Rory McIlroy to begin US Open title bid alongside Ryder Cup team-mates

TEAM EUROPE: Rory McIlroy speaks to the media during a practice round prior to the 126th U.S. OPEN at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. Pic: Christian Petersen/Getty Images.

Masters champion Rory McIlroy will begin his bid for a second US Open title alongside Ryder Cup team-mates Tommy Fleetwood and Ludvig Aberg at Shinnecock Hills on Thursday.

Nine months ago the trio were part of the European side which won overseas for the first time in 13 years 60 miles west of here at Bethpage.

They will tee off at 7.52am local time (12.52pm BST), just after Brooks Koepka – a two-time US Open winner who was champion last time Shinnecock hosted in 2018 – goes out with compatriots Cameron Young and Chris Gotterup.

The event provides world number one Scottie Scheffler with his first shot at completing the career grand slam and he tees off at 8.14am (1.14pm BST) with defending champion JJ Spaun and 2025 US amateur winner Mason Howell.

Golf’s newest major champion, Wolverhampton’s Aaron Rai, is off at 1.14pm (6.14pm BST) with Collin Morikawa and Jason Day, both major winners themselves.

The first afternoon marquee group sees two-time US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau go out with Viktor Hovland and his Ryder Cup team-mate and 2022 winner Matt Fizpatrick at 1.25pm (6.25pm BST).

Closely behind them are a trio of US Open champions Justin Rose (2013), Jordan Spieth (2016) and Jon Rahm (2021) at 2.09pm (7.09pm BST).