The U.S. Open

U.S. Open Groupings And Starting Times

2008 U. S. Open Championship

June 12-15, 2008

Torrey Pines Golf Course (South), San Diego, Calif.

Far Hills, N.J. – Groupings and starting times for the first two rounds of the U.S. Open Thursday (June 12) and Friday (June 13) at the par 35-36—71, 7,643-yard, Torrey Pines Golf Course (South) in San Diego, Calif. (A=amateur)

All Times PDT

Thursday (June 12), hole #1; Friday (June 13), hole #10


7:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - D.A. Points, Ocoee, Fla.; Patrick Sheehan, Warwick, R.I.; David Hearn, Canada

7:11 a.m. - 12:41 p.m. - A-Kyle Stanley, Gig Harbor, Wash.; Casey Wittenberg, Memphis, Tenn.; Hunter Haas, Fort Worth, Texas

7:22 a.m. - 12:52 p.m. - A-Kevin Tway, Edmond, Okla.; Jason Bohn, Acworth, Ga.; Dean Wilson, Las Vegas, Nev.

7:33 a.m. - 1:03 p.m. - A-Jeff Wilson, Fairfield, Calif.; Fredrik Jacobson, Sweden; Brett Quigley, Jupiter, Fla.

7:44 a.m. - 1:14 p.m. - A-Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif.; Chris Kirk, Sea Island, Ga.; Dustin Johnson, N Myrtle Beach, S.C.

7:55 a.m. – 1:25 p.m. - Mark Calcavecchia, Phoenix, Ariz.; Oliver Wilson, England; Joe Ogilvie, Austin, Texas

8:06 a.m. - 1:36 p.m. - Adam Scott, Australia; Phil Mickelson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.; Tiger Woods, Windermere, Fla.

8:17 a.m. - 1:47 p.m. - Lee Janzen, Orlando, Fla.; Steve Flesch, Union, Ky.; Rich Beem, Austin, Texas

8:28 a.m. - 1:58 p.m. - Michael Campbell, New Zealand; Jesper Parnevik, Sweden; Todd Hamilton, Westlake, Texas

8:39 a.m. - 2:09 p.m. - Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain; Boo Weekley, East Milton, Fla.; Shingo Katayama, Japan

8:50 a.m. - 2:20 p.m. - Anthony Kim, Dallas, Texas; Andres Romero, Argentina; Ryuji Imada, Japan

9:01 a.m. - 2:31 p.m. - Mike Gilmore, Locust Valley, N.Y.; A-Jordan Cox, Redwood City, Calif.; Brian Kortan, Albuquerque, N.M.

9:12 a.m. - 2:42 p.m. - Jeffrey Bors, Chardon, Ohio; Sean English, Cincinnati, Ohio; Travis Bertoni, Paso Robles, Calif.

Thursday (June 12), hole #10; Friday (June 13), hole #1


7:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Robert Garrigus, Gilbert, Ariz.; Peter Tomasulo, Long Beach, Calif.; Craig Barlow, Henderson, Nev.

7:11 a.m. - 12:41 p.m. - A-Derek Fathauer, Jensen Beach, Fla.; Scott Piercy, Las Vegas, Nev.; Justin Hicks, Royal Palm Beach, Fla.

7:22 a.m. - 12:52 p.m. – K.J. Choi, Korea; Jim Furyk, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Steve Stricker, Madison, Wis.

7:33 a.m. - 1:03 p.m. - A-Michael Thompson, Tucson, Ariz.; Rocco Mediate, Naples, Fla.; Brad Bryant, Lakeland, Fla.

7:44 a.m. - 1:14 p.m. - Craig Parry, Australia; Robert Karlsson, Sweden; Tim Clark, South Africa

7:55 a.m. -1:25 p.m. - Stuart Appleby, Australia; Jerry Kelly, Madison, Wis.; Lee Westwood, England

8:06 a.m. - 1:36 p.m. - Woody Austin, Derby, Kan.; Pat Perez, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Thomas Levet, France

8:17 a.m. - 1:47 p.m. - Matt Kuchar, Atlanta, Ga.; Mathew Goggin, Australia; Nick Watney, Las Vegas, Nev.

