2017 U.S. Open: Tee times and pairings for Rounds 1 and 2

The 2016 U.S. Open marked Dustin Johnson’s ascendance from rising prospect to bonafide star. Could the 2017 tournament be a similar career-building moment for one of the game’s budding athletes?

No major PGA event provides an opportunity as grand as the Open, which allows any professional, amateur, or USGA member to try their hand at qualifying for the 156-person field. This year, the list of regional qualifiers includes veteran Steve Stricker, who needed a 12-under showing to ensure Erin Hills would have a local Wisconsinite for its first-ever U.S. Open hosting gig.

Stricker and a handful of unknown hopefuls will join a loaded field that includes past champions like Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, and Martin Kaymer. Other World Golf Rankings top five players Jason Day, Hideki Matsuyama, and Sergio Garcia will be there as well.

Johnson is the early favorite to repeat as champion, but 2017’s stacked field means there’s no runaway pick to hoist the Open Championship Cup trophy.

This year’s event takes place 40 minutes from Milwaukee on the relatively new Erin Hills golf course. The links have only been open since 2006, but this will be the third significant event to which it has played host. Erin Hills was the site of the 2008 Women’s Amateur Public Links tournament and the 2011 U.S. Amateur Championship.

With no paved cart parts and a “walking only” policy, Erin Hills is a throwback designed for a prestige event like the Open. At 7,800 yards from the tips, the course features four par 5s that clock in over 600 yards, including the gargantuan 18th hole, a 663-yard monster designed to press golfers to their limits at the end of an exhausting round.

But the course isn’t just long; it’s also narrow and unforgiving. Erin Hills occupies a swath of glacially-carved land, leading to rolling hills and an undulating playing surfaces that leaves challenges even after perfect tee shots. Though the course is uniquely American, you can see the Scottish links-style influence throughout its design, which features deep bunkers, limited tree growth, tall rough, and wide greens that offer little respite once you’re putting.

That’s the challenge the world’s best golfers — and a handful of hopeful qualifiers — will face when the first round tees off early Thursday morning. Several interesting pairings are sure to draw big crowds as Wisconsin holds its first Open. Bubba Watson, Adam Scott, and 2017 Masters champion Sergio Garcia will begin their rounds at 2:36 EST Thursday. Day, McIlroy, and Justin Rose, will get an early start at 9:24, Kaymer, Spieth, and Johnson hit the links 11 minutes later.

Here’s a full list of tee times and pairings as the tournament whittles its field down for the championship rounds this weekend. All listed times are Eastern.

Thursday (June 15), hole #1 / Friday (June 16), hole #10

7:45 a.m. / 1:30 p.m. – Jordan Niebrugge, Mequon, Wis.; Talor Gooch, Choctaw, Okla.; Kevin Dougherty, Murrieta, Calif.

7:56 a.m. / 1:41 p.m. – Andres Romero, Argentina; Brice Garnett, Gallatin, Mo.; TBD

8:07 a.m. / 1:52 p.m. – Yusaku Miyazato, Japan; J.T. Poston, St. Simons Island, Ga.; Aaron Rai, England

8:18 a.m. / 2:03 p.m. – David Lingmerth, Sweden; Paul Dunne, Republic of Ireland; Haotong Li, Chinese Taipei

8:29 a.m. / 2:14 p.m. – (a) Stewart Hagestad, Newport Beach, Calif.; Chez Reavie, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Gene Sauers, Savannah, Ga.

8:40 a.m. / 2:25 p.m. – Brandt Snedeker, Nashville, Tenn.; Alex Noren, Sweden; Tyrrell Hatton, England

8:51 a.m. / 2:36 p.m. – Rafa Cabrera Bello, Spain; Thomas Pieters, Belgium; Brooks Koepka, West Palm Beach, Fla.

9:02 a.m. / 2:47 p.m. – Gary Woodland, Delray Beach, Fla.; J.B. Holmes, Campbellsville, Ky.; Jason Kokrak,Charlotte, N.C.

9:13 a.m. / 2:58 p.m. – Russell Knox, Scotland; (a) Scott Gregory, England; Martin Laird, Scotland

9:24 a.m. / 3:09 p.m. – Kevin Kisner, Aiken, S.C.; Billy Horschel, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Branden Grace, South Africa

9:35 a.m. / 3:20 p.m. – Webb Simpson, Charlotte, N.C.; Ernie Els, South Africa; Lucas Glover, Tequesta, Fla.

9:46 a.m. / 3:31 p.m. – Tyson Alexander, Gainesville, Fla.; (a) Christopher Crawford, Bensalem, Pa.; Max Greyserman, Boca Raton, Fla.

9:57 a.m. / 3:42 p.m. – Matthew Campbell, Rome, N.Y.; Garrett Osborn, Birmingham, Ala.; (a) Walker Lee, Houston, Texas

Thursday (June 15), hole #10 / Friday (June 16), hole #1

7:45 a.m. / 1:30 p.m. – TBD,; Ted Potter Jr., Ocala, Fla.; Daniel Chopra, Sweden

7:56 a.m. / 1:41 p.m. – Shugo Imahira, Japan; TBD; Matthew Wallace, England

8:07 a.m. / 1:52 p.m. – Charley Hoffman, San Diego, Calif.; Jason Dufner, Auburn, Ala.; Hideto Tanihara, Japan

8:18 a.m. / 2:03 p.m. – Jeunghun Wang, Republic of Korea; Thomas Aiken, South Africa; Bradley Dredge, Wales

8:29 a.m. / 2:14 p.m. – (a) Scott Harvey, Greensboro, N.C.; Jamie Lovemark, San Diego, Calif.; Michael Putnam, University Place, Wash.

