Koepka with Molinari, Woods with Rose and Spieth

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World number one Brooks Koepka starts his quest to win a third successive US Open at 21:47 BST on Thursday, 13 June.

 

The American plays the first two rounds at Pebble Beach with Open champion Francesco Molinari and US Amateur champion Viktor Hovland from Norway.

 

Three-time winner Tiger Woods, who won his 15th major at the Masters in April, is playing with 2015 champion Jordan Spieth and Justin Rose, victor in 2013.

 

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy is out with Jon Rahm and Marc Leishman.

 

McIlroy is among the favourites to add to his 2011 US Open triumph, and win a fifth major, after claiming the Canadian Open title last week.

 

His compatriot Graeme McDowell – who won this title when it was last played at the California course in 2010 – is grouped with American world number two Dustin Johnson, who won his solitary major at the 2016 US Open, and five-time major champion Phil Mickelson.

 

Starting on first (all times BST)

 

21:47 – Francesco Molinari (Ita), Viktor Hovland (a) (Nor), Brooks Koepka (US)

 

21:58 – Tony Finau (US), Jimmy Walker (US), Ian Poulter (Eng)

 

22:09 – Jordan Spieth (US), Justin Rose (Eng), Tiger Woods (US)

 

Starting on 10th

 

15:51 – Jon Rahm (Spa), Marc Leishman (Aus), Rory McIlroy (NI)

 

16:13 – Dustin Johnson (US), Phil Mickelson (US), Graeme McDowell (NI)

 

16:24 – Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Sergio Garcia (Spa), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng)