Rocket Mortgage Classic, Round 1: Leaderboard, tee times, TV times

The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced tee times for the first two rounds of the 2020 U.S. Open Championship, Thursday (Sept. 17) and Friday (Sept. 18), at 7,477-yard, par-70 Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course), in Mamaroneck, N.Y. The U.S. Open is a 72-hole, stroke-play competition. A field of 144 players will play 18 holes of stroke play on Sept. 17 and 18, after which the field will be reduced to the low 60 scores and ties. Those players making the cut will play 18 holes on Sept. 19 and 20. If there is a tie upon the completion of 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate playoff will immediately follow. If this playoff results in a tie, the tied players will immediately continue to play off hole-by-hole until the winner is determined. RELATED: Nine things to know about Winged Foot | Looking back at wild finish in 2006 | Five Korn Ferry Tour players to watch Thursday, No. 1 / Friday, No. 10 (All times ET) 6:50 a.m. / 12:10 p.m. - Brandon Wu, Scarsdale, N.Y.; Curtis Luck, Australia; Ryan Fox, New Zealand 7:01 a.m. / 12:21 p.m. - Joel Dahmen, Clarkston, Wash.; Rasmus Hojgaard, Denmark; J.T. Poston, Hickory, N.C. 7:12 a.m. / 12:32 p.m. - Chez Reavie, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Sung Kang, Republic of Korea; Kevin Streelman, Wheaton, Ill. 7:23 a.m. / 12:43 p.m. - Jazz Janewattananond, Thailand; Kevin Na, Las Vegas, Nev.; Matt Wallace, England 7:34 a.m. / 12:54 p.m. - Brendon Todd, Watkinsville, Ga.; Harris English, Moultrie, Ga.; (a) Davis Thompson, St. Simons Island, Ga. 7:45 a.m. / 1:05 p.m. - Paul Waring, England; Victor Perez, France; Christiaan Bezuidenhout, South Africa 7:56 a.m. / 1:16 p.m. - Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; Patrick Reed, Houston, Texas; Jordan Spieth, Dallas,Texas 8:07 a.m. / 1:27 p.m. - Collin Morikawa, La Canada Flintridge, Calif.; Justin Thomas, Louisville, Ky.; Tiger Woods, Jupiter, Fla. 8:18 a.m. / 1:38 p.m. - Matt Kuchar, Sea Island, Ga.; Lucas Glover, Jupiter, Fla.; Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland 8:29 a.m. / 1:49 p.m. - Charles Howell III, Orlando, Fla.; Ryo Ishikawa, Japan; Max Homa, Valencia, Calif. 8:40 a.m. / 2 p.m. - Kurt Kitayama, Chico, Calif.; Robert MacIntyre, Scotland; (a) Sandy Scott, Scotland 8:51 a.m. / 2:11 p.m. - Eddie Pepperell, England; Troy Merritt, Eagle, Idaho; Sami Valimaki, Finland 12:10 p.m. / 6:50 a.m. - Shaun Norris, South Africa; Rory Sabbatini, Slovakia; Chan Kim, Gilbert, Ariz. 12:21 p.m. / 7:01 a.m. - Adam Long, St. Louis, Mo.; (a) Eduard Rousaud, Spain; Mike Lorenzo-Vera, France 12:32 p.m. / 7:12 a.m. - (a) Lukas Michel, Australia; Lucas Herbert, Australia; Matt Jones, Australia 12:43 p.m. / 7:23 a.m. - Ryan Palmer, Colleyville, Texas; Si Woo Kim, Republic of Korea; Rafa Cabrera Bello, Spain 12:54 p.m. / 7:34 a.m. - Joaquin Niemann, Chile; Sungjae Im, Republic of Korea; Cameron Champ, Sacramento, Calif. 1:05 p.m. / 7:45 a.m. - Gary Woodland, Topeka, Kan.; (a) Andy Ogletree, Little Rock, Miss.; Shane Lowry, Republic of Ireland 1:16 p.m. / 7:56 a.m. - Bryson DeChambeau, Clovis, Calif.; Dustin Johnson, Jupiter, Fla.; Tony Finau, Salt Lake City, Utah 1:27 p.m. / 8:07 a.m. - Phil Mickelson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.; Paul Casey, England; Jon Rahm, Spain 1:38 p.m. / 8:18 a.m. - Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif.; Matthew Wolff, Agoura Hills, Calif.; Viktor Hovland, Norway 1:49 p.m. / 8:29 a.m. - Romain Langasque, France; Davis Riley, Hattiesburg, Miss.; Will Zalatoris, Plano, Texas 2 p.m. / 8:40 a.m. - Matthias Schwab, Austria; (a) Cole Hammer, Houston, Texas; Alex Noren, Sweden 2:11 p.m. / 8:51 a.m. - Connor Syme, Scotland; Paul Barjon, France; Marty Jertson, Phoenix, Ariz. Thursday, No. 10 / Friday, No. 1 (All times ET) 6:50 a.m. / 12:10 p.m. - Daniel Balin, White Plains, N.Y.; Greyson Sigg, Augusta, Ga.; J.C. Ritchie, South Africa 7:01 a.m. / 12:21 p.m. - (a) Ricky Castillo, Yorba Linda, Calif.; Brian Harman, Sea Island, Ga.; Andy Sullivan, England 7:12 a.m. / 12:32 p.m. - Tom Lewis, England; (a) Preston Summerhays, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Jason Kokrak, Hudson, Ohio 7:23 a.m. / 12:43 p.m. - Martin Kaymer, Germany; Jimmy Walker, Boerne, Texas; (a) John Augenstein, Owensboro, Ky. 7:34 a.m. / 12:54 p.m. - Tyler Duncan, Columbus, Ind.; Thomas Detry, Belgium; Erik van Rooyen, South Africa 7:45 a.m. / 1:05 p.m. - Tyrrell Hatton, England; Henrik Stenson, Sweden; Danny Willett, England 7:56 a.m. / 1:16 p.m. - Webb Simpson, Charlotte, N.C.; Sergio Garcia, Spain; Jason Day, Australia 8:07 a.m. / 1:27 p.m. - Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland; Adam Scott, Australia; Justin Rose, England 8:18 a.m. / 1:38 p.m. - Ian Poulter, England; Patrick Cantlay, Jupiter, Fla.; Steve Stricker, Madison, Wis. 8:29 a.m. / 1:49 p.m. - Adam Hadwin, Canada; Mackenzie Hughes, Canada; Corey Conners, Canada 8:40 a.m. / 2 p.m. - Sebastian Munoz, Colombia; (a) Chun An Yu, Chinese Taipei; Justin Harding, South Africa 8:51 a.m. / 2:11 p.m. - Scott Hend, Australia; Dan McCarthy, Syracuse, N.Y.; Ryan Vermeer, Omaha, Neb. 12:10 p.m. / 6:50 a.m. - Richy Werenski, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Taylor Pendrith, Canada; Renato Paratore, Italy 12:21 p.m. / 7:01 a.m. - Jim Herman, Palm City, Fla.; (a) John Pak, Scotch Plains, N.J.; Thomas Pieters, Belgium 12:32 p.m. / 7:12 a.m. - Michael Thompson, Sea Island, Ga.; Andrew Putnam, University Place, Wash.; Chesson Hadley, Raleigh, N.C. 12:43 p.m. / 7:23 a.m. - Bernd Wiesberger, Austria; Marc Leishman, Australia; Cameron Smith, Australia 12:54 p.m. / 7:34 a.m. - Lee Westwood, England; (a) James Sugrue, Republic of Ireland; Bubba Watson, Bagdad, Fla. 1:05 p.m. / 7:45 a.m. - Matt Fitzpatrick, England; Daniel Berger, Jupiter, Fla.; Branden Grace, South Africa 1:16 p.m. / 7:56 a.m. - Tommy Fleetwood, England; Kevin Kisner, Aiken, S.C.; Abraham Ancer, Mexico 1:27 p.m. / 8:07 a.m. - Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa; Zach Johnson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Keegan Bradley, Woodstock, Vt. 1:38 p.m. / 8:18 a.m. - Billy Horschel, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Xander Schauffele, San Diego, Calif.; Brandt Snedeker, Nashville, Tenn. 1:49 p.m. / 8:29 a.m. - Shugo Imahira, Japan; Byeong Hun An, Republic of Korea; (a) Takumi Kanaya, Japan 2 p.m. / 8:40 a.m. - Danny Lee, New Zealand; Mark Hubbard, Denver, Colo.; Lanto Griffin, Blacksburg, Va. 2:11 p.m. / 8:51 a.m. - Stephan Jaeger, Germany; Lee Hodges, Elkmont, Ala.; Adrian Otaegui, Spain

