Rory McIlroy has been grouped alongside Ryder Cup team-mates Shane Lowry and Justin Rose for the first two rounds of the US Open.
McIlroy has finished runner-up in the last two editions of the US Open, missing out to Wyndham Clark in 2023 and Bryson DeChambeau in dramatic fashion at Pinehurst No 2 last June, with the Northern Irishman looking to build on April’s major victory and Grand Slam glory at The Masters.
The world No 2 has been handed an early-late draw as he begins his bid for a sixth major title, which would pull him alongside Sir Nick Faldo’s all-time tally, with McIlroy, Lowry and Rose going out at 7.40am local time (12.40pm UK time) on Thursday.
Defending champion DeChambeau is out in the previous group alongside world No 3 Xander Schauffele – who won two majors last year and has finished no worse than 14th in eight US Open appearances – and reigning US Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester.
World No 1 Scottie Scheffler is on the other side of the draw as he bids for back-to-back major titles and a third leg of the career Grand Slam, with the pre-tournament favourite out at 1.25pm ET (6.25pm UK time) for the opening round.
Scheffler partners Collin Morikawa and Norway’s Viktor Hovland, while the group before sees former world No 1s Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm and Dustin Johnson – all former US Open champions – go out in an all-star threeball.
Johnson won the US Open when it was last held at Oakmont in 2016, while another all major-winning threeball sees England’s Matt Fitzpatrick – 2022 champion at Brookline – out alongside Clark and Gary Woodland.