Gunn Yang | Rory McIlroy |
| 11:39 a.m. | 5:39 p.m. | Patrick Reed | Chris Kirk | Jamie Donaldson |
| 11:50 a.m. | 5:50 p.m. | Webb Simpson | Keegan Bradley | Kevin Na |
| 12:01 p.m. | 6:01 p.m. | Sam Horsfield | Shunsuke Sonoda | Oliver Farr |
| 12:12 p.m. | 6:12 p.m. | Kevin Lucas | Pat Wilson | Cole Hammer |
| 4 p.m. | 10 a.m. | Jason Palmer | Roberto Castro | Andres Romero |
| 4:11 p.m. | 10:11 a.m. | Denny McCarthy | D.A. Points | Shiv Kapur |
| 4:22 p.m. | 10:22 a.m. | Bryson DeChambeau | Blayne Barber | Billy Hurley III |
| 4:33 p.m. | 10:33 a.m. | Geoff Ogilvy | Ernie Els | Retief Goosen |
| 4:44 p.m. | 10:44 a.m. | Bo Van Pelt | Charlie Beljan | Tony Finau |
| 4:55 p.m. | 10:55 a.m. | Lee Janzen | Oliver Schniederjans | Darren Clarke |
| 5:06 p.m. | 11:06 a.m. | Daniel Summerhays | Thomas Aiken | Danny Lee |
| 5:17 p.m. | 11:17 a.m. | Jordan Spieth | Jason Day | Justin Rose |
| 5:28 p.m. | 11:28 a.m. | Tiger Woods | Rickie Fowler | Louis Oosthuizen |
| 5:39 p.m. | 11:39 a.m. | Jimmy Walker | Zach Johnson | Ian Poulter |
| 5:50 p.m. | 11:50 a.m. | Ryan Moore | Anirban Lahiri | Erik Compton |
| 6:01 p.m. | 12:01 p.m. | Jake Knapp | Tyler Duncan | Matt Mabrey |
| 6:12 p.m. | 12:12 p.m. | Michael Davan | Davis Riley | Andrew Pope |
| 4 p.m. | 10 a.m. | Tom Hoge | Brad Fritsch | Tjaart van der Walt |
| 4:11 p.m. | 10:11 a.m. | Brad Elder | Beau Hossler | Jamie Lovemark |
| 4:22 p.m. | 10:22 a.m. | Ryo Ishikawa | Luke Donald | J.B. Holmes |
| 4:33 p.m. | 10:33 a.m. | Lucas Glover | Bradley Neil | Marc Leishman |
| 4:44 p.m. | 10:44 a.m. | Ryan Palmer | Joost Luiten | Danny Willett |
| 4:55 p.m. | 10:55 a.m. | TBA | George Coetzee | Alexander Noren |
| 5:06 p.m. | 11:06 a.m. | Brendon Todd | Branden Grace | Thongchai Jaidee |
| 5:17 p.m. | 11:17 a.m. | Billy Horschel | Paul Casey | Lee Westwood |
| 5:28 p.m. | 11:28 a.m. | Bill Haas | Charl Schwartzel | Hunter Mahan |
| 5:39 p.m. | 11:39 a.m. | Shane Lowry | Ben Martin | Stephen Gallacher |
| 5:50 p.m. | 11:50 a.m. | Charley Hoffman | Camilo Villegas | Tommy Fleetwood |
| 6:01 p.m. | 12:01 p.m. | Mark Silvers | Brian Campbell | Cheng-Tsung Pan |
| 6:12 p.m. | 12:12 p.m. | TBA | Jared Becher | Samuel Saunders |
USOpen.com
There is certainly no shortage of intriguing pairings, as a number of the threesomes are stacked with potential contenders.
Defending champion Martin Kaymer will play alongside world No. 1 Rory McIlroy and amateur Gunn Yang. Masters champion Jordan Spieth will play alongside Jason Day and 2013 U.S. Open winner Justin Rose. Perhaps most notably, though, Tiger Woods will look to get back on track with Rickie Fowler and Louis Oosthuizen also in tow.
Tiger is searching for his 15th major championship, but he shot the worst round of his career in the third round of the Memorial last week when he carded an 85. After that showing, Woods acknowledged that it was a definite struggle, per PGATour.com:
This is a lonely sport. The manager is not going to come in and bring the righty or bring the lefty. You’ve just got to play through it. And that’s one of the hardest things about the game of golf, and it’s also one of the best things about the game of golf. When you’re on, no one is going to slow you down. When you’re off, no one is going to pick you up, either. It’s one of those sports that’s tough. Deal with it.
Few expect Woods to come out on top due to his recent poor play and the high level of competition he’ll face, but he did make a nice run earlier this season at the Masters before fading.
With Tiger’s saga continuing, Spieth and McIlroy battling for supremacy and so many other storylines to watch, the opening rounds of the 2015 U.S. Open promise to be captivating.