USGA officials more than likely have their fingers crossed as the 2024 U.S. Open gets set to begin on Thursday at Pinehurst No. 2. For the past two years, the discussion in the early days of Open week has veered from who might be the favorite to win the national championship to the off-course drama surrounding the future of professional golf.
Two years ago at The Country Club, LIV Golf’s inaugural event had just been contested outside London, and the pre-major chatter was all about what impact the upstart Saudi-funded circuit would have on the game. Then last year at LACC, the surprise announcement of a framework deal between the PGA Tour, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and the DP World Tour drove the conversation on the driving range.
When a deal might be done and what it might look like are still front and center in the golf world, but the good news is that there have been enough majors in the last two years with PGA Tour and LIV Golf players competing together that the storyline of them vs. us has essentially played itself out. The biggest wonder now is whether the powers that be that run the majors might begin to carve out separate exemption criteria to ensure that deserving LIV golfers aren’t missing out on major starts.
Indeed, just 12 LIV players are in the field this week at Pinehurst after Jon Rahm withdrew due to a foot injury, down from 15 a year ago. And only four advanced via qualifying, 14 others falling short.
Whether the USGA pairs any of the LIV golfers in the field with PGA Tour pros is also far less of a concern than the past two years. Yet there’s still a curiosity as to who’ll play with who during the opening two rounds when the USGA reveals the threesomes playing Thursday and Friday.
So what’s in store for this year at Pinehurst? Tee times were just announed on Tuesday morning. Players are competing in threesomes off the first and 10th tees during the first and second rounds on Thursday and Friday. The USGA revealed some of its traditional pairings, with last year's U.S. Open winner (Wyndham Clark) playing with the U.S. Amateur champion (Nick Dunlap) and the Open Championship winner (Brian Harman). And there will be a "super pairing" as well with Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele playing at 1:14 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, for the curious, Tiger Woods will tee it up with Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick at 7:28 Thursday morning off the 10th tee.
Here are the complete list of tee times for the opening two rounds of the 2024 U.S. Open.
First tee
6:45 a.m.
Michael McGowan, Southern Pines, N.C.
Carter Jenkins, Raleigh, N.C.
Logan McAllister, Oklahoma City, Okla.
6:56 a.m.
Frederik Kjettrup, Denmark
Christopher Petefish, Cumming, Ga.
(a) Parker Bell, Tallahassee, Fla.
7:07 a.m.
(a) Omar Morales, Mexico
Max Greyserman, Short Hills, N.J.
Casey Jarvis, South Africa
7:18 a.m.
Corey Conners, Canada
Stephan Jaeger, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Emiliano Grillo, Argentina
7:29 a.m.
Ryo Ishikawa, Japan
Francesco Molinari, Italy
Sergio Garcia, Spain
7:40 a.m.
Justin Thomas, Louisville, Ky.
Collin Morikawa, La Canada, Calif.
Brooks Koepka, West Palm Beach, Fla.
7:51 a.m.
Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif.
Adam Hadwin, Canada
Phil Mickelson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
8:02 a.m.
Min Woo Lee, Australia
Sahith Theegala, Spring, Texas
Nicolai Højgaard, Denmark
8:13 a.m.
Si Woo Kim, Republic of Korea
Matthieu Pavon, France
Sungjae Im, Republic of Korea
8:24 a.m.
Nico Echavarria, Colombia
Robert Rock, England
(a) Neal Shipley, Pittsburgh, Pa.
8:35 a.m.
Takumi Kanaya, Japan
(a) Stewart Hagestad, Newport Beach, Calif.
Mac Meissner, San Antonio, Texas
8:46 a.m.
Isaiah Salinda, South San Francisco, Calif.
(a) Bryan Kim, Brookeville, Md.
Jim Herman, Telford, Pa.
8:57 a.m.
Carson Schaake, Omaha, Neb.
Charles Reiter, Newport Beach, Calif.
(a) Colin Prater, Colorado Springs, Colo.
12:30 p.m.
Jason Scrivener, Australia
Brandon Robinson Thompson, England
(a) Brendan Valdes, Orlando, Fla.
12:41 p.m.
(a) Santiago de la Fuente, Mexico
Sam Bairstow, England
Eugenio Chacarra, Spain
12:52 p.m.
