The third major championship of the year is upon us, and as the U.S. Open returns to Shinnecock Hills for the first time since 2018, the USGA has gifted golf fans a plethora of marquee pairings for the first and second rounds.

Notable Pairings

A total of 156 players will tee it up this week, trying to conquer the brutal test that lies on Long Island. The last time the game’s best took on Shinnecock, Brooks Koepka found the winner’s circle at 1-over par.

Brooks Koepka, Cameron Young, Chris Gotterup: 7:30 a.m./1:25 p.m. ET. This threesome puts on a great show off the tee. Koepka enters the week with huge question marks after withdrawing from last week’s Canadian Open with an elbow/hand injury.

Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Åberg, Tommy Fleetwood: 7:52 a.m./1:47 p.m. This group could feature the winner come Sunday, with all three being past teammates on the European Ryder Cup team.

Mason Howell (a), Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun: 8:14 a.m./2:09 p.m. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, defending U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun, and last year’s U.S. Amateur winner Mason Howell make up this notable pairing.

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