U.S. Open 2024: Pinehurst No. 2 – 1st Hole
Hole No. 1 at Pinehurst No. 2
Yards: 395 | Par: 4
2014 U.S. Open scoring: 4.114 average (ranked 13th in difficulty in relation to par)
The 2024 U.S. Open begins Thursday at Pinehurst Resort’s No. 2 course in North Carolina.
Temperatures are expected to get into the 90s this weekend at golf’s third major of the year and the competition should be just as hot. Pinehurst is hosting the men’s U.S. Open for the fourth time in 25 years, most recently the 2014 tournament that was won by Martin Kaymer.
Tiger Woods has an early start in Thursday’s first round, teeing off at 7:29 a.m. ET.
Follow along for news and updates from Pinehurst on Thursday:
2024 U.S. Open leaderboard
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Tiger Woods’ opening round at the 124th U.S. Open is underway — and he’s already in red figures.
The 15-time major champion found the native grass on his second shot at the par-5 10th hole. From 56 yards away, he pitched onto the green to 11 feet and nailed the birdie putt.
Playing partner Matt Fitzpatrick also birdied the hole.
They are two of five players at the top of the early leaderboard at 1-under for the tournament.
Rory McIlroy chasing elusive fifth major
Rory McIlroy is still chasing an elusive fifth major title after winning his fourth nearly a decade ago but the Northern Irishman has not given up hope and enters this week’s U.S. Open feeling closer than ever to ending his drought.
McIlroy owns 39 worldwide professional victories, 26 of which have come on the PGA Tour, but he cannot seem to escape questions about his results at golf’s blue-riband events given his last major win came at the PGA Championship in August 2014.
“I’m really proud of my body of work over the past 15 years and everything that I have achieved, whether it be season-long titles or individual tournaments or majors,” McIlroy, 35, said Tuesday.
“Obviously getting my hands on a fifth major has taken quite a while, but I’m more confident than ever that I’m right there, that I’m as close as I’ve ever been.”
– Reuters
The 2024 U.S. Open golf championship will be broadcast live on NBC and on USA Network, with coverage also on NBC’s Peacock streaming service. Thursday’s Round 1 broadcast schedule is as follows (all times Eastern):
- 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m.: USA Network
- 5-8 p.m.: Peacock
Streaming coverage of several featured groups (including Tiger Woods, Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick) is available online at USOpen.com.
It’ll be a warm day at Pinehurst Resort. As the first groups teed off, it was 67 degrees and partly sunny. However, temperatures are expected to climb up to around 90 in the afternoon with mostly sunny skies and 5-10 mph winds.
U.S. Open tee times for Thursday
Starting on first tee:
| 6:45 a.m. | Michael McGowan, Carter Jenkins, Logan McAllister |
| 6:56 a.m. | Frederik Kjettrup, Crhstopher Petefish, Parker Bell |
| 7:07 a.m. | Omar Morales, Max Greyserman, Casey Jarvis |
| 7:18 a.m. | Corey Conners, Stephan Jaeger, Emiliano Grillo |
| 7:29 a.m. | Ryo Ishikawa, Francesco Molinari, Sergio Garcia |
| 7:40 a.m. | Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Brooks Koepka |
| 7:51 a.m. | Rickie Fowler, Adam Hadwin, Phil Mickelson |
| 8:02 a.m. | Min Woo Lee, Sahith Theegala, Nicolai Hojgaard |
| 8:13 a.m. | Si Woo Kim, Matthieu Pavon, Sungjae im |
| 8:24 a.m. | Nico Echavarria, Robert Rock, Neal Shipley |
| 8:35 a.m. | Takumi Kanaya, Stewart Hagestad, Mac Meissner |
| 8:46 a.m. | Isaiah Salinda, Bruan Kim, Jim Herman |
