European Number One Lee Westwood and three-time Major Champion Ernie Els will line-up alongside World Number One Tiger Woods for the first two rounds of the US Open.
Westwood, with two thirds and a second in the last three Majors, and double US Open Champion Els, already a two-time winner in America this season, have been drawn alongside Woods, who won the last US Open to be held at Pebble Beach Golf Links by a staggering 15 strokes. This headline group will tee-off at 1.36pm in California next Thursday.
Padraig Harrington, looking to add the US Open to his two Open titles and US PGA title, has been drawn with the last two Major winners, Masters Champion Phil Mickelson and US PGA Champion YE Yang, the first Asian winner of a Major. Their US Open will get underway at 8.06am in little under a week.
Mickelson could overhaul Woods as World Number One if results go his way. In a nutshell, Mickelson wins and he’s the new World Number One. He can still overtake Woods with second place if Woods finishes outside the top four and if Woods is outside the top 18, third place on his own would be good enough for the left-hander.
Another intriguing group pits two of the most exiting young players in the world today with golf’s grand Master as Japan’s teenage sensation Ryo Ishikawa and Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, who recently turned 21, will play with Tom Watson, himself a winner at Pebble Beach in 1983.
A record 59 European Tour Members are taking part in the 2010 US Open, four more than the previous record from last year. To see when they are all playing and in what group, follow the link below.
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