Opening Round Pairings for the U.S. Open

2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage BlackThe 109th edition of the Men's U.S. Open Championship tees of Thursday morning at Bethpage Black. The USGA had a little fun with the pairings, including the featured group that currently holds all four major championships. That group consists of Tiger Woods, Padraig Harrington and Angel Cabrera.

Whether you'll be following in person at Bethpage or tuning in to the various forms of coverage over the first two days, you'll want to know who is playing with who, so without further ado here are the pairings for Thursday and Friday.

The following groups will tee of on No. 1 on Thursday and then No. 10 on Friday (Tee times are in parenthesis)

Group 1 (7 a.m., 12:30 p.m.)

Rickie Fowler -a
Casey Wittenberg
Bo Van Pelt

Group 2 (7:11 a.m., 12:41 p.m.)

Drew Weaver -a
Angelo Que
Simon Khan

Group 3 (7:22 a.m., 12:52 p.m.)
David Horsey
John Mallinger
Jose Manuell Lara

Group 4 (7:33 a.m., 1:03 p.m.)

Rory Sabbatini
Martin Kaymer
Ryuji Imada

Group 5 (7:44 a.m., 1:14 p.m.)

Vijay Singh
Jeev Milkha Singh
K.J. Choi

Group 6 (7:55 a.m., 1:25 p.m.)
Ian Poulter
Justin Leonard
Robert Allenby

Tiger and Paddy will be together at Bethpage

Group 7 (8:06 a.m., 1:36 p.m.)

Padraig Harrington
Angel Cabrera
Tiger Woods

Group 8 (8:17 a.m., 1:47 p.m.)

Ryan Moore
Ben Crane
Eric Axley

Group 9 (8:28 a.m., 1:58 p.m.)

Lee Westwood
Zach Johnson
David Erdy

Group 10 (8:39 a.m., 2:09 p.m.)

Bubba Watson
Johan Edfors
John Merrick

Group 11 (8:50 a.m., 2:20 p.m.)

Francesco Molinari
George McNeill
Simon Dyson

Group 12 (9:01 a.m., 2:31 p.m.)

Cameron Tringale -a
Sean Farren
Andrew Parr

Group 13 (9:12 a.m., 2:42 p.m.)
Vaughn Snyder -a
Ryan Spears
Michael Miles

Group 14 (12:30 p.m., 7 a.m.)

James Nitties
Peter Tomasulo
Martin Laird

Group 15 (12:41 p.m., 7:11 a.m.)

David Smail
Cameron Beckman
Steve Allan

Group 16 (12:52 p.m., 7:22 a.m.)

J.J. Henry
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
Briny Baird

Kyle Stanley will play with a pair of fellow Clemson Tigers Thursday and Friday

Group 17 (1:03 p.m., 7:33 a.m.)

Kyle Stanley -a
Lucas Glover
D.J. Trahan

Group 18 (1:14 p.m., 7:44 a.m.)

J.B. Holmes
Alvaro Quiros
Nick Watney

Group 19 (1:25 p.m., 7:55 a.m.)

Sergio Garcia
Camilo Villegas
Adam Scott

Group 20 (1:36 p.m., 8:06 a.m.)
Justin Rose
Sean O'Hair
Ross Fisher

Group 21 (1:47 p.m., 8:17 a.m.)

Rocco Mediate
Kenny Perry
Tom Lehman

Group 22 (1:58 p.m., 8:28 a.m.)

Hunter Mahan
Oliver Wilson
Brandt Snedeker

Group 23 (2:09 p.m., 8:39 a.m.)

Billy Mayfair
Matt Kuchar
Ricky Barnes

Group 24 (2:20 p.m., 8:50 a.m.)

Darron Stiles
Shintaro Kai
Matthew Jones

Group 25 (2:31 p.m., 9:01 a.m.)
Tyson Alexander -a
Charlie Beljan
Ryan Blaum

Group 26 (2:42 p.m., 9:12 a.m.)

Matt Nagy -a
Shawn Stefani
Douglas Batty

The following groups will tee off on No. 10 Thursday and on No. 1 tee on Friday (tee times in parenthesis)

Group 1 (7 a.m., 12:30 p.m.)

J.P. Hayes
Greg Kraft
Jeff Brehaut

Group 2 (7:11 a.m., 12:41 p.m.)

Drew Kittleson -a
Sangmoon Bae
Michael Sim

Group 3 (7:22 a.m., 12:52 p.m.)
Heath Slocum
Charlie Wi
Richard Bland

Group 4 (7:33 a.m., 1:03 p.m.)

Ben Curtis
Graeme McDowell
Chad Campbell

Geoff Ogilvy and Paul Casey have seen plenty of each other this year

Group 5 (7:44 a.m., 1:14 p.m.)

Henrik Stenson
Andrew Svoboda
Steve Stricker

Group 6 (7:55 a.m., 1:25 p.m.)

Geoff Ogilvy
Jim Furyk
Paul Casey

Group 7 (8:06 a.m., 1:36 p.m.)
Luke Donald
Clinton Jensen
Tim Clark

Group 8 (8:17 a.m., 1:47 p.m.)
Andres Romero
Eduardo Romero
Miguel Angel Jimenez

Group 9 (8:28 a.m., 1:58 p.m.)

Michael Campbell
Boo Weekley
Rod Pampling

Group 10 (8:39 a.m., 2:09 p.m.)
Kevin Sutherland
Scott Lewis -a
Ken Duke

Group 11 (8:50 a.m., 2:20 p.m.)

Bronson Burgoon -a
Craig Bowden
Chris Kirk

Group 12 (9:01 a.m., 2:31 p.m.)
Ben Martin -a
Josh McCumber
Kevin Silva

Group 13 (9:12 a.m., 2:42 p.m.)

Josh Brock -a
Trevor Murphy
Nathan Tyler

Group 14 (12:30 p.m., 7 a.m.)

Matt Bettencourt
James Kamte
Kaname Yokoo

Group 15 (12:41 p.m., 7:11 a.m.)

Nick Taylor -a
Scott Gutschewski
Gary Woodland

Group 16 (12:52 p.m., 7:22 a.m.)

Carl Pettersson
Azuma Yano
Charl Schwartzel

Group 17 (1:03 p.m., 7:33 a.m.)

David Duval
David Toms
Darren Clarke

Group 18 (1:14 p.m., 7:44 a.m.)
Anthony Kim
Rory McIlroy
Dustin Johnson

Group 19 (1:25 p.m., 7:55 a.m.)

Soren Kjeldsen
Soren Hansen
Peter Hanson

Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els will play together Thursday and Friday

Group 20 (1:36 p.m., 8:06 a.m.)

Retief Goosen
Ernie Els
Phil Mickelson

Group 21 (1:47 p.m., 8:17 a.m.)

Stuart Appleby
Fred Funk
Todd Hamilton

Group 22 (1:58 p.m., 8:28 a.m.)
Mike Weir
Stephen Ames
Stewart Cink

Group 23 (2:09 p.m., 8:39 a.m.)

Thomas Levet
Jean-Francois Lucquin
Raphael Jacquelin

Group 24 (2:20 p.m., 8:50 a.m.)
Andrew McLardy
Chris Stroud
Brian Gay

Group 25 (2:31 p.m., 9:01 a.m.)
Clark Klaasen -a
Colby Beckstrom
Cameron Yancey

Group 26 (2:42 p.m., 9:12 a.m.)
Kyle Peterman -a
Michael Welch
Cortland Lowe

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