| 8:57 a.m. | Carson Schaake, Charles Reiter, Colin Prater |
| 12:30 p.m. | Jason Scrivener, Brandon Robinson Thompson, Brendan Valdes |
| 12:41 p.m. | Santiago de la Fuente, Sam Bairstow, Eugenio Chacarra |
| 12:52 p.m. | Kurt Kitayama, Taylor Moore, Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
| 1:03 p.m. | Jason Day, Harris English, Tom Kim |
| 1:14 p.m. | Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler |
| 1:25 p.m. | Brian Harman, Nick Dunlap, Wyndham Clark |
| 1:36 p.m. | Hideki Matsuyama, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth |
| 1:47 p.m. | Shane Lowry, Keegan Bradley, Martin Kaymer |
| 1:58 p.m. | Akshay Bhatia, Eric Cole, Erik van Rooyen |
| 2:09 p.m. | Brendon Todd, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren |
| 2:20 p.m. | Thomas Detry, Brian Campbell, Jackson Buchanan |
| 2:31 p.m. | Taisei Shimizu, Gunnar Broin, Maxwell Moldovan |
| 2:42 p.m. | Sung Kang, Riki Kawamoto, John Chin |
10th tee
| 6:45 a.m. | Rico Hoey, Tom KcKibbin, Matteo Manassero |
| 6:56 a.m. | Dean Burmester, Rikuya Hoshino, Seamus Power |
| 7:07 a.m. | S.H. Kim, Justin Lower, Tim Widing |
| 7:18 a.m. | Lucas Glover, Sam Burns, Cameron Smith |
| 7:29 a.m. | Will Zalatoris, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tiger Woods |
| 7:40 a.m. | Patrick Cantlay, Matt Kuchar, Russell Henley |
| 7:51 a.m. | Tony Finau, Ludvig Aberg, Dustin Johnson |
| 8:02 a.m. | Justin Rose, Gary Woodland, Webb Simpson |
| 8:13 a.m. | Daniel Berger, Ryan Fox, David Puig |
| 8:24 a.m. | Ben An, Sam Bennett, Edoardo Molinari |
| 8:35 a.m. | Austin Eckroat, Adrian Meronk, Cam Davis |
| 8:46 a.m. | Aaron Rai, Davis Thompson, Zac Blair |
| 8:57 a.m. | Willie Mack III, Richard Mansell, Ashton McCulloch |
| 12:30 p.m. | Greyson Sigg, Grant Forrest, Wells Williams |
| 12:41 p.m. | Chesson Hadley, Mark Hubbard, Adam Svensson |
| 12:52 p.m. | Beau Hossler, Victor Perez, Adam Schenk |
| 1:03 p.m. | Robert MacIntyre, Nick Taylor, Mackenzie Hughes |
| 1:14 p.m. | Tyrrell Hatton, Tommy Fleetwood, Tom Hoge |
| 1:25 p.m. | Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Max Homa |
| 1:36 p.m. | Sepp Straka, Peter Malnati, J.T. Poston |
| 1:47 p.m. | Gordon Sargent, Jake Knapp, Cameron Young |
| 1:58 p.m. | Chris Kirk, Billy Horschel, Adam Scott |
| 2:09 p.m. | Ben Kohles, Denny McCarthy, Ben James |
| 2:20 p.m. | Frankie Capan III, Andy Svoboda, Luke Clanton |
| 2:31 p.m. | Harry Higgs, Hiroshi Tai, Brandon Wu |
| 2:42 p.m. | Joey Vrzich, Chris Naegel, Otto Black |
When does Tiger Woods play?
Woods will be in a group with Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick for the first and second rounds. He tees off at 7:29 a.m. ET on Thursday, starting on hole No. 10.
After a pair of disappointing finishes in the year’s first two major tournaments, Tiger Woods has a much more optimistic outlook heading into the U.S. Open.
There won’t be the hilly terrain of the Masters or the wet weather of the PGA. Instead, North Carolina’s Pinehurst Resort expects to see playing conditions that are more well-suited to his game.
“It’s gonna feel like home,” Woods told reporters Tuesday morning. “Hot and humid we deal with every day in Florida. It’s just a matter of keeping hydrated and the mental tax the heat will bring − not just on me; everyone will be tested.”
– Steve Gardner
List of U.S. Open winners
Here’s a look at the U.S. Open winners from the past 10 years:
- 2023: Wyndham Clark
- 2022: Matt Fitzpatrick
- 2021: Jon Rahm
- 2020: Bryson DeChambeau
- 2019: Gary Woodland
- 2018: Brooks Koepka
- 2017: Brooks Koepka
- 2016: Dustin Johnson
- 2015: Jordan Spieth
- 2014: Martin Kaymer