Rory McIlroy was paired with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele for the first two rounds of the 124th US Open.
McIlroy, who won the 2011 US Open and is seeking his first major title since 2014, was awarded a late early draw when he teed off at 1.14pm local time (BST) at No. 2 Pinehurst on Thursday.
The Northern Ireland native plays alongside Schauffele, who won his first major title at the PGA Championship last month and has finished 14th or better in the last seven U.S. Opens. Scheffler, a pre-tournament favorite, completed a star-studded three-ball over the first two days. .
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy play alongside Xander Schauffele in the first two rounds of the US Open.
Scheffler has just one success at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday, his fifth PGA Tour victory in his last eight starts and is seeking his third major title in as many years to add to his two wins at the Masters.
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Thursday main tee times (BST)
1229 Will Zalatoris, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tiger Woods
1240 Justin Thomas, Colin Morikawa, Brooks Koepka
1814 Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler – together the top three players in the world
1825 Brian Harman, Nick Dunlap, Wyndham Clark
When is the Sky Sports US Open held?
Sky Sports is the home of the US Open, with over 45 hours of live coverage of the four-day tournament from 13 to 16 June and plenty of additional tournament programming throughout the week.
“Live from the US Open” will provide eight hours of build-up, interviews, analysis and practice action on Tuesdays and Wednesdays of the tournament week, with coverage running daily starting at 2pm and broadcasting around the clock from each event thereafter. Four tournament rounds.
Coverage for the first two rounds will begin at 12.30pm on Thursday and Friday, with more than 12 hours live on both days, with action starting at 3pm on Saturday and 2pm on the final day.
Who will be the third men's major winner this year? Watch the US Open live on Sky Sports. The live broadcast begins on Sky Sports Golf from 12.30pm on Thursday. Stream the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, majors and more with NOW.
