This Thursday marks the start of the 125th edition of the US Open at the Oakmont Country Club, the third major of the season. An event that brings together the best players in the world, including the Masters Tournament winner, Rory McIlroy, and the PGA Championship winner, Scottie Scheffler, all competing for the title, with Spanish golf represented by Jon Rahm, the 2021 winner, and Josele Ballester.
The USGA, organiser of the tournament, announced the groups and tee times for the first two rounds this Tuesday. The schedule features two exciting matches for the Spanish players. Josele, who qualified as the winner of the 2024 US Amateur, will play the first two rounds with Xander Schauffele and last year’s winner, Bryson DeChambeau. His first match will start on Thursday from the 1st tee at 7:29 a.m. local time (six hours ahead in Spain).
Jon Rahm, on the other hand, will share Thursday and Friday with Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson, two other stars of the tournament. His first match will be in the afternoon session, starting Thursday from the 10th tee at 1:14 p.m. (7:14 p.m. Spanish peninsular time). Other interesting matches will feature Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, and Scottie Scheffler; Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka, and Min Woo Lee; Cameron Smith, Brian Harman, and Phil Mickelson; or Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, and Rory McIlroy.
