First and Second Round Starting Times
109th U. S. Open Championship
June 18-21
Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, N.Y.
The following are the groupings and starting times for the first two rounds of the U.S. Open, to be held Thursday, June 18 and Friday, June 19 Bethpage State Park (Black Course) in Farmingdale, N.Y. (A=amateur); All Times EDT. Bold names indicate Met Area players.
Thursday hole #1; Friday hole #10
7:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - A-Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif.; Casey Wittenberg, Memphis, Tenn.; Bo Van Pelt, Tulsa, Okla.
7:11 a.m. - 12:41 p.m. - A-Drew Weaver, High Point, N.C.; Angelo Que, Philippines; Simon Khan, England
7:22 a.m. - 12:52 p.m. - David Horsey, England; John Mallinger, Long Beach, Calif.; Jose Manuel Lara, Spain
7:33 a.m. - 1:03 p.m. - Rory Sabbatini, South Africa; Martin Kaymer, Germany; Ryuji Imada, Japan
7:44 a.m. - 1:14 p.m. - Vijay Singh, Fiji; Jeev Milkha Singh, India; K.J. Choi, Korea
7:55 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. - Ian Poulter, England; Justin Leonard, Dallas, Texas; Robert Allenby, Australia
8:06 a.m. - 1:36 p.m. - Padraig Harrington, Ireland; Angel Cabrera, Argentina; Tiger Woods, Windermere, Fla.
8:17 a.m. - 1:47 p.m. - Ryan Moore, Spanaway, Wash.; Ben Crane, Beaverton, Ore.; Eric Axley, Knoxville, Tenn.
8:28 a.m. - 1:58 p.m. - Lee Westwood, England; Zach Johnson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Shingo Katayama, Japan
8:39 a.m. - 2:09 p.m. - Bubba Watson, Bagdad, Fla.; Johan Edfors, Sweden; John Merrick, Modesto, Calif.
8:50 a.m. - 2:20 p.m. - Francesco Molinari, Italy; George McNeill, Fort Myers, Fla.; Simon Dyson, England
9:01 a.m. - 2:31 p.m. - A-Cameron Tringale, Laguna Niguel, Calif.; Sean Farren, Locust Valley, N.Y.; Andrew Parr, Canada
9:12 a.m. - 2:42 p.m. - A-Vaughn Snyder, Massillon, Ohio; Ryan Spears, Del City, Okla.; Michael Miles, Huntington Beach, Calif.
Thursday hole #10; Friday hole #1
7:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - J.P. Hayes, El Paso, Texas; Greg Kraft, Belleair, Fla.; Jeff Brehaut, Los Altos, Calif.
7:11 a.m. - 12:41 p.m. - A-Drew Kittleson, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Sangmoon Bae, Korea; Michael Sim, Australia
7:22 a.m. - 12:52 p.m. - Heath Slocum, Alpharetta, Ga.; Charlie Wi, Korea; Richard Bland, England
7:33 a.m. - 1:03 p.m. - Ben Curtis, Stow, Ohio; Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland; Chad Campbell, Andrews, Texas
7:44 a.m. - 1:14 p.m. - Henrik Stenson, Sweden; Andrew Svoboda, Larchmont, N.Y.; Steve Stricker, Madison, Wis.
7:55 a.m. - 1:25 p.m. - Geoff Ogilvy, Australia; Jim Furyk, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Paul Casey, England
8:06 a.m. - 1:36 p.m. - Luke Donald, England; Trevor Immelman, South Africa; Tim Clark, South Africa
8:17 a.m. - 1:47 p.m. - Andres Romero, Argentina; Eduardo Romero, Argentina; Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain
8:28 a.m. - 1:58 p.m. - Michael Campbell, New Zealand; Boo Weekley, Jay, Fla.; Rod Pampling, Australia
8:39 a.m. - 2:09 p.m. - Kevin Sutherland, Sacramento, Calif.; Dudley Hart, Buffalo, N.Y.; Ken Duke, Palm City, Fla.
8:50 a.m. - 2:20 p.m. - A-Bronson Burgoon, The Woodlands, Texas; Craig Bowden, Bloomington, Ind.; Chris Kirk, Sea Island, Ga.
9:01 a.m. - 2:31 p.m. - A-Ben Martin, Greenwood, S.C.; Josh McCumber, Tampa, Fla.; Kevin Silva, New Bedford, Mass.
