US Open 2026 tee times: Full R1 groupings and UK and Ireland start times for first round at Shinnecock Hills in New York

Groupings and tee times for the opening round of the 126th US Open, held at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York.

Masters champion Rory McIlroy will begin his bid for a second US Open title alongside Ryder Cup team-mates Tommy Fleetwood and Ludvig Åberg,15 years on from claiming his maiden major title at the end.

Scottie Scheffler is also an early starter on Thursday as he begins his first bid at completing the career Grand Slam, going out at 8.14am (1.14pm BST) with defending champion JJ Spaun and 2025 US amateur winner Mason Howell.

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Brooks Koepka - the winner the last time Shinnecock hosted the US Open in 2018 - goes out with compatriots Cameron Young and Chris Gotterup, while two-time US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau partners Viktor Hovland and 2022 winner Matt Fizpatrick.

PGA Championship winner Aaron Rai is off at 1.14pm (6.14pm BST) with Collin Morikawa and Jason Day, both past major champions, while another marque threeball sees Justin Rose partner Jordan Spieth and Jon Rahm.

Play begins at 6.35am (11.35am BST), with a two-tee start in operation for the 156-man field over the first two days, with all four rounds exclusively live on Sky Sports.

Thursday's R1 tee times

USA unless stated; (x) denotes amateurs; All times UK and Ireland

Starting on Hole One

11:35 James Nicholas, Taylor Montgomery, Caleb Surratt

11:46 Ethan Fang (x), Jayden Schaper (Rsa), Jackson Suber

11:57 Chase Kyes (x), Matthew Jordan (Eng), Alejandro Tosti (Arg)

12:08 Carl Yuan (Chn), Brandon Wu, Jimmy Stanger,

12:19 Padraig Harrington (Ire), Miles Russell (x), Cameron Smith (Aus)

12:30 Brooks Koepka, Cameron Young, Chris Gotterup

12:41 Daniel Berger, Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler

12:52 Patrick Reed, Andrew Novak, Kurt Kitayama

13:03 Harris English, Adam Scott (Aus), Nick Taylor (Can)

13:14 Mason Howell (x), Scottie Scheffler, JJ Spaun

13:25 Sahith Theegala, Jackson Koivun (x), Michael Kim,

13:36 JB Holmes, Filippo Celli (Ita), Jackson Ormond (x)

13:47 Jake Peacock, Vaughn Harber (x), Kaito Onishi (Jpn)

17:30 Niklas Norgaard (Den), Rocco Repetto Taylor (Esp), Sudarshan Yellamaraju (Can)

17:41 Laurie Canter (Eng), John Parry (Eng), Bryan Lee (x)

17:52 Chris Kirk, Max McGreevy, Jake Knapp

18:03 Harry Hall (Eng), Michael Brennan, Andrew Putnam

18:14 Davis Thompson, Preston Stout (x), David Puig (Esp)

18:25 Ryo Hisatsune (Jpn), Corey Conners (Can), Ryan Fox (Nzl)

18:36 Ryan Gerard, Russell Henley, Ben Griffin

18:47 Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Xander Schauffele

18:58 Nicolai Hojgaard (Den), Nico Echavarria (Col), Robert MacIntyre (Sco)

19:09 JT Poston, Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel

19:20 Arni Sveinsson (x) (Ice), Taihei Sato (Jpn), Marcelo Rozo (Col)

19:31 Nick Hardy, Cole Hammer, Jack Schoenberger, United States.

19:42 Marek Fleming (x), Tom Kim (Kor), Giuseppe Puebla (x)

Starting at Hole 10

11:35 Chandler Phillips, Harry Higgs, Hamilton Coleman (x)

11:46 Nathan Kimsey (Eng), Jackson Herrington (x), Cooper Dossey

11:57 Peter Uihlein, Eric Lee (x), Sam Stevens

12:08 Adrien Dumont de Chassart (Bel), Ben Silverman (Can), Emiliano Grillo (Arg)

12:19 Patrick Rodgers, Keith Mitchell, Graeme McDowell (NIrl)

12:30 Sungjae Im (Kor), Lucas Herbert (Aus), Kristoffer Reitan (Nor)

12:41 Sam Burns, Tyrrell Hatton (Eng), Si Woo Kim (Kor)

12:52 Rory McIlroy (NIrl), Ludvig Aberg (Swe), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng)

13:03 Alex Noren (Swe), Maverick McNealy, Sepp Straka (Aut)

13:14 Max Greyserman, Brian Harman, Jacob Bridgeman

13:25 Alex Fitzpatrick (Eng), Tom Kim (Kor) Ben James

13:36 Brandon Holtz (x), Ryuichi Oiwa (Jpn), Dylan Wu

13:47 Greyson Leach, Logan Reilly (x), Robbie Higgins

17:30 William Mouw, Ryder Cowan (x), Hennie du Plessis (Rsa)

17:41 Adrien Saddier (Fra), Jackson Van Paris, Ugo Coussaud (Fra)

17:52 Neal Shipley, Matti Schmid (Ger), Bud Cauley

18:03 Pierceson Coody, Zac Blair, Kevin Roy

18:14 Aaron Rai (Eng), Collin Morikawa, Jason Day (Aus)

18:25 Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland (Nor), Matt Fitzpatrick (Eng)

18:36 Dustin Johnson, Wyndham Clark, Gary Woodland

18:47 Joaquin Niemann (Chi), Alex Smalley, Shane Lowry (Ire)

18:58 Akshay Bhatia, Carlos Ortiz (Mex), Min Woo Lee (Aus)

19:09 Justin Rose (Eng), Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm (Esp)

19:20 Ben Kohles, Johnny Keefer, Matt McCarty

19:31 Angel Hidalgo (Esp), Mateo Pulcini (x) (Arg), Spencer Tibbits

19:42 Matthew Robles (x), Jake Sollon, Manav Shah

When is the US Open live on Sky Sports?

Watch live coverage of the US Open from 12.30pm on Thursday and Friday on Sky Sports Golf, with action live until at least 1am during both the first two rounds.

Live coverage begins at 3pm for Saturday's third round and 4pm for the final day on Sunday, with the US Open live on Sky Sports Golf until long after the final putt is holed on both days.

The US Open is part of a triple-header of live golf on Sky Sports, with the final two days of the Amateur Championship and the final round of the LPGA Tour's Meijer LPGA Classic also live on Sky Sports Mix.

Who will win the US Open? Watch throughout the week live on Sky Sports. Live coverage from the opening round begins on Thursday from 12.30pm on Sky Sports Golf. Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract.

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