Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas are among the many favourites forward of the U.S. Open at The Nation Membership in Brookline as golf’s third main of the yr will get underway.
McIlroy and Thomas have been concerned in an exhilarating duel on the PGA Tour on the Canadian Open final week, away from the cloud left hanging over the sport on the breakaway Saudi-backed LIV Golf collection.
McIlroy is trying so as to add to his 4 main championships and has discovered type this yr, even when the highest prizes on the Masters and PGA Championship have evaded him.
Thomas, the PGA Championship winner, has additionally been tipped, together with Masters winner Scottie Scheffler and the defending U.S. Open champion Jon Rahm.
Right here’s every thing you might want to know forward of the match.
When is the U.S. Open?
The match will get underway on Thursday 16 June and can run to Sunday 19 June. It is going to be performed at The Nation Membership in Brookline, Massachusetts.
How can I watch it?
The motion might be proven on Sky Sports activities, with each Sky Sports activities Most important Occasion and Sky Sports activities Golf carrying the protection. In the event you’re not a Sky buyer you may seize a NOWTV Day Go right here to look at with out a subscription. We might earn fee from a number of the hyperlinks on this article, however we by no means permit this to affect our content material. This income helps to fund journalism throughout The Unbiased.
What occasions does it begin?
The opening two rounds will get underway at 11:45am BST whereas the TV protection will begin from 1pm on Sky Sports activities. The tee occasions might be afterward spherical three and 4.
Who’re the favourites?
Pre-tournament odds
8/1: Rory McIlroy
9/1: Justin Thomas
10/1: Scottie Scheffler
11/1: Jon Rahm
14/1: Xander Schauffele
16/1: Cameron Smith
18/1: Jordan Spieth, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Patrick Cantlay
20/1: Sam Burns, Shane Lowry, Will Zalatoris
Spherical 1 tee occasions (all occasions BST)
Beginning at Gap 1
1145: Michael Thorbjornsen, Erik Barnes, Matt McCarty
1156: Matthew NeSmith, Patrick Rodgers, Travis Vick
1207: Troy Merritt, William Mouw, Andrew Putnam
1218: Collin Morikawa, James Piot, Jon Rahm
1229: Jordan Spieth, Adam Scott, Max Homa
1240: Billy Horschel, Patrick Cantlay, Daniel Berger
1251: Harold Varner III, Sebastian Munoz, Alex Noren
1302: Joaquin Niemann, Cameron Younger, Will Zalatoris
1313: Adam Schenk, Stewart Hagestad, Grayson Murray
1324: Guido Migliozzi, Branden Grace, Mackenzie Hughes
1335: Beau Hossler, Kalle Samooja, Satoshi Kodaira
1346: Richard Mansell Tomoyasu Sugiyama, Roger Sloan
1357: Caleb Manuel, Keith Greene, Ben Silverman
1730: Kevin Chappell, Chase Seiffert, Andrew Novak
1741: Thorbjorn Olesen, Brian Stuard, Nick Hardy
1752: Sam Horsfield, Cameron Tringale, Shaun Norris
1803: Sungjae Im, Mito Pereira, Erik van Rooyen
1814: Justin Thomas, Viktor Hovland, Tony Finau
1825: Joohyung Kim, Seamus Energy, Min Woo Lee
1836: Matt Fitzpatrick, Webb Simpson, Dustin Johnson
1847: Phil Mickelson, Shane Lowry, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa)
1858: Danny Lee, Keita Nakajima, Nick Taylor
1909: Jim Furyk, Nick Dunlap, Adam Hadwin
1920: Richard Bland, Rikuya Hoshino, Ryan Fox
1931: Jonas Blixt, Bo Hoag, Todd Sinnott
1942: Isaiah Salinda, Sean Jacklin Charles Reiter
Beginning at Gap 10
1145: Fran Quinn, Callum Tarren, Hayden Buckley
1156: Kurt Kitayama, Denny McCarthy, Sam Bennett
1207: Wyndham Clark, Brandon Matthews, Wil Besseling
1218: David Lingmerth, Sepp Straka, Si Woo Kim
1229: Scott Stallings, Davis Riley, Victor Perez
1240: Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Schauffele
1251: Kevin Kisner, Russell Henley, Brian Harman
1302: Keegan Bradley, Marc Leishman, Aaron Clever
1313: Francesco Molinari, Laird Shepherd, Stewart Cink
1324: Marcel Schneider, Chan Kim, Joseph Bramlett
1335: Lanto Griffin, Joel Dahmen, Jinichiro Kozuma
1346: Chris Gotterup, Fred Biondi, Harry Corridor
1357: Chris Naegel, Andrew Beckler, Luke Gannon
1730: Jed Morgan, Taylor Montgomery, Sean Crocker
1741: Maxwell Moldovan, Yannik Paul, MJ Daffue
1752: Talor Gooch, Adri Arnaus, Tom Hoge
1803: Kevin Na, Sergio Garcia, Tyrrell Hatton
1814: Sam Burns, Abraham Ancer, Thomas Pieters
1825: Brooks Koepka, Cameron Smith, Scottie Scheffler
1836: Luke Listing, Austin Greaser, Corey Conners
1847: Gary Woodland, Justin Rose, Bryson DeChambeau
1858: KH Lee, Tommy Fleetwood, Patrick Reed
1909: Jason Kokrak, Harris English, Lucas Herbert
1920: Sam Stevens, Ben Lorenz, Davis Shore
1931: Daijiro Izumida, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Sebastian Soderberg
1942: Ryan Gerard, Brady Calkins, Jesse Mueller
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