The US Open is such an exciting event. Golf fans can barely wait for the first tee time, and this will be no different at the 2026 tournament at Shinnecock Hills on Long Island.
It is a brutal, but remarkable test that has hosted the US Open five times. Brooks Koepka won the event at this venue in 2018, beating England’s Tommy Fleetwood by one shot.
It is America’s national championship and one that every player, let alone Americans, want to win. If you have won the US Open, you know your game can stand up to stern tests.
In 2025, Oakmont was rain-soaked, but it produced a worthy champion in J.J. Spaun, who impressively outlasted the likes of Bob MacIntyre, Sam Burns, Adam Scott, and Tyrrell Hatton to win her first major title.
Spaun holed a putt across the 18th green to seal a dramatic victory. It helped Spaun in his way to making his Ryder Cup debut in the same year for Team USA.
In the first round in 2026, Spaun has been drawn to play with World No.1 Scottie Scheffler and young amateur Mason Howell. Rory McIlroy was drawn to play with Tommy Fleetwood and Ludvig Aberg.
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2026 US Open tee times Thursday
UK times. Minus five hours for US times.
UPDATE: 14 players began the first round before there was a fog delay. Fog has delayed the first round by at least two hours.
Hole 1
11.35 am: James Nicholas, Taylor Montgomery, Caleb Surratt
11.46 am: Ethan Fang (a), Jayden Schaper, Jackson Suber
11.57 am: Chase Kyes (a), Matthew Jordan, Alejandro Tosti
12.08 pm: Carl Yuan, Brandon Wu, Jimmy Stanger
12.19 pm: Padraig Harrington, Miles Russell (a), Cameron Smith
12.30 pm: Brooks Koepka, Cameron Young, Chris Gotterup
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12.41 pm: Daniel Berger, Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler
12.52 pm: Patrick Reed, Andrew Novak, Kurt Kitayama
1.03 pm: Harris English, Adam Scott, Nick Taylor
1.14 pm: Mason Howell (a), Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun
1.25 pm: Sahith Theegala, Jackson Koivun, Michael Kim
1.36 pm: J.B Holmes, Filippo Celli, Jackson Ormond (a)
1.47 pm: Jake Peacock, Vaughn Harber (a), Kaito Onishi
5.30 pm: Niklas Norgaard, Rocco Paolo Repetto Taylor, Sudarshan, Yellamaraju
5.41 pm: Laurie Canter, John Parry, Bryan Lee (a)
5.52 pm: Chris Kirk, Max McGreevey, Jake Knapp
6.03 pm: Harry Hall, Michael Brennan, Andrew Putnam
6.14 pm: Davis Thompson, Preston Stout (a), David Puig
6.25 pm: Ryo Hisatsune, Corey Conners, Ryan Fox
6.36 pm: Ryan Gerard, Russell Henley, Ben Griffin
6.47 pm: Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Schauffele
6.58 pm: Nicolai Hojgaard, Nicholas Echavarria, Robert MacIntyre
7.09 pm: J.T. Poston, Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel
7.20 pm: Arni Sveinsson (a), Taihei Sato, Marcelo Sozo
7.31 pm: Nick Hardy, Cole Hammer, Jack Schoenberger
7.42 pm: Marek Flemming (a), TK Kim, Giuseppe Puebla (a)
Hole 10
11.35 am: Chandler Phillips, Harry Higgs, Hamilton Coleman (a)
11.46 am: Nathan Kimsey, Jackson Herrington (a), Cooper Dossey
11.57 am: Peter Uihlein, Eric Lee (a), Samuel Stevens
12.08 pm: Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Ben Silverman, Emiliano Grillo
12.19 pm: Patrick Rodgers, Keith Mitchell, Graeme McDowell
12.30 pm: Sungjae Im, Lucas Herbert, Kristoffer Reitan
12.41 pm: Sam Burns, Tyrrell Hatton, Si Woo Kim
12.52 pm: Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg, Tommy Fleetwood
1.03 pm: Alex Noren, Maverick McNealy, Sepp Straka
1.14 pm: Max Greyserman, Brian Harman, Jacob Bridgeman
1.25 pm: Alex Fitzpatrick, Tom Kim, Ben James
1.36 pm: Brandon Holtz (a), Ryuichi Oiwa, Dylan Wu
1.47 pm: Greyson Leach, Logan Reilly (a), Robbie Higgins
5.30 pm: William Mouw, Ryder Cowan (a), Hennie Du Plessis
5.41 pm: Adrien Saddier, Jackson Van Paris, Ugo Coussaud
5.52 pm: Neal Shipley, Matti Schmid, Bud Cauley
6.03 pm: Pierceson Coody, Zac Blair, Kevin Roy
6.14 pm: Aaron Rai, Collin Morikawa, Jason Day
6.25 pm: Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick
6.36 pm: Dustin Johnson, Wyndham Clark, Gary Woodland
6.47 pm: Joaquin Niemann, Alex Smalley, Shane Lowry
6.58 pm: Akshay Bhatia, Carlos Ortiz, Min Woo Lee
7.09 pm: Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm
7.20 pm: Ben Kohles, Johnny Keefer, Matt McCarty
7.31 pm: Angel Hidalgo, Mateo Pulcini (a), Spencer Tibbits
7.42 pm: Matthew Robles (a), Jake Sollon, Manav Shah
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