Singh, at 56, in the final pairing at the Honda Classic

The U.S. Open returns to historic Shinnecock Hills for just the fifth time and first since 2004’s calamity next week, as Brooks Koepka makes his first major title defense against a lineup headlined by FedExCup leader Justin Thomas and Masters champion Patrick Reed. Phil Mickelson returns to the Open stage after a one-year layoff to attend his firstborn daughter’s high school graduation, still seeking the elusive title that would complete the career Grand Slam. Tiger Woods also is back for just the second time since 2013, marking the 10-year anniversary of his epic 2008 triumph at Torrey Pines. FIELD NOTES Thomas, Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose, who have combined for 15 victories worldwide in the past 18 months, top a lineup slated to feature each of the top 60 in the world rankings. Adam Scott is ready for his 68th consecutive major, a streak that was in jeopardy until claiming the last spot in his sectional qualifier. The Aussie hasn’t missed a major since the 2002 U.S. Open. Six slots remain available for players moving into the world top 60 by Monday and not already qualified. Byeong Hun An, 56th after a playoff loss at the Memorial Tournament, has one locked up. A total of 19 amateurs currently grace the field, the most since the 1981 edition also featured 19. Retief Goosen, who out-dueled Mickelson for the 2004 crown at Shinnecock Hills, is absent after failing to advance out of final qualifying. FEDEXCUP Winner receives 600 points. STORYLINES Shinnecock Hills steps back into the Open spotlight, hopeful of a better account than 14 years ago when overnight winds caught USGA officials unprepared to mitigate a Sunday of baked-out greens. The most notable was the No. 7, where tee shots struggled to hold the sloped surface even as the green was watered between groups. Mickelson, whose collection of Open angst includes two top-5s at Shinnecock Hills, makes his 27th attempt at what’s now the only major missing from his portfolio. He turns 48 during Open week. Koepka seeks to become the first man to win back-to-back Opens since Curtis Strange in 1988-89. After a four-month layoff to let a nagging wrist injury heal, he tied for 11th at THE PLAYERS Championship and was runner-up to Rose at Fort Worth. Just six defending Open champions since 1991 have placed higher than 30th in their title defense. Woods did it three times, with a best of sixth at Bethpage in 2009, joined by Goosen (11th, 2005). Graeme McDowell (14th, 2011) and Rose (12th, 2014). COURSE Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, 7,440 yards, par 70. The oldest incorporated golf club in the United States, Shinnecock Hills was formed in 1891 and was one of five founding members of the U.S. Golf Association. The Long Island club welcomed the U.S. Open’s second edition in 1896, then endured a 90-year gap before the Open returned in 1986. The Open also held its centennial at Shinnecock Hills in 1995, hosting eight USGA events in all preceding this Open. The current layout dates back to 1931, when William Flynn designed 12 new holes and revamped six originally constructed by Charles Blair McDonald. Shinnecock Hills’ stately clubhouse was built in 1892 and remains essentially the same as then, with the help of a major restoration two years ago. 72-HOLE RECORD 268, Rory McIlroy (2011 at Congressional CC). 18-HOLE RECORD 63, Johnny Miller (4th round, 1973 at Oakmont), Tom Weiskopf (1st round, 1980 at Baltusrol), Jack Nicklaus (1st round, 1980 at Baltusrol), Vijay Singh (2nd round, 2003 at Olympia Fields), Justin Thomas (3rd round, 2017 at Erin Hills). LAST YEAR Koepka paced a pack that bludgeoned Erin Hills like no previous Open venue, claiming his first major crown with a performance that matched Rory McIlroy’s mark for lowest score against par. The Florida native went four days carding nothing worse than a bogey, finishing at 16-under-par 262 for a four-shot romp over Hideki Matsuyama and Brian Harman. It marked just the third time an Open champion had finished in double digits below par, joining McIlroy (2011) and Tiger Woods (2000). But it wasn’t just Koepka making noise as expected winds laid down. Thomas matched the Open’s 18-hole record with a Saturday 63, and seven players in all finished at 10-under or lower. By comparison, six of the previous 12 Opens finished with nobody under par. Erin Hills’ four-round average of 0.12 above par was the lowest in Open history. HOW TO FOLLOW TELEVISION: Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (FOX Sports 1), 4-7:30 p.m. (FOX). Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ET (FOX Sports 1), 4-7:30 p.m. (FOX). Saturday, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. (FOX). Sunday, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. (FOX). PGA TOUR LIVE: None. RADIO: Thursday-Sunday, noon-8 p.m. ET (SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio and FOX Sports on SiriusXM).

