US Open 2026 Round 1 Tee Times at Shinnecock Hills
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- Rory McIlroy tees off at 12.52pm BST (7.52am local) from the 10th hole paired with Ryder Cup team-mates Tommy Fleetwood and Ludvig Åberg, opening his bid for a second US Open title 15 years after his maiden major.
- Scottie Scheffler begins his first career Grand Slam attempt at 1.14pm BST (8.14am local) alongside defending champion JJ Spaun and 2025 US amateur winner Mason Howell.
- Brooks Koepka, winner the last time Shinnecock hosted the US Open in 2018, goes out at 12.30pm BST from the first hole with compatriots Cameron Young and Chris Gotterup.
- Two-time US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau partners Viktor Hovland and 2022 winner Matt Fitzpatrick at 18.25 BST off the 10th, while Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth and Jon Rahm form a later marquee threeball at 19.09 BST.
- Play begins at 6.35am local (11.35am BST) with a two-tee start across the 156-man field at Shinnecock Hills in Southampton, New York, and all four rounds are live exclusively on Sky Sports Golf.
- Sky Sports coverage runs from 12.30pm to at least 1am BST on Thursday and Friday, with the US Open part of a triple-header alongside the Amateur Championship and the Meijer LPGA Classic.
Why it matters: Scheffler's career Grand Slam attempt and McIlroy's chase for a seventh major headline the marquee groupings, putting the game's top two players in direct early-round comparison. The 156-man field's two-tee start compresses Round 1 into a single compact viewing block, and all four rounds air exclusively on Sky Sports for UK and Ireland audiences.
