US Open 2024: Round 1 tee times, Thursday pairings and featured groups

After finishing in a tie for eighth at last month’s PGA Championship in Louisville, where his tournament was thrown into disarray by his arrest on assault charges, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is the bookmakers’ favourite to win his second major of the season at this week’s US Open Championship.

Can Scheffler add US Open to honours list?

According to betting information compiled by Oddschecker, Scheffler is rated at between +280 and +333 to claim victory on course No. 2 at Pinehurst Resort, where the 124th US Open kicks off on Thursday. The 2024 Masters champion, whose charges have since been dropped, leads the betting ahead of Xander Schauffele (+900 to +1100), who won the first major of his career at the PGA Championship. Rory McIlory, winner of the US Open in 2011, is the third favourite (+1100 to +1200).

Scheffler, Schauffele and McIlroy have been placed together in a big-name grouping for rounds one and two in Pinehurst, North Carolina, where there are also threesomes that include more than one previous US Open winner. 2022 champion Matt Fitzpatrick and three-time victor Tiger Woods will play in the same group, while Webb Simpson, Justin Rose and Gary Woodland - winners in 2012, 2013 and 2019, respectively - will all tee off together. Jordan Spieth (2015) and Jon Rahm (2021) had been drawn in another group featuring multiple former champions, but Rahm has now pulled out of the event due to a foot infection. The Spaniard has been replaced in the 156-man field by Jackson Suber.

Low expectations surround 2023 champ Clark

The US Open’s defending champion, Wyndham Clark, is well down the list of tournament favourites this year. Winner by one shot at the Los Angeles Country Club 12 months ago, Clark (+6600 to +7500) has struggled for form in recent times, missing the cut at the PGA Championship. On days one and two, Clark is to complete his rounds alongside Brian Harman and Nick Dunlap.

“I know that it sounds like low expectations for the week, but honestly I’d love to just gain some momentum for the rest of the season,” Clark said ahead of round one, in quotes published on the US Open’s official website. “I’d like to hit some good shots, have some good up and downs, make some key putts throughout the week, and play four solid rounds. That’s what I’d love to do.”

Round one tee times and groups at 2024 US Open (all times ET):

Featured groups are marked with an asterisk.

Tee 1:

6:45am: Michael McGowan, Carter Jenkins, Logan McAllister

6:56am: Frederik Kjettrup, Chris Petefish, Parker Bell (a)

7:07am: Omar Morales (a), Max Greyserman, Casey Jarvis

7:18am: Corey Conners, Stephan Jaeger, Emiliano Grillo

7:29am: Ryo Ishikawa, Francesco Molinari, Sergio García

7:40am: Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Brooks Koepka*

7:51am: Rickie Fowler, Adam Hadwin, Phil Mickelson

8:02am: Min Woo Lee, Sahith Theegala, Nicolai Højgaard

8:13am: Si Woo Kim, Matthieu Pavon, Sungjae Im

8:24am: Nico Echavarria, Robert Rock, Neal Shipley (a)

8:35am: Takumi Kanaya, Stewart Hagestad (a), Mac Meissner

8:46am: Isaiah Salinda, Bryan Kim (a), Jim Herman

8:57am: Carson Schaake, Charlie Reiter, Colin Prater (a)

12:30pm: Jason Scrivener, Brandon Robinson Thompson, Brendan Valdes (a)

12:41pm: Santiago De la Fuente (a), Sam Bairstow, Eugenio Chacarra

12:52pm: Kurt Kitayama, Taylor Moore, Christiaan Bezuidenhout

1:03pm: Jason Day, Harris English, Tom Kim

1:14pm: Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler*

1:25pm: Brian Harman, Nick Dunlap, Wyndham Clark

1:36pm: Hideki Matsuyama, Jackson Suber, Jordan Spieth*

1:47pm: Shane Lowry, Keegan Bradley, Martin Kaymer

1:58pm: Akshay Bhatia, Eric Cole, Erik van Rooyen

2:09pm: Brendon Todd, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren

2:20pm: Thomas Detry, Brian Campbell, Jackson Buchanan (a)

2:31pm: Taisei Shimuzu, Gunnar Broin (a), Maxwell Moldovan

2:42pm: Sung Kang, Riki Kawamoto, John Chin

Tee 10:

6:45am: Rico Hoey, Tom McKibbin, Matteo Manassero

6:56am: Dean Burmester, Rikuya Hoshino, Seamus Power

7:07am: S.H. Kim, Justin Lower, Tim Widing

7:18am: Lucas Glover, Sam Burns, Cameron Smith

7:29am: Will Zalatoris, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tiger Woods*

7:40am: Patrick Cantlay, Matt Kuchar, Russell Henley

7:51am: Tony Finau, Ludvig Aberg, Dustin Johnson*

8:02am: Justin Rose, Gary Woodland, Webb Simpson

8:13am: Daniel Berger, Ryan Fox, David Puig

8:24am: Byeong Hun An, Sam Bennett, Edoardo Molinari

8:35am: Austin Eckroat, Adrian Meronk, Cam Davis

8:46am: Aaron Rai, Davis Thompson, Zac Blair

8:57am: Willie Mack III, Richard Mansell, Ashton McCulloch (a)

12:30pm: Greyson Sigg, Grant Forrest, Wells Williams (a)

12:41pm: Chesson Hadley, Mark Hubbard, Adam Svensson

12:52pm: Beau Hossler, Victor Perez, Adam Schenk

1:03pm: Robert MacIntyre, Nick Taylor, Mackenzie Hughes

1:14pm: Tyrrell Hatton, Tommy Fleetwood, Tom Hoge

1:25pm: Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Max Homa*

1:36pm: Sepp Straka, Peter Malnati, J.T. Poston

1:47pm: Gordon Sargent (a), Jake Knapp, Cameron Young

1:58pm: Chris Kirk, Billy Horschel, Adam Scott

2:09pm: Ben Kohles, Denny McCarthy, Benjamin James (a)

2:20pm: Frankie Capan III, Andrew Svoboda, Luke Clanton (a)

2:31pm: Harry Higgs, Hiroshi Tai (a), Brandon Wu

2:42pm: Joey Vrzich, Chris Naegel, Otto Black

2024 US Open Championship: dates, how to watch

The 2024 US Open Championship is due to run from Thursday 13 June to Sunday 16 June 2024. Viewers in the United States will be able to watch the event on the Golf Channel, USA Network and Peacock.

What is the prize purse at the 2024 US Open?

There will be a $20 million total prize purse at this year’s US Open, with the tournament winner to take home a cheque for just over $3.9 million. The runner-up in North Carolina is due to pick up almost $2.2 million, while the third-placed finisher is in line to pocket about $1.7 million. Prize amounts vary if players finish in a tie for the same position; check out the exact breakdown on the PGA Tour website.