Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth are just 24 and 21 years old respectively, but they already have one of the best budding rivalries on the PGA Tour. The rivalry could hit a new level this weekend with Spieth and Reed dueling for the U.S. Open title. They share the 36-hole lead and will go head-to-head on Saturday, paired in the final group together.
U.S. Open 2015 tee times: Jordan Spieth draws fellow young gun Patrick Reed in final pairing
The final group on Saturday at the U.S. Open will match two of the brightest young stars on the PGA Tour.
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The two reportedly maintain a friendly relationship off the course and have teamed well in international competitions before -- including a memorable run as Ryder Cup rookies -- but there is no question they are two of the brightest young stars on Tour. Spieth already has one major championship on his resume, while Reed is aiming for his first ever top 10 in a major. Head-to-head battles between the two are also becoming more of the norm. Reed topped Spieth in a playoff at the 2013 Wyndham Championship. Spieth got even earlier this year, outlasting Reed in a playoff at the Valspar Championship in what was arguably the most-exciting finish of the year.
If Spieth and Reed play to the level Saturday that they did at the Valspar, viewers are in for quite the show. They will both begin the day at 5-under, one shot clear of the rest of the field. Many think the tournament is Spieth’s to win at this point, but Reed has never been accused of lacking confidence. Dustin Johnson is lurking just a shot back and certainly has the game to hang with anyone. The rest of the top of the leaderboard is a bit more uncertain. If those three play at the top of their abilities, the tournament could be headed for a three-horse race on Sunday.
Johnson will be paired with Branden Grace in the second-to-last tee time. Jason Day is tied for ninth and would also be among the late groups. That is assuming he is able to play on Saturday after dealing with a bout of vertigo during his round on Friday.
Here is a complete look at the third round tee times. More details can be found at USOpen.com.
| Tee Time (PT) | Players | |
| 8:03 a.m. | Nick Hardy (a) | |
| 8:14 a.m. | Webb Simpson | Colin Montgomerie |
| 8:25 a.m. | Sergio Garcia | Morgan Hoffmann |
| 8:36 a.m. | Angel Cabrera | John Parry |
| 8:47 a.m. | Troy Kelly | Andy Pope |
| 8:58 a.m. | Jimmy Gunn | Camilo Villegas |
| 9:09 a.m. | Ian Poulter | Jimmy Walker |
| 9:20 a.m. | Thomas Aiken | George Coetzee |
| 9:31 a.m. | D.A. Points | Keegan Bradley |
| 9:42 a.m. | Brooks Koepka | Jim Furyk |
| 9:53 a.m. | Rory McIlroy | Kevin Chappell |
| 10:04 a.m. | Robert Streb | John Senden |
| 10:15 a.m. | Sam Saunders | Zach Johnson |
| 10:26 a.m. | Billy Horschel | Charlie Beljan |
| 10:37 a.m. | Ryan Palmer | Luke Donald |
| 10:48 a.m. | Denny McCarthy (a) | Brad Elder |
| 10:59 a.m. | Brad Fritsch | Chris Kirk |
| 11:10 a.m. | Cameron Tringale | Phil Mickelson |
| 11:21 a.m. | Cheng-Tsung Pan | Mark Silvers |
| 11:32 a.m. | Tommy Fleetwood | Louis Oosthuizen |
| 11:43 a.m. | Charl Schwartzel | Beau Hossler (a) |
| 11:54 a.m. | Marc Warren | Kevin Na |
| 12:05 p.m. | Marcus Fraser | Justin Rose |
| 12:16 p.m. | Lee Westwood | Ollie Schniederjans (a) |
| 12:27 p.m. | Ernie Els | Brandt Snedeker |
| 12:38 p.m. | Francesco Molinari | Adam Scott |
| 12:49 p.m. | Hideki Matsuyama | Jack Maguire (a) |
| 1:00 p.m. | Paul Casey | Geoff Ogilvy |
| 1:11 p.m. | Jason Dufner | Matt Kuchar |
| 1:22 p.m. | Cameron Smith | Andres Romero |
| 1:33 p.m. | Henrik Stenson | Alexander Levy |
| 1:44 p.m. | Brian Campbell (a) | Shane Lowry |
| 1:55 p.m. | Kevin Kisner | Jason Day |
| 2:06 p.m. | J.B. Holmes | Jamie Lovemark |
| 2:17 p.m. | Ben Martin | Daniel Summerhays |
| 2:28 p.m. | Tony Finau | Joost Luiten |
| 2:39 p.m. | Dustin Johnson | Branden Grace |
| 2:50 p.m. | Patrick Reed | Jordan Spieth |
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