8:28 a.m. - 1:58 p.m. - Rod Pampling, Australia; Heath Slocum, Alpharetta, Ga.; Niclas Fasth, Sweden

8:39 a.m. - 2:09 p.m. - Carl Pettersson, Sweden; Soren Hansen, Denmark; Daniel Chopra, Sweden

8:50 a.m. - 2:20 p.m. - Johan Edfors, Sweden; Eric Axley, Knoxville, Tenn.; Ben Crane, Beaverton, Ore.

9:01 a.m. - 2:31 p.m. - Joey Lamielle, Sarasota, Fla.; A-Michael Quagliano, White Plains, N.Y.; Fernando Figueroa, El Salvador

9:12 a.m. - 2:42 p.m. - Chris Devlin, Northern Ireland; Yohann Benson, Canada; Brian Bergstol, Mount Bethel, Pa.


Thursday (June 12), hole #1; Friday (June 13), hole #10


12:30 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. - D.J. Brigman, Albquerque, N.M.; Jonathan Mills, Canada; Jarrod Lyle, Australia

12:41 p.m. - 7:11 a.m. - A-Nick Taylor, Canada; Charlie Beljan, Mesa, Ariz.; Rob Rashell, Scottsdale, Ariz.

12:52 p.m. - 7:22 a.m. - Stewart Cink, Duluth, Ga.; Sergio Garcia, Spain; Vijay Singh, Fiji

1:03 p.m. - 7:33 a.m. - Trevor Immelman, South Africa; Zach Johnson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Mike Weir, Canada

1:14 p.m. - 7:44 a.m. - Retief Goosen, South Africa; Scott Verplank, Edmond, Okla.; Aaron Baddeley, Australia

1:25 p.m. - 7:55 a.m. - Stephen Ames, Canada; Robert Allenby, Australia; Ben Curtis, Stow, Ohio

1:36 p.m. - 8:06 a.m. - Angel Cabrera, Argentina; Padraig Harrington, Ireland; Davis Love III, Sea Island, Ga.

1:47 p.m. - 8:17 a.m. - Bubba Watson, Bagdad, Fla.; J.B. Holmes, Orlando, Fla.; Brett Wetterich, Jupiter, Fla.

1:58 p.m. - 8:28 a.m. - Brandt Snedeker, Nashville, Tenn.; Nick Dougherty, England; Jonathan Byrd, Sea Island, Ga.

2:09 p.m. - 8:39 a.m. - Michael Letzig, Richmond, Mo.; Ross Fisher, England; Steve Marino, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

2:20 p.m. - 8:50 a.m. - Brandt Jobe, Westlake, Texas; Phillip Archer, England; Jason Gore, Valencia, Calif.

2:31 p.m. - 9:01 a.m. - Kevin Silva, New Bedford, Mass.; Bobby Collins, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Jay Choi, Korea

2:42 p.m. - 9:12 a.m. - Bob Gaus, St. Louis, Mo.; Philippe Gasnier, Brazil; Garrett Chaussard, Millbrae, Calif.


Thursday (June 12), hole #10; Friday (June 13), hole #1


12:30 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. - Michael Allen, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Jonathan Turcott, Middleton, Wis.; Scott Sterling, Baton Rouge, La.

12:41 p.m. - 7:11 a.m. - Kevin Streelman, Wheaton, Ill.; Artemio Murakami, Philippines; Robert Dinwiddie, England

12:52 p.m. - 7:22 a.m. - Bart Bryant, Windermere, Fla.; D.J. Trahan, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; Chad Campbell, Colleyville, Texas

1:03 p.m. - 7:33 a.m. - Sean O'Hair, West Chester, Pa.; Richard Sterne, South Africa; Hunter Mahan, Plano, Texas

1:14 p.m. - 7:44 a.m. - Ian Poulter, England; Paul Casey, England; Luke Donald, England

1:25 p.m. - 7:55 a.m. - Henrik Stenson, Sweden; Toru Taniguchi, Japan; John Rollins, Las Colinas, Texas

1:36 p.m. - 8:06 a.m. - Justin Rose, England; Geoff Ogilvy, Australia; Ernie Els, South Africa

1:47 p.m. - 8:17 a.m. - Camilo Villegas, Colombia; Charles Howell, Orlando, Fla.; Martin Kaymer, Germany

1:58 p.m. - 8:28 a.m. - Jeff Quinney, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Justin Leonard, Dallas, Texas; Mark O'Meara, Windermere, Fla.

