Aussies and Kiwis on the tee at the U.S. Open - PGA of Australia

Aussies and Kiwis on the tee at the U.S. Open


The U.S. Open, the second Major Championship of the year, tees off this week at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton.

The U.S. Open, the second Major Championship of the year, tees off this week at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton.

""Australia will be represented by; World Number 8 Jason Day, World Number 14 Marc Leishman, World Number 42 Cameron Smith, World Number 67 Adam Scott, Jason Scrivener, David Bransdon, Lucas Herbert, Aaron Baddeley and Matt Jones.

New Zealand will be represented by Ryan Fox and Tim Wilkinson.

Among the 11 representatives, four are making their U.S. Open debut in Ryan Fox, Lucas Herbert, Jason Scrivener and David Bransdon.

After surviving Sectional Qualifying, Adam Scott keeps his incredible consecutive major streak alive and will tee it up in his 17th consecutive U.S. Open and 68th consecutive Major Championship appearance.

With the first of the 11 players underway just before 9.00pm AEST, there’ll be a good amount of golf to follow for fans down under.

WA professional Jason Scrivener will have the honour of getting the Australasian contingent underway in his first Major appearance alongside Americans Trey Mullinax and Matt Parziale.

David Bransdon and Aaron Baddeley get underway shortly after with Jason Day beginning his campaign in one of the marquee groups.

He’ll tee off alongside defending champion Brooks Koepka and two-time Masters Champion Bubba Watson, Day a former major champion himself having won the 2015 PGA Championship.

Marc Leishman features alongside Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama and Rickie Fowler in what is sure to be an entertaining group.

United States based New Zealander Tim Wilkinson is next off followed closely by Ryan Fox and Aussie Matt Jones playing in the same group with Shota Akiyoshi completing the group off at 2:30am AEST.

Queenslander Cameron Smith made quite an impression at The Masters earlier this year with a T5 finish, he’s previously finished T4 in his U.S. Open debut back in 2015 and begins his third campaign at 3:36am AEST.

Adam Scott will tee off the 10th shortly after Smith with Henrik Stenson and Martin Kaymer while Lucas Herbert is the last of the 11 to begin in round one at 4:20am AEST.

Round One Tee Times (Southampton EDT time, AEST)

6.56am     8.56pm    10th  Trey Mullinax(US), Matt Parziale (a)(US), Jason Scrivener (AUS)

7.07am     9.07pm    10th  David Bransdon (AUS), Eric Axley (US), Tyler Duncan (US)

7.18am     9.18pm    10th  Garrett Rank (a)(CAN), Mackenzie Hughes (CAN), Aaron Baddeley (AUS)

7.40am     9.40pm    1st    Bubba Watson (US), Jason Day (AUS), Brooks Koepka (US)

8.13am     10.13pm   10th Hideki Matsuyama (JAP), Marc Leishman (AUS), Rickie Fowler (US)

8.46am     10:46pm 10th  Shintaro Ban (a)(US), Sung Joon Park(KOR), Tim Wilkinson (NZ)

12.30pm    2.30am    10th  Matt Jones (AUS), Ryan Fox (NZ), Shota Akiyoshi (JAP)

1.36pm     3.36am    1st  Cameron Smith (AUS), Kyle Stanley (US), Pat Perez (US)

1.47pm     3.47am    10th Henrik Stenson (SWE), Adam Scott (AUS), Martin Kaymer (GER)

2.20pm     4.20am   10th Lucas Herbert (AUS), Brian Stuard (US), Stewart Hagestad (a)(US)

Round Two Tee Times (Southampton EDT time, AEST)

6.45am     8.45pm    1st  Matt Jones (AUS), Ryan Fox (NZ), Shota Akiyoshi (JAP)

7.51am     9.51pm    10th  Cameron Smith (AUS), Kyle Stanley (US), Pat Perez (US)

8.02am     10.02pm    1st  Henrik Stenson (SWE), Adam Scott (AUS), Martin Kaymer (GER)

8.35am     10.35pm    1st  Lucas Herbert (AUS), Brian Stuard (US), Stewart Hagestad (a)(US)

12.41pm     2.41am   1st Trey Mullinax(US), Matt Parziale (a)(US), Jason Scrivener (AUS)

12.52pm     2:52am 1st  David Bransdon (AUS), Eric Axley (US), Tyler Duncan (US)

1.03pm    3.03am    1st  Garrett Rank (a)(CAN), Mackenzie Hughes (CAN), Aaron Baddeley (AUS)

1.25pm     3.25am    10th  Bubba Watson (US), Jason Day (AUS), Brooks Koepka (US)

1.58pm     3.58am    1st Hideki Matsuyama (JAP), Marc Leishman (AUS), Rickie Fowler (US)

2.31pm     4.31am   1st Shintaro Ban (a)(US), Sung Joon Park(KOR), Tim Wilkinson (NZ)

Round one coverage of the 2018 U.S. Open begins at 11.30pm Thursday AEST on Fox Sports 501, check local guides for times.


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