ESPN.com · Jun 7, 2018
Tiger Woods to play with Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas at U.S. Open
Brooks Koepka will begin defense of his U.S. Open title at 7:40 a.m. Thursday off the first tee at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, while three-time U.S. Open champion Tiger Woods will be grouped with the two most recent No. 1-ranked players in the world for the first two rounds.
Koepka, who won last year's title at Erin Hills in Wisconsin, will play the first two rounds with two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson and 2015 PGA champion Jason Day.
Woods, who 10 years ago won the last of his 14 major championships and his third U.S. Open, will play with No. 1 Justin Thomas and No. 2 Dustin Johnson.