The 2026 U.S. Open begins bright and early Thursday morning as 156 players begin their quest for one of the most coveted titles in golf on one of the sport’s most iconic courses. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club will present a tremendous test for the field, and the man who emerges victorious will have more than earned his title as U.S. Open champion.
The USGA has assembled a number of marquee groups that will grab plenty of attention from the first tee onward. However, a fog delay that started at 7:05 a.m. ET on Thursday pushed tee times back two hours as they were unable to resume play until 9:05 a.m., setting up an extremely long first round that will extend into Friday morning.
The first of those featured groups to go off will include the last man to win a U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, Brooks Koepka, as he’s paired alongside two other heavy-hitting Americans in Cameron Young and Chris Gotterup, going off the 1st tee at 9:30 a.m. On the other side of the course, at 9:52 a.m., the European Ryder Cup team will be well represented in a group featuring Rory McIlroy (aiming for his first U.S. Open win in 15 years), Ludvig Åberg and Tommy Fleetwood teeing off on No. 10.
Last year’s U.S. Open winner, J.J. Spaun, will play alongside the reigning U.S. Amateur champ Mason Howell and the world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, as he begins his quest for the career grand slam at 10:14 a.m. off No. 1.
Headlining the afternoon wave will be a 3:25 p.m. tee time featuring Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland and Matt Fitzpatrick going off No. 10. Going off the No. 1 at 3:47 p.m. will be Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama and Xander Schauffele. The final featured group of the first round will see Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth and Jon Rahm tee off the 10th at 4:09 p.m.
Check out the complete updated U.S. Open tee times and groupings for Thursday’s first round at Shinnecock Hills, and don’t miss CBS Sports’ 2026 U.S. Open TV schedule and coverage guide so you do not miss a moment all week.
All times Eastern
2026 U.S. Open tee times, Thursday pairings
No. 1 tee
6:35 a.m. — James Nicholas, Taylor Montgomery, Caleb Surratt
6:46 a.m. — Ethan Fang (a), Jayden Schaper, Jackson Suber
6:57 a.m. — Chase Kyes (a), Matthew Jordan, Alejandro Tosti
9:08 a.m. — Carl Yuan, Brandon Wu, Jimmy Stanger
9:19 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Miles Russell (a), Cameron Smith
9:30 a.m. — Brooks Koepka, Cameron Young, Chris Gotterup
9:41 a.m. — Daniel Berger, Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler
9:52 a.m. — Patrick Reed, Andrew Novak, Kurt Kitayama
10:03 a.m. — Harris English, Adam Scott, Nick Taylor
10:14 a.m. — Mason Howell (a), Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun
10:25 a.m. — Sahith Theegala, Jackson Koivun (a), Michael Kim
10:36 a.m. — J.B. Holmes, Filippo Celli, Jackson Ormond (a)
10:47 a.m. — Jake Peacock, Vaughn Harber (a), Kaito Onishi
2:30 p.m. — Niklas Norgaard, Rocco Paolo Repetto Taylor, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
2:41 p.m. — Laurie Canter, John Parry, Bryan Lee (a)
2:52 p.m. — Chris Kirk, Max McGreevy, Jake Knapp
3:03 p.m. — Harry Hall, Michael Brennan, Andrew Putnam
3:14 p.m. — Davis Thompson, Preston Stout (a), David Puig
3:25 p.m. — Ryo Hisatsune, Corey Conners, Ryan Fox
3:36 p.m. — Ryan Gerard, Russell Henley, Ben Griffin
3:47 p.m. — Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Schauffele
3:58 p.m. — Nicolai Højgaard, Nicolas Echavarria, Robert MacIntyre
4:09 p.m. — J.T. Poston, Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel
4:20 p.m. — Arni Sveinsson (a), Taihei Sato, Marcelo Rozo
4:31 p.m. — Nick Hardy, Cole Hammer, Jack Schoenberger
4:42 p.m. — Marek Fleming (a), TK Kim, Giuseppe Puebla (a)
No. 10 tee
6:35 a.m. — Chandler Phillips, Harry Higgs, Hamilton Coleman (a)
6:46 a.m. — Nathan Kimsey, Jackson Herrington (a), Cooper Dossey
6:57 a.m. — Peter Uihlein, Eric Lee (a), Samuel Stevens
9:08 a.m. — Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Ben Silverman, Emiliano Grillo
9:19 a.m. — Patrick Rodgers, Keith Mitchell, Graeme McDowell
9:30 a.m. — Sungjae Im, Lucas Herbert, Kristoffer Reitan
9:41 a.m. — Sam Burns, Tyrrell Hatton, Si Woo Kim
9:52 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Åberg, Tommy Fleetwood
10:03 a.m. — Alex Noren, Maverick McNealy, Sepp Straka
10:14 a.m. — Max Greyserman, Brian Harman, Jacob Bridgeman
10:25 a.m. — Alex Fitzpatrick, Tom Kim, Ben James
10:36 a.m. — Brandon Holtz (a), Ryuichi Oiwa, Dylan Wu
10:47 a.m. — Greyson Leach, Logan Reilly (a), Robbie Higgins
2:30 p.m. — William Mouw, Ryder Cowan (a), Hennie Du Plessis
2:41 p.m. — Adrien Saddier, Jackson Van Paris, Ugo Coussaud
2:52 p.m. — Neal Shipley, Matti Schmid, Bud Cauley
3:03 p.m. — Pierceson Coody, Zac Blair, Kevin Roy
3:14 p.m. — Aaron Rai, Collin Morikawa, Jason Day
3:25 p.m. — Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick
3:36 p.m. — Dustin Johnson, Wyndham Clark, Gary Woodland
3:47 p.m. — Joaquin Niemann, Alex Smalley, Shane Lowry
3:58 p.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Carlos Ortiz, Min Woo Lee
4:09 p.m. — Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm
4:20 p.m. — Ben Kohles, Johnny Keefer, Matt McCarty
4:31 p.m. — Angel Hidalgo, Mateo Pulcini (a), Spencer Tibbits
4:42 p.m. — Matthew Robles (a), Jake Sollon, Manav Shah
