GOLF WEEKLY

US OPEN RETURNS TO SHINNECOCK HILLS FOR THE 6TH TIME. LPGA STAYS IN MICHIGAN

United States Golf Association

U.S. OPEN

Site: Southampton, N.Y.

Course: Shinnecock Hills GC. Yardage: 7,440. Par: 70.

Prize money: TBA ($21.5 million in 2025). Winner’s share: TBA ($4.3 million in 2025).

Television: Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (USA Network), 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Peacock); Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Peacock), 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. (NBC), 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Peacock); Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon (USA Network), noon to 8 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 9 a.m. to noon (USA Network), noon to 7 p.m. (NBC).

Defending champion: J.J. Spaun.

Last time: Spaun emerged from a crowded pack on a soggy Oakmont Country Club course with birdies on the last two holes, including a 65-foot putt on the 18th, for a 2-over 72 and a two-shot victory. He finished at 1-under 279, the only player to break par.

Past champions at Shinnecock Hills: Brooks Koepka (2018), Retief Goosen (2004), Corey Pavin (1995), Raymond Floyd (1986), James Foulis (1896).

Notes: This is the sixth time for the U.S. Open to be played at Shinnecock Hills. It is the only course to have hosted the U.S. Open in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. … Scottie Scheffler goes for the final leg of the career Grand Slam. In the modern era of the slam that dates to 1960, Tiger Woods is the only player to have completed it on his first try. … International players have won the first two majors for the first time since 2013 with Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) at the Masters and Aaron Rai (England) at the PGA Championship. … Brooks Koepka won the last time at Shinnecock Hills to become the first repeat U.S. Open champion in 29 years. … Only three players have finished under par in the previous five Opens at Shinnecock Hills — Raymond Floyd, Retief Goosen and Phil Mickelson, who was runner-up to Goosen in 2004. … Bryson DeChambeau has missed the cut in both majors this year. He has won the U.S. Open twice in the last six years.

Next year: The 127th U.S. Open will be at Pebble Beach.

Online: https://www.usopen.com/

LPGA Tour

MEIJER LPGA CLASSIC

Site: Belmont, Michigan.

Course: Blythefield CC. Yardage: 6,611. Par: 72.

Prize money: $3.25 million. Winner’s share: $525,000.

Television: Thursday-Saturday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 1-4 p.m. (CBS).

Defending champion: Carlota Ciganda.

Race to CME Globe leader: Nelly Korda.

Last week: Gina Kim and Yana Wilson won the Dow Championship.

Notes: Kiara Romero is playing on a sponsor exemption. She is the No. 1 amateur in the world and was low amateur at the U.S. Women’s Open, where she tied for sixth. … The field features five of the top 10 in the women’s world ranking, led by Jeeno Thitikul at No. 2. … Thitikul was replaced earlier this year at No. 1 by Nelly Korda. The Thai player has yet to win a major, with her next chance coming at Hazeltine next week for the KPMG Women’s PGA. … Korda went from winning the U.S. Women’s Open for the biggest title of her career to playing in the team event at the Dow Championship. She spent all of Monday in New York, including an appearance on NBC’s “Today” show. … Korda is taking a week off before the third major this year. She has won the first two. … The Meijer LPGA Classic dates to 2014 and has been played every year except for 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brooke Henderson is a two-time winner of the tournament.

Next week: KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

Online: https://www.lpga.com/

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PGA Tour

Last week: Bud Cauley won the RBC Canadian Open.

Next week: Travelers Championship.

FedEx Cup leader: Scottie Scheffler.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com/

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European tour

Last tournament: Eugenio Chacarra won the KLM Open.

Next week: Italian Open.

Race to Dubai leader: Patrick Reed.

Online: https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/

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PGA Tour Champions

Last week: Zach Johnson won the Principal Charity Classic.

Next week: Dick’s Sporting Goods Open.