8:40 a.m. / 2:25 p.m. – Brian Harman, Sea Island, Ga.; Tommy Fleetwood, England; Bud Cauley, Jupiter, Fla.

8:51 a.m. / 2:36 p.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif.; Jon Rahm, Spain

9:02 a.m. / 2:47 p.m. – Lee Westwood, England; Ross Fisher, England; Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland

9:13 a.m. / 2:58 p.m. – Danny Willett, England; Zach Johnson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Angel Cabrera, Argentina

9:24 a.m. / 3:09 p.m. – Matt Kuchar, Sea Island, Ga.; Francesco Molinari, Italy; Patrick Reed, Houston, Texas

9:35 a.m. / 3:20 p.m. – Martin Kaymer, Germany; Jordan Spieth, Dallas, Texas; Dustin Johnson, Myrtle Beach, S.C.

9:46 a.m. / 3:31 p.m. – (a) Joaquin Niemann, Chile; Stephan Jaeger, Germany; Joel Stalter, Luxembourg

9:57 a.m. / 3:42 p.m. – Daniel Miernicki, Portland, Ore.; (a) Sahith Theegala, Chino Hills, Calif.; TBD

Thursday (June 15), hole #1 / Friday (June 16, hole #10

1:30 p.m. / 7:45 a.m. – Jack Maguire, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Corey Conners, Canada; Ben Kohles, Sea Island, Ga.

1:41 p.m. / 7:56 a.m. – Eddie Pepperell, England; Chan Kim, Gilbert, Ariz.; TBD

1:52 p.m. / 8:07 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Venezuela; Yuta Ikeda, Japan; Sean O’Hair, Chadds Ford, Pa.

2:03 p.m. / 8:18 a.m. – Andrew Johnston, England; Brian Stuard, Jackson, Mich.; George Coetzee, South Africa

2:14 p.m. / 8:29 a.m. – Marc Leishman, Australia; Pat Perez, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Si Woo Kim, Republic of Korea

2:25 p.m. / 8:40 a.m. – Russell Henley, Charleston, S.C.; (a) Scottie Scheffler, Dallas, Texas; Harris English, Sea Island, Ga.

2:36 p.m. / 8:51 a.m. – Bubba Watson, Bagdad, Fla.; Adam Scott, Australia; Sergio Garcia, Spain

2:47 p.m. / 9:02 a.m. – Henrik Stenson, Sweden; Charl Schwartzel, South Africa; Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa

2:58 p.m. / 9:13 a.m. – Jimmy Walker, Boerne, Texas; Justin Thomas, Goshen, Ky.; Paul Casey, England

3:09 p.m. / 9:24 a.m. – Jason Day, Australia; Justin Rose, England; Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland

3:20 p.m. / 9:35 a.m. – Steve Stricker, Madison, Wis.; Stewart Cink, Duluth, Ga.; Phil Mickelson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

3:31 p.m. / 9:46 a.m. – Ryan Brehm, Traverse City, Mich.; John Oda, Honolulu, Hawaii; Jonathan Randolph, Oxford, Miss.

3:42 p.m. / 9:57 a.m. – (a) Mason Andersen, Chandler, Ariz.; Derek Barron, Tacoma, Wash.; Roman Robledo, Harlingen, Texas

Thursday (June 15), hole #10 / Friday (June 16), hole #1

1:30 p.m. / 7:45 a.m. – Wade Ormsby, Australia; Oliver Bekker, South Africa; Kyle Thompson, Greenville, S.C.

1:41 p.m. / 7:56 a.m. – Brandon Stone, South Africa; Troy Merritt, Meridian, Idaho; TBD

1:52 p.m. / 8:07 a.m. – Satoshi Kodaira, Japan; Daniel Summerhays, Fruit Heights, Utah; Alexander Levy, France

2:03 p.m. / 8:18 a.m. – William McGirt, Moore, S.C.; Keegan Bradley, Woodstock, Vt.; Kevin Na, Las Vegas, Nev.

2:14 p.m. / 8:29 a.m. – (a) Brad Dalke, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Wesley Bryan, Augusta, Ga.; Brendan Steele, Idyllwild, Calif.

2:25 p.m. / 8:40 a.m. – Nick Flanagan, Australia; Richie Ramsay, Scotland; Bryson DeChambeau, Clovis, Calif.

2:36 p.m. / 8:51 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Jupiter, Fla.; Roberto Castro, Atlanta, Ga.; Bill Haas, Greenville, S.C.

2:47 p.m. / 9:02 a.m. – Adam Hadwin, Canada; Emiliano Grillo, Argentina; Cheng-Tsung Pan, Chinese Taipei

2:58 p.m. / 9:13 a.m. – Scott Piercy, Las Vegas, Nev.; Shane Lowry, Republic of Ireland; Jim Furyk, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

3:09 p.m. / 9:24 a.m. – Matthew Fitzpatrick, England; Peter Uihlein, Jupiter, Fla.; Byeong Hun An, Republic of Korea

3:20 p.m. / 9:35 a.m. – Kevin Chappell, Fresno, Calif.; (a) Maverick McNealy, Portola Valley, Calif.; Bernd Wiesberger, Austria

3:31 p.m. / 9:46 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, San Diego, Calif.; Trey Mullinax, Birmingham, Ala.; (a) Cameron Champ, Sacramento, Calif.

3:42 p.m. / 9:57 a.m. – Sam Ryder, Longwood, Fla.; (a) Alex Smalley, Wake Forest, N.C.; Andy Pope, Orlando, Fla.

(a): amateur