Kurt Kitayama, Chico, Calif.
Taylor Moore, Edmond, Okla.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, South Africa
1:03 p.m.
Jason Day, Australia
Harris English, Sea Island, Ga.
Tom Kim, Republic of Korea
1:14 p.m.
Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland
Xander Schauffele, San Diego, Calif.
Scottie Scheffler, Dallas, Texas
1:25 p.m.
Brian Harman, Sea Island, Ga.
Nick Dunlap, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Wyndham Clark, Denver, Colo.
1:36 p.m.
Hideki Matsuyama, Japan
Jackson Suber, Tampa, Fla.
Jordan Spieth, Dallas, Texas
1:47 p.m.
Shane Lowry, Republic of Ireland
Keegan Bradley, Woodstock, Vt.
Martin Kaymer, Germany
1:58 p.m.
Akshay Bhatia, Raleigh, N.C.
Eric Cole, Tequesta, Fla.
Erik van Rooyen, South Africa
2:09 p.m.
Brendon Todd, Athens, Ga.
Taylor Pendrith, Canada
Alex Noren, Sweden
2:20 p.m.
Thomas Detry, Belgium
Brian Campbell, Irvine, Calif.
(a) Jackson Buchanan, Dacula, Ga.
2:31 p.m.
Taisei Shimizu, Japan
(a) Gunnar Broin, Shorewood, Minn.
Maxwell Moldovan, Uniontown, Ohio
2:42 p.m.
Sung Kang, Republic of Korea
Riki Kawamoto, Japan
John Chin, Temecula, Calif.
10th tee
6:45 a.m.
Rico Hoey, Philippines
Tom McKibbin, Northern Ireland
Matteo Manassero, Italy
6:56 a.m.
Dean Burmester, South Africa
Rikuya Hoshino, Japan
Seamus Power, Republic of Ireland
7:07 a.m.
S.H. Kim, Republic of Korea
Justin Lower, Akron, Ohio
Tim Widing, Sweden
7:18 a.m.
Lucas Glover, Jupiter, Fla.
Sam Burns, Shreveport, La.
Cameron Smith, Australia
7:29 a.m.
Will Zalatoris, Dallas, Texas
Matt Fitzpatrick, England
Tiger Woods, Jupiter, Fla.
7:40 a.m.
Patrick Cantlay, Jupiter, Fla.
Matt Kuchar, Jupiter, Fla.
Russell Henley, Columbus, Ga.
7:51 a.m.
Tony Finau, Lehi, Utah
Ludvig Åberg, Sweden
Dustin Johnson, Jupiter, Fla.
8:02 a.m.
Justin Rose, England
Gary Woodland, Topeka, Kan.
Webb Simpson, Charlotte, N.C.
8:13 a.m.
Daniel Berger, Tequesta, Fla.
Ryan Fox, New Zealand
David Puig, Spain
8:24 a.m.
Byeong Hun An, Republic of Korea
Sam Bennett, Madisonville, Texas
Edoardo Molinari, Italy
8:35 a.m.
Austin Eckroat, Edmond, Okla.
Adrian Meronk, Poland
Cam Davis, Australia
8:46 a.m.
Aaron Rai, England
Davis Thompson, St. Simons Island, Ga.
Zac Blair, Orem, Utah
8:57 a.m.
Willie Mack III, Orlando, Fla.
Richard Mansell, England
(a) Ashton McCulloch, Canada
12:30 p.m.
Greyson Sigg, Sea Island, Ga.
Grant Forrest, Scotland
(a) Wells Williams, West Point, Miss.
12:41 p.m.
Chesson Hadley, Raleigh, N.C.
Mark Hubbard, Denver, Colo.
Adam Svensson, Canada
12:52 p.m.
Beau Hossler, Mission Viejo, Calif.
Victor Perez, France
Adam Schenk, Vincennes, Ind.
1:03 p.m.
Robert MacIntyre, Scotland
Nick Taylor, Canada
Mackenzie Hughes, Canada
1:14 p.m.
Tyrrell Hatton, England
Tommy Fleetwood, England
Tom Hoge, Fargo, N.D.
1:25 p.m.
Bryson DeChambeau, Grapevine, Texas
Viktor Hovland, Norway
Max Homa, Scottsdale, Ariz.
1:36 p.m.
Sepp Straka, Austria
Peter Malnati, Knoxville, Tenn.
J.T. Poston, Hickory, N.C.
1:47 p.m.
(a) Gordon Sargent, Birmingham, Ala.
Jake Knapp, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Cameron Young, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
1:58 p.m.
Chris Kirk, Watkinsville, Ga.
Billy Horschel, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Adam Scott, Australia
2:09 p.m.
Ben Kohles, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Denny McCarthy, Jupiter, Fla.
(a) Ben James, Milford, Conn.
2:20 p.m.
Frankie Capan III, North Oaks, Minn.
Andy Svoboda, Oak Brook, Ill.
(a) Luke Clanton, Hialeah, Fla.
2:31 p.m.
Harry Higgs, Dallas, Texas
(a) Hiroshi Tai, Singapore
Brandon Wu, Scarsdale, N.Y.
2:42 p.m.
Joey Vrzich, La Jolla, Calif.
Chris Naegel, Wildwood, Mo.
Otto Black, Detroit, Mich.
First tee
6:45 a.m.
Greyson Sigg, Sea Island, Ga.
Grant Forrest, Scotland
(a) Wells Williams, West Point, Miss.
6:56 a.m.
Chesson Hadley, Raleigh, N.C.
Mark Hubbard, Denver, Colo.
Adam Svensson, Canada
7:07 a.m.
Beau Hossler, Mission Viejo, Calif.
Victor Perez, France
Adam Schenk, Vincennes, Ind.
7:18 a.m.
Robert MacIntyre, Scotland
Nick Taylor, Canada
Mackenzie Hughes, Canada
7:29 a.m.
Tyrrell Hatton, England
Tommy Fleetwood, England
Tom Hoge, Fargo, N.D.
7:40 a.m.
Bryson DeChambeau, Grapevine, Texas
Viktor Hovland, Norway
Max Homa, Scottsdale, Ariz.
7:51 a.m.
Sepp Straka, Austria
Peter Malnati, Knoxville, Tenn.
J.T. Poston, Hickory, N.C.
8:02 a.m.
(a) Gordon Sargent, Birmingham, Ala.
Jake Knapp, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Cameron Young, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
8:13 a.m.
Chris Kirk, Watkinsville, Ga.
Billy Horschel, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Adam Scott, Australia
8:24 a.m.
Ben Kohles, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Denny McCarthy, Jupiter, Fla.
(a) Ben James, Milford, Conn.
8:35 a.m.
Frankie Capan III, North Oaks, Minn.
Andy Svoboda, Oak Brook, Ill.
(a) Luke Clanton, Hialeah, Fla.
8:46 a.m.
Harry Higgs, Dallas, Texas
(a) Hiroshi Tai, Singapore
Brandon Wu, Scarsdale, N.Y.
8:57 a.m.
Joey Vrzich, La Jolla, Calif.
Chris Naegel, Wildwood, Mo.
Otto Black, Detroit, Mich.
12:30 p.m.
Rico Hoey, Philippines
Tom McKibbin, Northern Ireland
Matteo Manassero, Italy
12:41 p.m.
Dean Burmester, South Africa
Rikuya Hoshino, Japan
Seamus Power, Republic of Ireland
12:52 p.m.
S.H. Kim, Republic of Korea
Justin Lower, Akron, Ohio
Tim Widing, Sweden
1:03 p.m.
Lucas Glover, Jupiter, Fla.
Sam Burns, Shreveport, La.
Cameron Smith, Australia
1:14 p.m.
Will Zalatoris, Dallas, Texas
Matt Fitzpatrick, England
Tiger Woods, Jupiter, Fla.
1:25 p.m.
Patrick Cantlay, Jupiter, Fla.
Matt Kuchar, Jupiter, Fla.
Russell Henley, Columbus, Ga.
1:36 p.m.
Tony Finau, Lehi, Utah
Ludvig Åberg, Sweden
Dustin Johnson, Jupiter, Fla.
1:47 p.m.
Justin Rose, England
Gary Woodland, Topeka, Kan.
Webb Simpson, Charlotte, N.C.
1:58 p.m.
Daniel Berger, Tequesta, Fla.
Ryan Fox, New Zealand
David Puig, Spain
2:09 p.m.
