Jordan Spieth tees off during a practice round at Chambers Bay. (Getty)
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World’s No. 1 Rory McIlroy and Masters winner Jordan Spieth highlight the 156-player, star-filled field of the 115th U.S. Open, which gets underway on Thursday, June 18.
McIlroy begins his quest for a second U.S. Open title at 8:28 a.m. Eastern on Hole No. 10 with 2014 winner Martin Kaymer and amateur Gunn Yang. Spieth goes from Hole 1 at 2:17 p.m. with Jason Day and Justin Rose.
McIlroy and Spieth are not only the favorites to win the entire tournament, but also the oddsmakers’ choice to emerge as the first round leader. McIlroy has 10/1 odds, Spieth 12/1.
Spieth led after the first round of the Masters by 3 strokes.
Keep reading for Thursday’s tee times & odds for the first round leader.
Thursday’s 1st Round Tee Times
All times Eastern
(a) amateur
Hole No. 1
7 a.m.: Michael Putnam, Marcus Fraser, Steve Marino
7:11 a.m.: Garth Mulroy, Richard Lee, Lucas Bjerregaard
7:22 a.m.: Jason Allred, (a) Kyle Jones, Cody Gribble
7:33 a.m.: Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Angel Cabrera
7:44 a.m.: Wen-Chong Liang, David Hearn, Hiroyuki Fujita
7:55 a.m.: Robert Streb, (a) Lee McCoy, Kevin Chappell
8:06 a.m.: George McNeill, Masahiro Kawamura, Cameron Tringale
8:17 a.m.: Henrik Stenson, Francesco Molinari, Brandt Snedeker
8:28 a.m.: Jim Furyk, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Colin Montgomerie
8:39 a.m.: Brooks Koepka, Russell Henley, Byeong-Hun An
8:50 a.m.: Jason Dufner, Marc Warren, Matt Every
9:01 a.m.: Brandon Hagy, (a) Matthew NeSmith, Sebastian Cappelen
9:12 a.m.: (a) Nick Hardy, Alex Kim, Rich Berberian Jr.
1 p.m.: Jason Palmer, Roberto Castro, Andres Romero
1:11 p.m.: (a) Denny McCarthy, D.A. Points, Shiv Kapur
1:22 p.m.: (a) Bryson DeChambeau, Blayne Barber, Billy Hurley III
1:33 p.m.: Geoff Ogilvy, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen
1:44 p.m.: Bo Van Pelt, Charlie Beljan, Tony Finau
1:55 p.m.: Lee Janzen, (a) Oliver Schniederjans, Darren Clarke
2:06 p.m.: Daniel Summerhays, Thomas Aiken, Danny Lee
2:17 p.m.: Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, Justin Rose
2:28 p.m.: Tiger Woods, Rickie Fowler, Louis Oosthuizen
2:39 p.m.: Jimmy Walker, Zach Johnson, Ian Poulter
2:50 p.m.: Ryan Moore, Anirban Lahiri, Erik Compton
3:01 p.m.: (a) Jake Knapp, Tyler Duncan, Matt Mabrey
3:12 p.m.: Michael Davan, (a) Davis Riley, Andrew Pope
Hole No. 10
7 a.m.: Troy Kelly, Seuk Hyun Baek, Cameron Smith
7:11 a.m.: John Parry, Joshua Persons, (a) Jack Maguire
7:22 a.m.: Timothy O’Neal, Stephan Jaeger, Kurt Barnes
7:33 a.m.: Gary Woodland, Victor Dubuisson, John Senden
7:44 a.m.: Andy Sullivan, Morgan Hoffmann, Bernd Wiesberger
7:55 a.m.: Marcel Siem, Alexander Levy, Brian Harman
8:06 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Graeme McDowell, Matt Kuchar
8:17 a.m.: Dustin Johnson, Adam Scott, Sergio Garcia
8:28 a.m.: Martin Kaymer, (a) Gunn Yang, Rory McIlroy
8:39 a.m.: Patrick Reed, Chris Kirk, Jamie Donaldson
8:50 a.m.: Webb Simpson, Keegan Bradley, Kevin Na
9:01 a.m.: (a) Sam Horsfield, Shunsuke Sonoda, Oliver Farr
9:12 a.m.: Kevin Lucas, Pat Wilson, (a) Cole Hammer
1 p.m.: Tom Hoge, Brad Fritsch, Tjaart van der Walt
1:11 p.m.: Brad Elder, (a) Beau Hossler, Jamie Lovemark
1:22 p.m.: Ryo Ishikawa, Luke Donald, J.B. Holmes
1:33 p.m.: Lucas Glover, (a) Bradley Neil, Marc Leishman
1:44 p.m.: Ryan Palmer, Joost Luiten, Danny Willett
1:55 p.m.: Kevin Kisner, George Coetzee, Alexander Noren
2:06 p.m.: Brendon Todd, Branden Grace, Thongchai Jaidee
2:17 p.m.: Billy Horschel, Paul Casey, Lee Westwood