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NOTE: Full tee times, groupings at bottom The tee times are out for the year’s first major. There’s plenty of star power in the featured groups for Thursday’s first round at TPC Harding Park. This will be the first major held at San Francisco’s municipal gem, and while there will not be any spectators on site, it is setting up to be a memorable week for the first major in more than a year. Storylines are aplenty. Can Justin Thomas win a second PGA after last week’s win in the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational? Is Tiger Woods capable of a 16th major title and record-setting 83rd PGA TOUR victory? Can Jordan Spieth complete the career Grand Slam? Will Jon Rahm win after reaching No. 1 in the world? How will Bryson DeChambeau’s big-bombing style of play fare in a major? And can Webb Simpson win another major across Lake Merced from the site of his 2012 U.S. Open triumph? Not only is this the season’s first major, but with only two weeks remaining in the regular season, this is an important week before the start of the FedExCup Playoffs. Here’s a look at the groups to watch, as well as the full-field tee times (Note: All times Pacific; FedExCup ranking in parentheses): 8:11 a.m. PT: Gary Woodland (30)-Shane Lowry (130)-Brooks Koepka (96) This group comprises the winners of the past three majors. Koepka is going for the PGA three-peat after his runner-up at last week’s World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Woodland won last year’s U.S. Open just down the California coast in Pebble Beach. He was runner-up in the 2015 World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Harding Park. And Lowry is the last man to win a major, with his emotional win in The Open Championship. 8:22 a.m. PT: Jordan Spieth (90)-Dustin Johnson (25)-Justin Rose (135) Two former FedExCup champions, Spieth and Rose, are in this group. All three players are former World No. 1s, as well. It’s been three years since Spieth’s last win, but he could still complete the Career Grand Slam this week. All three are former U.S. Open champions, as well. 8:33 a.m. PT: Justin Thomas (1)-Tiger Woods (48)-Rory McIlroy (5) A combined five FedExCups are in this group. McIlroy and Woods are the only two-time winners of the FedExCup and Thomas is in good position to join them. He took a large lead in this season’s standings with his win at the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Woods is seeking his record-setting 83rd PGA TOUR victory. Woods and McIlroy have already hoisted trophies at Harding Park. Woods won the 2005 WGC-American Express Championship here, while McIlroy claimed the 2015 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. 1:47 p.m. PT: Rickie Fowler (79)-Bryson DeChambeau (4)-Adam Scott (35) DeChambeau’s revamped game takes on a major for the first time. He has a win and seven other top-10s this season. Fowler is trying to win his first Grand Slam event. Scott is making his first start since the season resumed. He won early this year at the Genesis Invitational down in Southern California. 1:58 p.m. PT: Jon Rahm (10)-Phil Mickelson (62)-Sergio Garcia (132) Jon Rahm is the youngest player in this group, but he’s also the only one to hold the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking. He lost that mantle after Thomas’ win at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, but he still is one of the favorites. Rahm won recently at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. He’ll be in a comfortable group. Garcia is his Spanish countryman, while Mickelson is a fellow Arizona State alum. Mickelson is coming off a runner-up finish at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, his best showing of the year. Garcia is third in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee this season, which will be handy at Harding Park. Here are the tee times and groupings for Rounds 1-2 of the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park. (NOTE: ALL TIMES PACIFIC) Thursday: Tee No. 1 (7:00 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (12:25 p.m. PT) Brian HARMAN – Sea Island, GA Jeff HART – Solana Beach, CA C.T. PAN – TAIWAN Thursday: Tee No. 1 (7:11 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (12:36 p.m. PT) Andrew LANDRY – Dripping Springs, TX Rod PERRY – Port Orange, FL Nate LASHLEY – Scottsdale, AZ Thursday: Tee No. 1 (7:22 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (12:47 p.m. PT) Sung KANG – REPUBLIC of KOREA John O’LEARY – Sterling, VA Dylan FRITTELLI – SOUTH AFRICA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (7:33 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (12:58 p.m. PT) Erik VAN ROOYEN – SOUTH AFRICA Russell HENLEY – Columbus, GA Carlos ORTIZ – MEXICO Thursday: Tee No. 1 (7:44 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (1:09 p.m. PT) Ryan PALMER – Colleyville, TX Kevin KISNER – Aiken, SC Michael THOMPSON – Sea Island, GA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (7:55 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (1:20 p.m. PT) Bud CAULEY – Palm Beach Gardens, FL Lucas GLOVER – Jupiter, FL Tyrrell HATTON – ENGLAND Thursday: Tee No. 1 (8:06 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (1:31 p.m. PT) Alex BEACH – Stillwater, MN Rich BEEM – Austin, TX Shaun MICHEEL – Memphis, TN Thursday: Tee No. 1 (8:17 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (1:42 p.m. PT) Rafa CABRERA BELLO – SPAIN Ryo ISHIKAWA – JAPAN Jason KOKRAK – Hudson, OH Thursday: Tee No. 1 (8:28 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (1:53 p.m. PT) Bernd WIESBERGER – AUSTRIA Danny LEE – NEW ZEALAND Vaughn TAYLOR – Augusta, GA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (8:39 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (2:04 p.m. PT) Keith MITCHELL – St. Simons Island, GA Matthias SCHWAB – AUSTRIA Brendan STEELE – Idyllwild, CA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (8:50 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (2:15 p.m. PT) Joel DAHMEN – Clarkston, WA Luke LIST – Augusta, GA Victor PEREZ – FRANCE Thursday: Tee No. 1 (9:01 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (2:36 p.m. PT) Mike LORENZO-VERA – FRANCE Marty JERTSON – Phoenix, AZ Tom LEWIS – ENGLAND Thursday: Tee No. 1 (9:12 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (2:37 p.m. PT) David MUTTITT – Albuquerque, NM Mackenzie HUGHES – CANADA Harris ENGLISH – Sea Island, GA Thursday: Tee No. 10 (7:05 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (12:30 p.m. PT) Scottie SCHEFFLER – Dallas, TX Danny BALIN – White Plains, NY Tom HOGE – Fargo, ND Thursday: Tee No. 10 (7:16 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (12:41 p.m. PT) Mike AUTERSON – Milford, OH Rory SABBATINI – SLOVAKIA Nick TAYLOR – CANADA Thursday: Tee No. 10 (7:27 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (12:52 p.m. PT) Tony FINAU – Salt Lake City, UT Danny WILLETT – ENGLAND Patrick CANTLAY – Jupiter, FL Thursday: Tee No. 10 (7:38 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (1:03 p.m. PT) Martin KAYMER – GERMANY Jason DUFNER – Auburn, AL Jason DAY – AUSTRALIA Thursday: Tee No. 10 (7:49 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (1:14 p.m. PT) Daniel BERGER – Jupiter, FL Xander SCHAUFFELE – San Diego, CA Steve STRICKER – Madison, WI Thursday: Tee No. 10 (8 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (1:25 p.m. PT) Henrik STENSON – SWEDEN Collin MORIKAWA – La Canada, CA Zach JOHNSON – Cedar Rapids, IA Thursday: Tee No. 10 (8:11 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (1:36 p.m. PT) Brooks KOEPKA – West Palm Beach, FL Gary WOODLAND – Topeka, KS Shane LOWRY – IRELAND Thursday: Tee No. 10 (8:22 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (1:47 p.m. PT) Jordan SPIETH – Dallas, TX Dustin JOHNSON – Jupiter, FL Justin ROSE – ENGLAND Thursday: Tee No. 10 (8:33 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (1:58 p.m. PT) Tiger WOODS – Jupiter, FL Rory MCILROY – N. IRELAND Justin THOMAS – Louisville, KY Thursday: Tee No. 10 (8:44 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (2:09 p.m. PT) Louis OOSTHUIZEN – SOUTH AFRICA Max HOMA – Valencia, CA Matt FITZPATRICK – ENGLAND Thursday: Tee No. 10 (8:55 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (2:20 p.m. PT) Abraham ANCER – MEXICO Charl SCHWARTZEL – SOUTH AFRICA Joohyung KIM – REPUBLIC OF KOREA Thursday: Tee No. 10 (9:06 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (2:31 p.m. PT) Corey CONNERS – CANADA Zach J. JOHNSON – Farmington, UT Chez REAVIE – Scottsdale, AZ Thursday: Tee No. 10 (9:17 a.