McIlroy among early starters in US Open round one

McIlroy among early starters in US Open round oneImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Shinnecock Hills last staged the US Open in 2018Published5 minutes agoRory McIlroy will get his latest quest to win a second US Open title under way on Thursday at 12:52 BST.The six-time major winner, who won this championship in 2011, will play the first two rounds at Shinnecock Hills in New York alongside Ryder Cup team-mates Tommy Fleetwood and Ludvig Aberg.World number one Scottie Scheffler, who will become the seventh man to complete the career Grand Slam if he wins this week, is playing with defending champion JJ Spaun at 13:14.England's Aaron Rai, who won last month's US PGA Championship, is among the later starters and will tee-off at 18:14 on Thursday alongside fellow major champions Collin Morikawa and Jason Day.Matt Fitzpatrick, who won this title in 2022 is out with two-time winner Bryson DeChambeau and Norway's Viktor Hovland in another marquee group, teeing off at 18:25.Three more previous US Open champions - Justin Rose (2013), Jordan Spieth (2016) and Jon Rahm (2021) - head out at 19:09.Scotland's Robert MacIntyre is also in the later wave and will tee-off at 18:58.Full tee-times for rounds one and two to follow.Related topicsGolf