Charles Schwab Cup leader: Stewart Cink.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions

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Korn Ferry Tour

Last tournament: Zach Fischer won the OccuNet Classic.

Next week: Memorial Health Championship.

Points leader: Ian Holt.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/

Other tours

Epson Tour: Great Lakes Championship, The Highlands (Heather), Harbor Springs, Mich. Previous winner: Riley Smyth. Online: https://www.epsontour.com/

Ladies European Tour: Dutch Ladies Open, Goyer Golf & CC, Eemnes, Netherlands. Previous winner: Mimi Rhodes. Online: https://ladieseuropeantour.com/

Challenge Tour: English Open, The Vale GC, Worcestershire, England. Defending champion: New tournament. Online: https://www.europeantour.com/hotelplanner-tour/

Sunshine Tour: KCM Golf Challenge, Nchanga GC, Chingola, Zambia. Defending champion: New tournament. Online: https://sunshinetour.com/

Japan LPGA: Nichirei Ladies, Sodegaura CC (Shinsode), Chiba, Japan. Defending champion: Hibiki Iriya. Online: https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/

Korea LPGA: Incar Financial The Heaven Masters, The Heaven CC, Ansan, South Korea. Defending champion: Seunghui Ro. Online: https://klpga.co.kr/

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US OPEN: JJ SPAUN, SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER PAIRED FOR FIRST TWO ROUNDS

The 126th edition of the U.S. Open returns to Shinnecock Hills in Southhampton, N.Y., for the sixth time on Thursday — and the first since 2018.

Brooks Koepka successfully defended his title that year, and he will look to overcome a competitive field and a hand injury to boot this time around.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will vie for the career Grand Slam this week after capturing the PGA Championship and The Open Championship last year. He won the Masters in both 2022 and 2024, however his best finish at the U.S. Open was a T2 in 2022.

Defending U.S. Open champion JJ Spaun is paired with Scheffler and amateur Mason Howell for the first two rounds of the tournament.

Thursday/Friday featured groups
(All times ET; a = amateur)
7:30 a.m./1:25 p.m. — Brooks Koepka, Cameron Young, Chris Gotterup
7:52 a.m./1:47 p.m. — Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg, Tommy Fleetwood
8:14 a.m./2:09 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, defending champion JJ Spaun, Mason Howell (a)
1:25 p.m./7:30 a.m. — Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick
1:47 p.m./7:52 a.m. — Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Schauffele
2:09 p.m./8:14 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose

