A total of 156 players will tee it up this week, trying to conquer the brutal test that lies on Long Island.The last time the game's best took on Shinnecock, Brooks Koepka found the winner's circle at 1-over par.
The 2018 U.S.Open was the first, and lone edition of the major, to crown a winner with an over-par score since the 2013 U.S.
Open, when Justin Rose won at Merion at 1-over.*denotes 10th tee start, (a) denotes amateur playerBrooks Koepka, Cameron Young, Chris Gotterup: 7:30 a.m./1:25 p.m.* ETYou'll be hard-pressed to find another threesome on the tee sheet that puts on a better show off the tee than these three.Koepka enters the week with huge question marks after withdrawing from last week's Canadian Open with an elbow/hand injury.Young, being both a New York native and a two-time winner on the PGA Tour this year, is among the favorites both in the hearts and the books of many golf fans this week.
Gotterup is also a two-time winner on Tour this season and has the capabilities with both a driver and putter in his hand that could make him a very serious threat at Shinnecock.SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT THE CAREER GRAND SLAM TOPS US OPEN STORYLINES TO WATCH AT SHINNECOCKChris Gotterup of United States of America hits a tee shot at the second hole during the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2026 on June 07, 2026 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.(Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Åberg, Tommy Fleetwood: 7:52 a.m.*/1:47 p.m.Not only is this a group many will circle as one that could feature the winner come Sunday, but it's also a comfortable one with all three being past teammates on the European Ryder Cup team.Fleetwood nearly won the 2018 U.S.
Open here after posting a final-round 63.McIlroy missed the cut at Shinnecock that year, but the career grand slam winner followed that up with six straight top-10 finishes in U.S....