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KAPALUA, Hawaii — Gary Woodland made a 65-foot eagle putt and finished with a birdie for a 5-under 68 to keep his three-shot lead in the Sentry Tournament of Champions on Saturday. Rory McIlroy briefly caught him for the lead until the birdies stopped falling. He shot 68 and starts the new year playing in the final group. They were tied late in the third round when McIlroy missed a good birdie chance on two par 5s at No. 15 and No. 18. In the group behind him, Woodland reached the front of the 15th green and watched his putt up the slope and into the grain drop for eagle, with the pin still in the hole. He holed a 12-foot birdie putt on the toughest pin position at the 18th — front and right — to end the day where he started. Woodland was at 17-under 202, and would love nothing better than to secure another trip to Kapalua in the first tournament of the year. Marc Leishman, who made a double bogey in the opening round and a triple bogey on Friday, limited the damage to only one bogey. He had a 68 and was well in range, four shots behind. Xander Schauffele (68) and Bryson DeChambeau (70) were five back. The only downer for Woodland was learning that his grandmother in Kansas had died Friday night. This is a family vacation for most of the Woodland crew — for Christmas, he flew out 11 relatives. “She’s been downhill for a little while now,” Woodland said. “It’s been tough. And you try to prepare for that, but you never really can. Definitely will have a little extra emotion with me, but we’ll get through it.” It was a tough day of work on the course, as the trade wind returned stronger than expected. McIlroy managed to get through it without a bogey. He had a close call on the 16th, when he tried to atone for the missed birdie on the previous hole by going at the flag and landing just over the green. He faced one of the fastest chips on the course, down the slope toward the Pacific horizon, and left it 12 short. He made his par to at least stay in range. McIlroy spoke earlier in the week about playing in the last group six times last year. One of those was the Masters, when he started two shots behind Patrick Reed and never challenged. Another was the TOUR Championship, where he was three behind Tiger Woods and didn’t give him much of a fight. “I probably pushed a little too hard, and it didn’t really work out for me,” McIlroy said. “I just have to go about my business. I didn’t make a bogey today, so I’ll make that a goal tomorrow.” It still will depend on Woodland, a three-time winner on the PGA TOUR who wants more victories to show for his improved all-around game. His only mistake on Saturday was coming up just short of the green on No. 12 and missing a 5-foot par putt. Woodland was part of a crowded leaderboard Friday when he pulled away with five straight birdies. This time, all he needed was one big putt. He laughed when it dropped, though he says it had nothing to do with surprise. “I just saw somebody’s face in the background. They weren’t too happy that the ball went in, so it made me laugh,” he said. “I enjoyed that.” The last two winners at Kapalua, Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas, needed something special Sunday. Thomas shot a 70 and was seven behind, while Johnson had 69 and was eight back.

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