Byeong Hun An, Republic of Korea
Sam Bennett, Madisonville, Texas
Edoardo Molinari, Italy
2:20 p.m.
Austin Eckroat, Edmond, Okla.
Adrian Meronk, Poland
Cam Davis, Australia
2:31 p.m.
Aaron Rai, England
Davis Thompson, St. Simons Island, Ga.
Zac Blair, Orem, Utah
2:42 p.m.
Willie Mack III, Orlando, Fla.
Richard Mansell, England
(a) Ashton McCulloch, Canada
10th tee
6:45 a.m.
Jason Scrivener, Australia
Brandon Robinson Thompson, England
(a) Brendan Valdes, Orlando, Fla.
6:56 a.m.
(a) Santiago de la Fuente, Mexico
Sam Bairstow, England
Eugenio Chacarra, Spain
7:07 a.m.
Kurt Kitayama, Chico, Calif.
Taylor Moore, Edmond, Okla.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, South Africa
7:18 a.m.
Jason Day, Australia
Harris English, Sea Island, Ga.
Tom Kim, Republic of Korea
7:29 a.m.
Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland
Xander Schauffele, San Diego, Calif.
Scottie Scheffler, Dallas, Texas
7:40 a.m.
Brian Harman, Sea Island, Ga.
Nick Dunlap, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Wyndham Clark, Denver, Colo.
7:51 a.m.
Hideki Matsuyama, Japan
Jackson Suber, Tampa, Fla.
Jordan Spieth, Dallas, Texas
8:02 a.m.
Shane Lowry, Republic of Ireland
Keegan Bradley, Woodstock, Vt.
Martin Kaymer, Germany
8:13 a.m.
Akshay Bhatia, Raleigh, N.C.
Eric Cole, Tequesta, Fla.
Erik van Rooyen, South Africa
8:24 a.m.
Brendon Todd, Athens, Ga.
Taylor Pendrith, Canada
Alex Noren, Sweden
8:35 a.m.
Thomas Detry, Belgium
Brian Campbell, Irvine, Calif.
(a) Jackson Buchanan, Dacula, Ga.
8:46 a.m.
Taisei Shimizu, Japan
(a) Gunnar Broin, Shorewood, Minn.
Maxwell Moldovan, Uniontown, Ohio
8:57 a.m.
Sung Kang, Republic of Korea
Riki Kawamoto, Japan
John Chin, Temecula, Calif.
12:30 p.m.
Michael McGowan, Southern Pines, N.C.
Carter Jenkins, Raleigh, N.C.
Logan McAllister, Oklahoma City, Okla.
12:41 p.m.
Frederik Kjettrup, Denmark
Christopher Petefish, Cumming, Ga.
(a) Parker Bell, Tallahassee, Fla.
12:52 p.m.
(a) Omar Morales, Mexico
Max Greyserman, Short Hills, N.J.
Casey Jarvis, South Africa
1:03 p.m.
Corey Conners, Canada
Stephan Jaeger, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Emiliano Grillo, Argentina
1:14 p.m.
Ryo Ishikawa, Japan
Francesco Molinari, Italy
Sergio Garcia, Spain
1:25 p.m.
Justin Thomas, Louisville, Ky.
Collin Morikawa, La Canada, Calif.
Brooks Koepka, West Palm Beach, Fla.
1:36 p.m.
Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif.
Adam Hadwin, Canada
Phil Mickelson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
1:47 p.m.
Min Woo Lee, Australia
Sahith Theegala, Spring, Texas
Nicolai Højgaard, Denmark
1:58 p.m.
Si Woo Kim, Republic of Korea
Matthieu Pavon, France
Sungjae Im, Republic of Korea
2:09 p.m.
Nico Echavarria, Colombia
Robert Rock, England
(a) Neal Shipley, Pittsburgh, Pa.
2:20 p.m.
Takumi Kanaya, Japan
(a) Stewart Hagestad, Newport Beach, Calif.
Mac Meissner, San Antonio, Texas
2:31 p.m.
Isaiah Salinda, South San Francisco, Calif.
(a) Bryan Kim, Brookeville, Md.
Jim Herman, Telford, Pa.
2:42 p.m.
Carson Schaake, Omaha, Neb.
Charles Reiter, Newport Beach, Calif.
(a) Colin Prater, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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