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (2:42 p.m. PT) Scott PIERCY – Las Vegas, NV Alex KNOLL – Jim Thorpe, PA Andrew PUTNAM – Phoenix, AZ Thursday: Tee No. 1 (12:30 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (7:05 a.m. PT) Tyler DUNCAN – Columbus, IN J.R. ROTH – Boyne Highlands, MI Christiaan BEZUIDENHOUT – SOUTH AFRICA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (12:41 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (7:16 a.m. PT) Lanto GRIFFIN – Jacksonville Beach, FL Rich BERBERIAN JR. – Hooksett, NH Joost LUITEN – NETHERLANDS Thursday: Tee No. 1 (12:52 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (7:27 a.m. PT) Jim HERMAN – Palm City, FL Rob LABRITZ – Pound Ridge, NY Shaun NORRIS – SOUTH AFRICA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (1:03 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (7:38 a.m. PT) Adam HADWIN – CANADA Brandt SNEDEKER – Nashville, TN Xinjun ZHANG – CHINA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (1:14 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (7:49 a.m. PT) Kevin NA – Las Vegas, NV Patrick REED – The Woodlands, TX Robert MACINTYRE – SCOTLAND Thursday: Tee No. 1 (1:25 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (8 a.m. PT) Matthew WOLFF – Agoura Hills, CA Bubba WATSON – Bagdad, FL Graeme MCDOWELL – N. IRELAND Thursday: Tee No. 1 (1:36 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (8:11 a.m. PT) Tommy FLEETWOOD – ENGLAND Viktor HOVLAND – NORWAY Hideki MATSUYAMA – JAPAN Thursday: Tee No. 1 (1:47 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (8:22 a.m. PT) Rickie FOWLER – Murrieta, CA Bryson DECHAMBEAU – Clovis, CA Adam SCOTT – AUSTRALIA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (1:58 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (8:33 a.m. PT) Jon RAHM – SPAIN Phil MICKELSON – Rancho Santa Fe, CA Sergio GARCIA – SPAIN Thursday: Tee No. 1 (2:09 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (8:44 a.m. PT) Paul CASEY – ENGLAND Ian POULTER – ENGLAND Webb SIMPSON – Charlotte, NC Thursday: Tee No. 1 (2:20 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (8:55 a.m. PT) Matt WALLACE – ENGLAND Matt KUCHAR – Sea Island, GA Marc LEISHMAN – AUSTRALIA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (2:31 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (9:06 a.m. PT) Sepp STRAKA – AUSTRIA Ryan VERMEER – Omaha, NE Si Woo KIM – REPUBLIC of KOREA Thursday: Tee No. 1 (2:42 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 10 (9:17 a.m. PT) Sebastian MUNOZ – COLOMBIA Justin BERTSCH – Naples, FL Benjamin HEBERT – FRANCE Thursday: Tee No. 10 (12:25 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (7 a.m. PT) Bob SOWARDS – Dublin, OH Kurt KITAYAMA – Chico, CA Richy WERENSKI – West Palm Beach, FL Thursday: Tee No. 10 (12:36 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (7:11 a.m. PT) Haotong LI – CHINA Benny COOK – Caledonia, MI Jorge CAMPILLO – SPAIN Thursday: Tee No. 10 (12:47 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (7:22 a.m. PT) Byeong Hun AN – REPUBLIC of KOREA Talor GOOCH – Edmond, OK Sungjae IM – REPUBLIC of KOREA Thursday: Tee No. 10 (12:58 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (7:33 a.m. PT) J.T. POSTON – Sea Island, GA Joaquin NIEMANN – CHILE Harold VARNER III – Gastonia, NC Thursday: Tee No. 10 (1:09 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (7:44 a.m. PT) Ken TANIGAWA – Scottsdale, AZ Emiliano GRILLO – ARGENTINA Cameron TRINGALE – Mission Viejo, CA Thursday: Tee No. 10 (1:20 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (7:55 a.m. PT) Brian STUARD – Jackson, MI Jim FURYK – Jacksonville, FL Billy HORSCHEL – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Thursday: Tee No. 10 (1:31 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (8:06 a.m. PT) Matt JONES – AUSTRALIA Jazz JANEWATTANANOND – THAILAND Kevin STREELMAN – Wheaton, IL Thursday: Tee No. 10 (1:42 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (8:17 a.m. PT) Jimmy WALKER – Boerne, TX Davis LOVE III – St. Simons Island, GA Keegan BRADLEY – Woodstock, VT Thursday: Tee No. 10 (1:53 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (8:28 a.m. PT) Cameron SMITH – AUSTRALIA Denny MCCARTHY – Palm Beach Gardens, FL Cameron CHAMP – Sacramento, CA Thursday: Tee No. 10 (2:04 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (8:39 a.m. PT) Troy MERRITT – Meridian, ID Wyndham CLARK – Denver, CO Chan KIM – Gilbert, AZ Thursday: Tee No. 10 (2:15 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (8:50 a.m. PT) Doc REDMAN – Raleigh, NC Jason CARON – Greenlawn, NY Brendon TODD – Athens, GA Thursday: Tee No. 10 (2:26 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (9:01 a.m. PT) Judd GIBB – Fort Dodge, IA Lucas HERBERT – AUSTRALIA Mark HUBBARD – Denver, CO Thursday: Tee No. 10 (2:37 p.m. PT); Friday: Tee No. 1 (9:12 a.m. PT) Shawn WARREN – Portland, ME Marcus KINHULT – SWEDEN Adam LONG – St. Louis, MO

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