DeChambeau's agent: Bryson was not asked by USGA to play with Brooks Koepka

Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau will not play in the same group for the first 36 holes of the U.S. Open.

They weren’t asked to, either.

Shortly after tee times and groupings were released Tuesday morning, Brad Faxon said on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio that the USGA had approached DeChambeau and his agent, Brett Falkoff, about DeChambeau playing with Koepka, and that DeChambeau’s camp declined.

Falkoff later told GolfChannel.com that that report was untrue.

“The USGA did not reach out to Bryson regarding a potential pairing with Brooks Koepka. Bryson is fully focused on defending the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines this week.,” Falkoff said.

Craig Annis, the USGA's brand manager, told ESPN.com that…