SPORTS.YAHOO.COM
Vive la France! USGA has fun with U.S. Open groupings
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. The USGA is already having some fun at Shinnecock.The first- and second-round tee times were released on Tuesday morning, and on the tee sheet are several notable groupings, many of which have particular themes to them.Here are some of the best:6:57 a.m. ET (10) Peter Uihlein, a-Eric Lee, Sam StevensTheme: Oklahoma State Cowboys.7:19 a.m. ET (1) Padraig Harrington, a-Miles Russell, Cameron SmithTheme: Oldest (Harrington, 54) and youngest (Russell, 17) competitors in field.7:30 a.m. ET (1) Brooks Koepka, Cameron Young, Chris GotterupTheme: New York, New York! Young and Gotterup are Met area products while Koepka has won two majors on Long Island.7:30 a.m. ET (10) Sungjae Im, Lucas Herbert, Kristoffer ReitanTheme: All three played their first U.S. Opens at Shinnecock in 2018.7:41 a.m. ET (1) Daniel Berger, Keegan Bradley, Rickie FowlerTheme: Former PGA Tour rookies of the year.8:14 a.m. ET (1) a-Mason Howell, Scottie Scheffler, J.J. SpaunTheme: Traditional group of the reigning U.S. Amateur champion, Open champion and U.S. Open champion.8:14 a.m. ET (10) Max Greyserman, Brian Harman, Jacob BridgemanTheme: The man group!8:25 a.m. ET (1) Sahith Theegala, a-Jackson Koivun, Michael KimTheme: Former Haskins Award winners.12:41 p.m. ET (10) Adrien Saddier, Ugo Coussaud, Jackson Van ParisTheme: Vive la France! Paris, from Pinehurst, is French in name only.1:03 p.m. ET (10) Pierceson Coody, Zac Blair, Kevin RoyTheme: All three players have had relatives compete in a U.S. Open. No, Roy is not the son of the Hall of Fame NHL goalie Patrick Roy.1:25 p.m. ET (10) Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Matt FitzpatrickTheme: Former U.S. Amateur champions.1:36 p.m. ET (10) Dustin Johnson, Wyndham Clark, Gary WoodlandTheme: Similar to previous group, just U.S. Open.2:09 p.m. ET (10) Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth, Jon RahmTheme: Another all-U.S. Open champion group.2:20 p.m. ET (10) Ben Kohles, Johnny Keefer, Matt McCartyTheme: Former or current Korn Ferry Tour Nos. 1.
0 Kommentare 0 Geteilt 26 Ansichten 0 Bewertungen