Rory McIlroy will play alongside Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele in an eye-catching group during the first two rounds of the US Open at Pinehurst.
The world’s top three players will tee off at 18:14 BST on Thursday.
World number three McIlroy, the 2011 US Open champion, top-ranked Scheffler and Schauffele, who replaced McIlroy in second spot after winning last month’s US PGA Championship, also played alongside each other at the Masters – won by Scheffler – in April.
Three-time winner Tiger Woods tees off alongside Will Zalatoris and England’s 2022 champion Matt Fitzpatrick at 12:29 on Thursday.
Wyndham Clark, who edged out McIlroy last year, begins his title defence alongside Open champion Brian Harman and 2023 US Amateur winner Nick Dunlap at 18:25.
World number eight Jon Rahm, who won this title in 2021, is due out at 18:36 on Thursday with Japan’s 2021 Masters winner Hideki Matsuyama and 2015 US Open champion Jordan Spieth.
On Tuesday, Spain’s Rahm cast doubt over his participation because of a foot injury.
BBC Sport