Thursday/Friday tee times
(All times ET; a = amateur)
6:35 a.m./12:30 p.m.: James Nicholas, Taylor Montgomery, Caleb Surratt
6:35 a.m./12:30 p.m.: Chandler Phillips, Harry Higgs, Hamilton Coleman (a)
6:46 a.m./12:41 p.m.: Ethan Fang (a), Jayden Schaper, Jackson Suber
6:46 a.m./12:41 p.m.: Nathan Kimsey, Jackson Herrington (a), Cooper Dossey
6:57 a.m./12:52 p.m.: Chase Kyes (a), Matthew Jordan, Alejandro Tosti
6:57 a.m./12:52 p.m.: Peter Uihlein, Eric Lee (a), Samuel Stevens
7:08 a.m./1:03 p.m.: Carl Yuan, Brandon Wu, Jimmy Stanger
7:08 a.m./1:03 p.m.: Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Ben Silverman, Emiliano Grillo
7:19 a.m./1:14 p.m.: Padraig Harrington, Miles Russell (a), Cameron Smith
7:19 a.m./1:14 p.m.: Patrick Rodgers, Keith Mitchell, Graeme McDowell
7:30 a.m./1:25 p.m.: Brooks Koepka, Cameron Young, Chris Gotterup
7:30 a.m./1:25 p.m.: Sungjae Im, Lucas Herbert, Kristoffer Reitan
7:41 a.m./1:36 p.m.: Daniel Berger, Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler
7:41 a.m./1:36 p.m.: Sam Burns, Tyrrell Hatton, Si Woo Kim
7:52 a.m./1:47 p.m.: Patrick Reed, Andrew Novak, Kurt Kitayama
7:52 a.m./1:47 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg, Tommy Fleetwood
8:03 a.m./1:58 p.m.: Harris English, Adam Scott, Nick Taylor
8:03 a.m./1:58 p.m.: Alex Noren, Maverick McNealy, Sepp Straka
8:14 a.m./2:09 p.m.: Mason Howell (a), Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun
8:14 a.m./2:09 p.m.: Max Greyserman, Brian Harman, Jacob Bridgeman
8:25 a.m./2:20 p.m.: Sahith Theegala, Jackson Koivun (a), Michael Kim
8:25 a.m./2:20 p.m.: Alex Fitzpatrick, Tom Kim, Benjamin James
8:36 a.m./2:31 p.m.: J.B. Holmes, Filippo Celli, Jackson Ormond (a)
8:36 a.m./2:31 p.m.: Brandon Holtz (a), Ryuichi Oiwa, Dylan Wu
8:47 a.m./2:42 p.m.: Jake Peacock, Vaughn Harber (a), Kaito Onishi
8:47 a.m./2:42 p.m.: Greyson Leach, Logan Reilly (a), Robbie Higgins
12:30 p.m./6:35 a.m.: Niklas Norgaard, Rocco Paolo Repetto Taylor, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
12:30 p.m./6:35 a.m.: William Mouw, Ryder Cowan (a), Hennie Du Plessis
12:41 p.m./6:46 a.m.: Laurie Canter, John Parry, Bryan Lee (a)
12:41 p.m./6:46 a.m.: Adrien Saddier, Jackson Van Paris, Ugo Coussaud
12:52 p.m./6:57 a.m.: Chris Kirk, Max McGreevy, Jake Knapp
12:52 p.m./6:57 a.m.: Neal Shipley, Matthias Schmid, Bud Cauley
1:03 p.m./7:08 a.m.: Harry Hall, Michael Brennan, Andrew Putnam
1:03 p.m./7:08 a.m.: Pierceson Coody, Zac Blair, Kevin Roy
1:14 p.m./7:19 a.m.: Davis Thompson, Preston Stout (a), David Puig
1:14 p.m./7:19 a.m.: Aaron Rai, Collin Morikawa, Jason Day
1:25 p.m./7:30 a.m.: Ryo Hisatsune, Corey Conners, Ryan Fox
1:25 p.m./7:30 a.m.: Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick
1:36 p.m./7:41 a.m.: Ryan Gerard, Russell Henley, Ben Griffin
1:36 p.m./7:41 a.m.: Dustin Johnson, Wyndham Clark, Gary Woodland
1:47 p.m./7:52 a.m.: Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Schauffele
1:47 p.m./7:52 a.m.: Joaquin Niemann, Alex Smalley, Shane Lowry
1:58 p.m./8:03 a.m.: Nicolai Hojgaard, Nicolas Echavarria, Robert MacIntyre
1:58 p.m./8:03 a.m.: Akshay Bhatia, Carlos Ortiz, Min Woo Lee
2:09 p.m./8:14 a.m.: J.T. Poston, Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel
2:09 p.m./8:14 a.m.: Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm
2:20 p.m./8:25 a.m.: Arni Sveinsson (a), Taihei Sato, Marcelo Rozo
2:20 p.m./8:25 a.m.: Ben Kohles, Johnny Keefer, Matt McCarty
2:31 p.m./8:36 a.m.: Nick Hardy, Cole Hammer, Jack Schoenberger
2:31 p.m./8:36 a.m.: Angel Hidalgo, Mateo Pulcini (a), Spencer Tibbits
2:42 p.m./8:47 a.m.: Marek Fleming (a), TK Kim, Giuseppe Puebla (a)
2:42 p.m./8:47 a.m.: Matthew Robles (a), Jake Sollon, Manav Shah

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