US Open: JJ Spaun, Scottie Scheffler paired for first two rounds

The 126th edition of the U.S. Open returns to Shinnecock Hills in Southhampton, N.Y., for the sixth time on Thursday -- and the first since 2018.

Brooks Koepka successfully defended his title that year, and he will look to overcome a competitive field and a hand injury to boot this time around.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will vie for the career Grand Slam this week after capturing the PGA Championship and The Open Championship last year. He won the Masters in both 2022 and 2024, however his best finish at the U.S. Open was a T2 in 2022.

Defending U.S. Open champion JJ Spaun is paired with Scheffler and amateur Mason Howell for the first two rounds of the tournament.

Thursday/Friday featured groups

(All times ET; a = amateur)

7:30 a.m./1:25 p.m. -- Brooks Koepka, Cameron Young, Chris Gotterup

7:52 a.m./1:47 p.m. -- Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg, Tommy Fleetwood

8:14 a.m./2:09 p.m. -- Scottie Scheffler, defending champion JJ Spaun, Mason Howell (a)

1:25 p.m./7:30 a.m. -- Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick

1:47 p.m./7:52 a.m. -- Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Schauffele

2:09 p.m./8:14 a.m. -- Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose

Thursday/Friday tee times

(All times ET; a = amateur)

6:35 a.m./12:30 p.m.: James Nicholas, Taylor Montgomery, Caleb Surratt

6:35 a.m./12:30 p.m.: Chandler Phillips, Harry Higgs, Hamilton Coleman (a)

6:46 a.m./12:41 p.m.: Ethan Fang (a), Jayden Schaper, Jackson Suber

6:46 a.m./12:41 p.m.: Nathan Kimsey, Jackson Herrington (a), Cooper Dossey

6:57 a.m./12:52 p.m.: Chase Kyes (a), Matthew Jordan, Alejandro Tosti

6:57 a.m./12:52 p.m.: Peter Uihlein, Eric Lee (a), Samuel Stevens

7:08 a.m./1:03 p.m.: Carl Yuan, Brandon Wu, Jimmy Stanger

7:08 a.m./1:03 p.m.: Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Ben Silverman, Emiliano Grillo

7:19 a.m./1:14 p.m.: Padraig Harrington, Miles Russell (a), Cameron Smith

7:19 a.m./1:14 p.m.: Patrick Rodgers, Keith Mitchell, Graeme McDowell

7:30 a.m./1:25 p.m.: Brooks Koepka, Cameron Young, Chris Gotterup

7:30 a.m./1:25 p.m.: Sungjae Im, Lucas Herbert, Kristoffer Reitan

7:41 a.m./1:36 p.m.: Daniel Berger, Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler

7:41 a.m./1:36 p.m.: Sam Burns, Tyrrell Hatton, Si Woo Kim

7:52 a.m./1:47 p.m.: Patrick Reed, Andrew Novak, Kurt Kitayama

7:52 a.m./1:47 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg, Tommy Fleetwood

8:03 a.m./1:58 p.m.: Harris English, Adam Scott, Nick Taylor

8:03 a.m./1:58 p.m.: Alex Noren, Maverick McNealy, Sepp Straka

8:14 a.m./2:09 p.m.: Mason Howell (a), Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun

8:14 a.m./2:09 p.m.: Max Greyserman, Brian Harman, Jacob Bridgeman

8:25 a.m./2:20 p.m.: Sahith Theegala, Jackson Koivun (a), Michael Kim

8:25 a.m./2:20 p.m.: Alex Fitzpatrick, Tom Kim, Benjamin James

8:36 a.m./2:31 p.m.: J.B. Holmes, Filippo Celli, Jackson Ormond (a)

8:36 a.m./2:31 p.m.: Brandon Holtz (a), Ryuichi Oiwa, Dylan Wu

8:47 a.m./2:42 p.m.: Jake Peacock, Vaughn Harber (a), Kaito Onishi

8:47 a.m./2:42 p.m.: Greyson Leach, Logan Reilly (a), Robbie Higgins

12:30 p.m./6:35 a.m.: Niklas Norgaard, Rocco Paolo Repetto Taylor, Sudarshan Yellamaraju

12:30 p.m./6:35 a.m.: William Mouw, Ryder Cowan (a), Hennie Du Plessis

12:41 p.m./6:46 a.m.: Laurie Canter, John Parry, Bryan Lee (a)

12:41 p.m./6:46 a.m.: Adrien Saddier, Jackson Van Paris, Ugo Coussaud

12:52 p.m./6:57 a.m.: Chris Kirk, Max McGreevy, Jake Knapp

12:52 p.m./6:57 a.m.: Neal Shipley, Matthias Schmid, Bud Cauley

1:03 p.m./7:08 a.m.: Harry Hall, Michael Brennan, Andrew Putnam

1:03 p.m./7:08 a.m.: Pierceson Coody, Zac Blair, Kevin Roy

1:14 p.m./7:19 a.m.: Davis Thompson, Preston Stout (a), David Puig

1:14 p.m./7:19 a.m.: Aaron Rai, Collin Morikawa, Jason Day

1:25 p.m./7:30 a.m.: Ryo Hisatsune, Corey Conners, Ryan Fox

1:25 p.m./7:30 a.m.: Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick

1:36 p.m./7:41 a.m.: Ryan Gerard, Russell Henley, Ben Griffin

1:36 p.m./7:41 a.m.: Dustin Johnson, Wyndham Clark, Gary Woodland

1:47 p.m./7:52 a.m.: Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Schauffele

1:47 p.m./7:52 a.m.: Joaquin Niemann, Alex Smalley, Shane Lowry

1:58 p.m./8:03 a.m.: Nicolai Hojgaard, Nicolas Echavarria, Robert MacIntyre

1:58 p.m./8:03 a.m.: Akshay Bhatia, Carlos Ortiz, Min Woo Lee

2:09 p.m./8:14 a.m.: J.T. Poston, Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel

2:09 p.m./8:14 a.m.: Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm

2:20 p.m./8:25 a.m.: Arni Sveinsson (a), Taihei Sato, Marcelo Rozo

2:20 p.m./8:25 a.m.: Ben Kohles, Johnny Keefer, Matt McCarty

2:31 p.m./8:36 a.m.: Nick Hardy, Cole Hammer, Jack Schoenberger

2:31 p.m./8:36 a.m.: Angel Hidalgo, Mateo Pulcini (a), Spencer Tibbits

2:42 p.m./8:47 a.m.: Marek Fleming (a), TK Kim, Giuseppe Puebla (a)

2:42 p.m./8:47 a.m.: Matthew Robles (a), Jake Sollon, Manav Shah

--Field Level Media