2:09 p.m. - 8:39 a.m. - Rory Sabbatini, South Africa; David Toms, Shreveport, La.; Colin Montgomerie, Scotland

2:20 p.m. - 8:50 a.m. - John Mallinger, Long Beach, Calif.; Alastair Forsyth, Scotland; John Merrick, Long Beach, Calif.

2:31 p.m. – 9:01 a.m. - Chris Stroud, Houston, Texas; Ross McGowan, England; Ian Leggatt, Canada

2:42 p.m. - 9:12 a.m. - John Ellis, San Jose, Calif.; A-Jimmy Henderson, Lebanon, Ohio; Andrew Dresser, Carrollton, Texas

Live coverage begins on ESPN at 10:00am then switches to NBC at 2:00pm

 

I've got the DVR set to record all day and might just take the day off tomorrow. Probably my favorite tournament of the four majors.

 

7,643 yards. Why don't they just go ahead and put it in the rules of the majors that if you can't hit it 300+ you aren't even allowed to enter.

Just once i'd love to see an American major played on a short track, with ridiculously thick and nasty rough, narrow fairways and slick greens. Let ALL the players compete.

 

several interesting stories in this tourney.

Tiger's knee - this will be his first competitive round since the Masters.
Tiger has dominated when they play Torrey Pines for the Buick.
The all-star groupings - the top 12 in four separate groups.
Prime time golf on NBC - Saturday and Sunday.
Phil has played this course a ton - growing up in the area.
Will we get another first time major winner? I think it's three in a row at the US Open.
I also heard Bob Tway will be on his son's bag this week. Pretty cool.

 

I dont think the British would let us move their open over here.

 

i talked to my pops (he's there, it's his "hobby" to be a USGA rules official) this morning and he's saying there are several holes where the USGA is saying they will be able to dramatically shorten several holes so the 7600 number is a bit inflated...that on average *they are saying* it will play about 7300-7400. they are talking about playing one of the par 4's at less than 300 some days and at 380 the others. that kind of stuff, monkeying with the teeboxes. remains to be seen, but that's what he said.

he also says the rough is serious business being the kikuyu stuff (sp) many players aren't used to but that the USGA keeps the fairway ropes about 15 yards farther off the fairway than most tournaments to not bail out players who hit it way off line by bouncing off gallery or getting a break with a lie on grass that has been trampled. so, actually get to the "no cut" of the rough you really have to hit a foul ball.

overall, he seemed to think that while the weather conditions would be a factor (sort of overcast out on the golf course itself since he's been there--) that Torrey Pines would still play pretty hard. not Bethpage hard, but plenty tough.

as far as the Open played on on a tight, shorter course that will be Merion if a group of influential Merion members (and there are *a bunch* of them) manage to persuade the USGA to get their track one last Open. which they desperately want....before it's too late.

 

fair and equitable.


riiiiight.

 

C'mon Hairy, you ain't never gonna qualify for the Open, so let the long knockers have their fun.

On a sidenote, who thinks steroid use is gonna rear it's ugly head in the USGA/PGA one of these days?

 

Maybe, but I bet a few of the guys like to do a line or two as well.

BTW, Choi and Stricker at -2. I'd love to see Stricker win.

 

Anyone got a prediction on Eldrick? Think he makes the cut?

 

might as well play the Todd Hamilton game: i'll set his first round score over/under at 74.5, keep in mind Torrey is par 71.

 

in this "second stage" of his career he's been in contention a couple times in majors....but Sunday has killed him.

 

so Tiger doubles the first....nice start.

 

So you're saying I'm better than Tiger? I usually just bogey the first.

 

Cmon LEFTY.

 

Plunk. Looks like he'll get one back.

 

i love teh innerwebs, what with their live video webcasts while you are at work and all.

http://www.usopen.com/en_US/video/index.html

 

Its like the no hitter. You dont mention it, or else...

 

DENIED!

Yes, no doubt.

 

7,600+ yards, and Phil doesn't even have a driver in the bag today.

no, the game hasn't changed at all.