9:12 a.m. - 2:42 p.m. - A-Josh Brock, Wilmington, N.C.; Trevor Murphy, St Johnsbury, Vt.; Nathan Tyler, Tucson, Ariz.
Thursday hole #1; Friday hole #10
12:30 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. - James Nitties, Australia; Peter Tomasulo, Long Beach, Calif.; Martin Laird, Scotland
12:41 p.m. - 7:11 a.m. - David Smail, New Zealand; Cameron Beckman, San Antonio, Texas; Steve Allan, Australia
12:52 p.m. - 7:22 a.m. - J.J. Henry, Fort Worth, Texas; Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Spain; Briny Baird, Palm City, Fla.
1:03 p.m. - 7:33 a.m. - A-Kyle Stanley, Gig Harbor, Wash.; Lucas Glover, Greenville, S.C.; D.J. Trahan, Mt Pleasant, S.C.
1:14 p.m. - 7:44 a.m. - J.B. Holmes, Campbellsville, Ky.; Alvaro Quiros, Spain; Nick Watney, Las Vegas, Nev.
1:25 p.m. - 7:55 a.m. - Sergio Garcia, Spain; Camilo Villegas, Colombia; Adam Scott, Australia
1:36 p.m. - 8:06 a.m. - Justin Rose, England; Sean O'Hair, West Chester, Pa.; Ross Fisher, England
1:47 p.m. - 8:17 a.m. - Rocco Mediate, Los Angeles, Calif.; Kenny Perry, Franklin, Ky.; Tom Lehman, Scottsdale, Ariz.
1:58 p.m. - 8:28 a.m. - Hunter Mahan, Plano, Texas; Oliver Wilson, England; Brandt Snedeker, Nashville, Tenn.
2:09 p.m. - 8:39 a.m. - Billy Mayfair, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Matt Kuchar, Atlanta, Ga.; Ricky Barnes, Phoenix, Ariz.
2:20 p.m. - 8:50 a.m. - Darron Stiles, Pinehurst, N.C.; Shintaro Kai, Japan; Matthew Jones, Australia
2:31 p.m. - 9:01 a.m. - A-Tyson Alexander, Gainesville, Fla.; Charlie Beljan, Mesa, Ariz.; Ryan Blaum, Coral Gables, Fla.
2:42 p.m. - 9:12 a.m. - A-Matt Nagy, Buena Vista, Ga.; Shawn Stefani, Baytown, Texas; Douglas Batty, New Zealand
Thursday hole #10; Friday hole #1
12:30 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. - Matt Bettencourt, Greenville, S.C.; James Kamte, South Africa; Kaname Yokoo, Japan
12:41 p.m. - 7:11 a.m. - A-Nick Taylor, Canada; Scott Gutschewski, Omaha, Neb.; Gary Woodland, Topeka, Kan.
12:52 p.m. - 7:22 a.m. - Carl Pettersson, Sweden; Azuma Yano, Japan; Charl Schwartzel, South Africa
1:03 p.m. - 7:33 a.m. - David Duval, Cherry Hills Village, Colo.; David Toms, Shreveport, La.; Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland
1:14 p.m. - 7:44 a.m. - Anthony Kim, Los Angeles, Calif.; Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland; Dustin Johnson, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
1:25 p.m. - 7:55 a.m. - Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark; Soren Hansen, Denmark; Peter Hanson, Sweden
1:36 p.m. - 8:06 a.m. - Retief Goosen, South Africa; Ernie Els, South Africa; Phil Mickelson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
1:47 p.m. - 8:17 a.m. - Stuart Appleby, Australia; Fred Funk, Ponte Vedra, Fla.; Todd Hamilton, Westlake, Texas
1:58 p.m. - 8:28 a.m. - Mike Weir, Canada; Stephen Ames, Canada; Stewart Cink, Duluth, Ga.
2:09 p.m. - 8:39 a.m. - Thomas Levet, France; Jean-Francois Lucquin, France; Raphael Jacquelin, France
2:20 p.m. - 8:50 a.m. - Andrew McLardy, South Africa; Chris Stroud, Houston, Texas; TBD, Far Hills, N.J.
2:31 p.m. - 9:01 a.m. - A-Clark Klaasen, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Colby Beckstrom, Muskegon, Mich.; Cameron Yancey, Blackstone, Va.
2:42 p.m. - 9:12 a.m. - A-Kyle Peterman, Springfield, Ill.; Michael Welch, Quincy, Mass.; Cortland Lowe, Augusta, Ga.