SOUTHAMPTON, NY – JUNE 15: Phil Mickelson of the United States reacts during the second round of the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on June 15, 2018 in Southampton, New York. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

By Christopher Powers
The U.S. Open returns to Shinnecock Hills for the first time since 2004 and the fifth time in the national championship’s history, having previously hosted the second-ever U.S. Open in 1896, as well as the 1986 and 1995 U.S. Opens. The Southampton, N.Y., course will become one of eight venues to host five or more U.S. Opens this year, and it will also become one of four venues to host six or more when the USGA returns in 2026.

As always, the field will be arguably the strongest of any professional golf event there is, but this year will have more juice than ever thanks to the return of Tiger Woods, a three-time U.S. Open winner who will be making his first start in the event since he missed the cut at Chambers Bay in 2015. The last time the Open was held at Shinnecock, Woods finished in a tie for 17th, 14 strokes back of winner Retief Goosen. Woods is in search of his first major championship since his triumphant U.S. Open victory at Torrey Pines in 2008, and his first worldwide victory since the 2013 WGC-Bridgestone invitational.

Also in the field is 2017 U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka, who appears ready to defend his title after missing an extended period of time due to injury. In his last two starts, Koepka has tied for 11th at the Players Championship and finished in solo second at the Fort Worth Invitational.

Third-round tee times for the 2018 U.S. Open (all times ET)
NOTE: ADD 8 Hours for UAE time

9:07 a.m. (5:07pm UAE time) — Tim Wilkinson

9:18 a.m. — Bill Haas, Jhonattan Vegas

9:29 a.m. — Matthieu Pavon, Cameron Wilson

9:40 a.m. — Brandt Snedeker, Kiradech Aphibarnrat

9:51 a.m. — Steve Stricker, Gary Woodland

10:02 a.m. — Dean Burmester, Luis Gagne (a)

10:13a.m. — Daniel Berger, Kevin Chappell

10:24 a.m. — Matt Parziale (a), Byeong Hun An

10:35 a.m. — Haotong Li, Ross Fisher

10:46 a.m. — Francesco Molinari, Webb Simpson

10:57 a.m. — Tony Finau, Peter Uihlein

11:08 a.m. — Brian Gay, Sam Burns

11:19 a.m. — Chris Naegel, Dylan Meyer

11:30 a.m. — Andrew Johnston, Phil Mickelson

11:41 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Paul Casey

11:52 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Patrick Cantlay

12:03 p.m. — Aaron Baddeley, Xander Schauffele

12:14 p.m. — Bryson DeChambeau, Hideki Matsuyama

12:25 p.m. — Tyrrell Hatton, Patrick Reed

12:36 p.m. — Branden Grace, Jimmy Walker

12:47 p.m. — Brendan Steele, Will Grimmer (a)

12:58 p.m. — Ryan Fox, Calum Hill

1:09 p.m. — Mickey DeMorat, Russell Knox

1:20 p.m. — Patrick Rodgers, Brian Harman

1:31 p.m. — Tyler Duncan, Jason Dufner

1:42 p.m. — Justin Thomas, Pat Perez

1:53 p.m. — Jim Furyk, Alex Noren

2:04 p.m. — Rafa Cabrera Bello, Charles Howell

2:15 p.m. — Matthew Fitzpatrick, Marc Leishman

2:26 p.m. — Rickie Fowler, Russell Henley

2:37p.m. — Ian Poulter, Brooks Koepka

2:48 p.m. — Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson

2:59 p.m. — Tommy Fleetwood , Charley Hoffman

3:10 p.m. — Scott Piercy, Dustin Johnson