2:28 p.m.: Bill Haas, Charl Schwartzel, Hunter Mahan
2:39 p.m.: Shane Lowry, Ben Martin, Stephen Gallacher
2:50 p.m.: Charley Hoffman, Camilo Villegas, Tommy Fleetwood
3:01 p.m.: Mark Silvers, (a) Brian Campbell, Cheng-Tsung Pan
3:12 p.m.: Jimmy Gun, Jared Becher, Samuel Saunders
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First Round Leader Odds
Provided by sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark:
Rory McIlroy … 10/1
Jordan Spieth … 12/1
Dustin Johnson … 20/1
Justin Rose … 20/1
Phil Mickelson … 20/1
Rickie Fowler … 25/1
Henrik Stenson … 28/1
Hideki Matsuyama … 28/1
Adam Scott … 33/1
Bubba Watson … 33/1
Jim Furyk … 33/1
Jimmy Walker … 33/1
Sergio Garcia … 33/1
Brandt Snedeker … 40/1
Jason Day … 40/1
Martin Kaymer … 40/1
Patrick Reed … 40/1
Billy Horschel … 50/1
Brooks Koepka … 50/1
Keegan Bradley … 50/1
Lee Westwood … 50/1
Matt Kuchar … 50/1
Paul Casey … 50/1
Ryan Moore … 50/1
Tiger Woods … 50/1
Webb Simpson … 50/1
Zach Johnson … 50/1
Bill Haas … 66/1
Byeong Hun An … 66/1
Chris Kirk … 66/1
Francesco Molinari … 66/1
Hunter Mahan … 66/1
Ian Poulter … 66/1
J.B. Holmes … 66/1
Jason Dufner … 66/1
Kevin Kisner … 66/1
Kevin Na … 66/1
Louis Oosthuizen … 66/1
Luke Donald … 66/1
Marc Leishman … 66/1
Ryan Palmer … 66/1
Brendon Todd … 80/1
Charl Schwartzel … 80/1
Charley Hoffman … 80/1
Danny Willett … 80/1
Gary Woodland … 80/1
Graeme McDowell … 80/1
Shane Lowry … 80/1
Alexander Noren … 100/1
Ben Martin … 100/1
Bernd Wiesberger … 100/1
Branden Grace … 100/1
George Mcneill … 100/1
Jamie Donaldson … 100/1
John Senden … 100/1
Joost Luiten … 100/1
Michael Putnam … 100/1
Robert Streb … 100/1
Russell Henley … 100/1
Tommy Fleetwood … 100/1
Tony Finau … 100/1
Alexander Levy … 125/1
Angel Cabrera … 125/1
Bo Van Pelt … 125/1
Brian Harman … 125/1
Cameron Tringale … 125/1
Camilo Villegas … 125/1
Danny Lee … 125/1
David Hearn … 125/1
Ernie Els … 125/1
Geoff Ogilvy … 125/1
George Coetzee … 125/1
Marc Warren .. 125/1
Matt Every … 125/1
Miguel Angel Jimenez … 125/1
Retief Goosen … 125/1
Stephen Gallacher … 125/1
Thomas Aiken … 125/1
Thongchai Jaidee … 125/1
Victor Dubuisson … 125/1
Billy Hurley III … 150/1
Daniel Summerhays … 150/1
Erik Compton … 150/1
Lucas Glover … 150/1
Morgan Hoffman … 150/1
Anirban Lahiri … 200/1
Blayne Barber … 200/1
Bryson DeChambeau … 200/1
Cameron Smith … 200/1
Charlie Beljan … 200/1
Colin Montgomerie … 200/1
D.A. Points … 200/1
Darren Clarke … 200/1
Garth Mulroy … 200/1
Hiroyuki Fujita … 200/1
Jamie Lovemark … 200/1
John Parry … 200/1
Lucas Bjerregaard … 200/1
Marcel Siem … 200/1
Marcus Fraser … 200/1
Masahiro Kawamura … 200/1
Oliver Farr … 200/1
Ryo Ishikawa … 200/1
Seuk-Hyun Baek … 200/1
Shiv Kapur … 200/1
Tjaart Van Der Walt … 200/1
Tom Hoge … 200/1
Troy Kelly … 200/1
Wen-Chong Liang … 200/1
Yong-Eun Yang … 200/1
Andres Romero … 250/1
Beau Hossler … 250/1
Brad Elder … 250/1
Brad Fritsch … 250/1
Bradley Neil … 250/1
Brandon Hagy … 250/1
Cody Gribble … 250/1
Jack Maguire … 250/1
Jared Becher … 250/1
Jason Allred … 250/1
Jason Palmer … 250/1
Kevin Lucas … 250/1
Kurt Barnes … 250/1
Lee Janzen .. 250/1
Ollie Schniederjans … 250/1
Richard Lee … 250/1
Roberto Castro … 250/1
Sam Horsfield … 250/1
Sam Saunders … 250/1
Sebastian Cappelen … 250/1
Tyler Duncan … 250/1
Andy Pope … 300/1
Cheng-Tsung Pan … 300/1
Cole Hammer … 300/1
Davis Riley … 300/1
Denny McCarthy … 300/1
Jake Knapp … 300/1
Kyle Jones … 300/1
Lee McCoy … 300/1
Mark Silvers … 300/1
Matt Mabrey … 300/1
Matthew NeSmith … 300/1
Michael Davan … 300/1
Nick Hardy … 300/1
Patrick Wilson … 300/1
Rich Berberian Jr. … 300/1
Stephan Jaeger … 300/1
Timothy O’Neal … 300/1