U.S. Open 2026 Round 1 Tee Times and Pairings Explored

The U.S. Open 2026 is set to begin on Thursday, June 18, at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y. The tee times have been announced, and 156 players have been divided into 52 threesomes.

The opening round of the U.S. Open 2026 will begin on Thursday at 6:35 AM ET, with James Nicholas, Taylor Montgomery and Caleb Surratt teeing off from the first hole. Simultaneously, the trio of Chandler Phillips, Harry Higgs and Hamilton Coleman will start the action from the 10th tee.

Defending champion J.J. Spaun is grouped with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and amateur Mason Howell for the first two rounds of the U.S. Open 2026. The trio will begin on Thursday from the first tee at 8:14 AM ET.

Here's a look at the tee time details for the U.S. Open 2026, Round 1 (all times ET):

Tee 1

• 6:35 AM: James Nicholas, Taylor Montgomery, Caleb Surratt

• 6:46 AM: Ethan Fang (a), Jayden Schaper, Jackson Suber

• 6:57 AM: Chase Kyes (a), Matthew Jordan, Alejandro Tosti

• 7:08 AM: Carl Yuan, Brandon Wu, Jimmy Stanger

• 7:19 AM: Padraig Harrington, Miles Russell (a), Cameron Smith

• 7:30 AM: Brooks Koepka, Cameron Young, Chris Gotterup

• 7:41 AM: Daniel Berger, Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler

• 7:52 AM: Patrick Reed, Andrew Novak, Kurt Kitayama

• 8:03 AM: Harris English, Adam Scott, Nick Taylor

• 8:14 AM: Mason Howell (a), Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun

• 8:25 AM: Sahith Theegala, Jackson Koivun (a), Michael Kim

• 8:36 AM: J.B. Holmes, Filippo Celli, Jackson Ormond (a)

• 8:47 AM: Jake Peacock, Vaughn Harber (a), Kaito Onishi

• 12:30 PM: Niklas Nørgaard, Rocco Repetto Taylor, Sudarshan Yellamaraju

• 12:41 PM: Laurie Canter, John Parry, Bryan Lee (a)

• 12:52 PM: Chris Kirk, Max McGreevy, Jake Knapp

• 1:03 PM: Harry Hall, Michael Brennan, Andrew Putnam

• 1:14 PM: Davis Thompson, Preston Stout (a), David Puig

• 1:25 PM: Ryo Hisatsune, Corey Conners, Ryan Fox

• 1:36 PM: Ryan Gerard, Russell Henley, Ben Griffin

• 1:47 PM: Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Schauffele

• 1:58 PM: Nicolai Højgaard, Nico Echavarria, Robert MacIntyre

• 2:09 PM: J.T. Poston, Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel

• 2:20 PM: Arni Sveinsson (a), Taihei Sato, Marcelo Rozo

• 2:31 PM: Nick Hardy, Cole Hammer, Jack Schoenberger

• 2:42 PM: Marek Fleming (a), T.K. Kim, Giuseppe Puebla (a)

Tee 10

• 6:35 AM: Chandler Phillips, Harry Higgs, Hamilton Coleman (a)

• 6:46 AM: Nathan Kimsey, Jackson Herrington (a), Cooper Dossey

• 6:57 AM: Peter Uihlein, Eric Lee (a), Sam Stevens

• 7:08 AM: Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Ben Silverman, Emiliano Grillo

• 7:19 AM: Patrick Rodgers, Keith Mitchell, Graeme McDowell

• 7:30 AM: Sungjae Im, Lucas Herbert, Kristoffer Reitan

• 7:41 AM: Sam Burns, Tyrrell Hatton, Si Woo Kim

• 7:52 AM: Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Åberg, Tommy Fleetwood

• 8:03 AM: Alex Noren, Maverick McNealy, Sepp Straka

• 8:14 AM: Max Greyserman, Brian Harman, Jacob Bridgeman

• 8:25 AM: Alex Fitzpatrick, Tom Kim, Ben James

• 8:36 AM: Brandon Holtz (a), Ryuichi Oiwa, Dylan Wu

• 8:47 AM: Greyson Leach, Logan Reilly (a), Robbie Higgins

• 12:30 PM: William Mouw, Ryder Cowan (a), Hennie Du Plessis

• 12:41 PM: Adrien Saddier, Jackson Van Paris, Ugo Coussaud

• 12:52 PM: Neal Shipley, Matti Schmid, Bud Cauley

• 1:03 PM: Pierceson Coody, Zac Blair, Kevin Roy

• 1:14 PM: Aaron Rai, Collin Morikawa, Jason Day

• 1:25 PM: Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick

• 1:36 PM: Dustin Johnson, Wyndham Clark, Gary Woodland

• 1:47 PM: Joaquín Niemann, Alex Smalley, Shane Lowry

• 1:58 PM: Akshay Bhatia, Carlos Ortiz, Min Woo Lee

• 2:09 PM: Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm

• 2:20 PM: Ben Kohles, Johnny Keefer, Matt McCarty

• 2:31 PM: Angel Hidalgo, Mateo Pulcini (a), Spencer Tibbits

• 2:42 PM: Matthew Robles (a), Jake Sollon, Manav Shah

Here's a look at the odds for the U.S. Open 2026 (as per DraftKings Sportsbook):

Scottie Scheffler: +455 Rory McIlroy: +940 Jon Rahm: +1175 Xander Schauffele: +1850 Cameron Young: 19-1 Tommy Fleetwood: +2250 Matt Fitzpatrick: +2250 Ludvig Åberg: 26-1 Brooks Koepka: 32-1 Bryson DeChambeau: 33-1 Si Woo Kim: 36-1 Sam Burns: 37-1 Russell Henley: 39-1 Collin Morikawa: 39-1 Tyrrell Hatton: 44-1 Chris Gotterup: 44-1 Wyndham Clark: 45-1 Patrick Reed: 47-1 Patrick Cantlay: 50-1 Justin Thomas: 53-1 Viktor Hovland: 56-1 J.J. Spaun: 59-1 Justin Rose: 65-1 Kurt Kitayama: 69-1 Robert MacIntyre: 70-1 Adam Scott: 74-1 Maverick McNealy: 74-1 Hideki Matsuyama: 74-1