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Fox Sports
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
2025 U.S. Open tee times, pairing, featured groups and field for Thursday's Round 1
The 2025 U.S. Open tees off on Thursday, June 12 at 6:45 a.m. ET. Check out the complete list of tee times for the first round of the U.S. Open - all times Eastern. LIV Golf Players First Round Tee Times 7:29 a.m. – Bryson DeChambeau (1) 7:29 a.m. – Jose Luis Ballester (1) 8:02 a.m. – Cameron Smith (10) 8:13 a.m. – Richard Bland (1) 8:46 a.m. – Jinichiro Kozuma (1) 1:03 p.m. – Brooks Koepka (1) 1:14 p.m. – Jon Rahm (10) 1:14 p.m. – Dustin Johnson (10) 1:25 p.m. – Tyrrell Hatton (10) 1:36 p.m. – Patrick Reed (1) 1:47 p.m. – Joaquin Niemann (1) 1:58 p.m. – Marc Leishman (10) 2:09 p.m. – Carlos Ortiz (10) First Round Featured Groups 7:18 a.m. – Ludvig Åberg, Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama 7:29 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Jose Luis Ballester, Bryson DeChambeau 7:40 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy 1:03 p.m. – Min Woo Lee, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka 1:14 p.m. – Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson 1:25 p.m. – Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler First Round Tee Times Hole No. 1 6:45 a.m. – Matt Vogt (a), Kevin Velo, Trent Phillips 6:56 a.m. – Chandler Blanchet, Alvaro Ortiz, Doug Ghim 7:07 a.m. – Evan Beck (a), Maxwell Moldovan, Justin Hicks 7:18 a.m. – Harris English, Tommy Fleetwood, Keegan Bradley 7:29 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Jose Luis Ballester, Bryson DeChambeau 7:40 a.m. – Matt Fitzpatrick, Wyndham Clark, Gary Woodland 7:51 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Matt McCarty, Robert MacIntyre 8:02 a.m. – Cam Davis, Davis Thompson, Thomas Detry 8:13 a.m. – Richard Bland, Trevor Gutschewski (a), Lanto Griffin 8:24 a.m. – Edoardo Molinari, Sam Stevens, Ryan Gerard 8:35 a.m. – Thriston Lawrence, Noah Kent (a), Thorbjørn Olesen 8:46 a.m. – Jinichiro Kozuma, Cameron Tankersley (a), Chase Johnson 8:57 a.m. – Philip Barbaree Jr., Riley Lewis, Brady Calkins 12:30 p.m. – Frederick Lacroix, Emiliano Grillo, Sam Bairstow 12:41 p.m. – Byeong Hun An, Joe Highsmith, Ryan Fox 12:52 p.m. – Victor Perez, Jacob Bridgeman, Adam Schenk 1:03 p.m. – Min Woo Lee, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka 1:14 p.m. – Sam Burns, Nico Echavarria, Denny McCarthy 1:25 p.m. – Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler 1:36 p.m. – Corey Conners, Jason Day, Patrick Reed 1:47 p.m. – Joaquin Niemann, Bud Cauley, Daniel Berger 1:58 p.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Tony Finau, Chris Kirk 2:09 p.m. – Benjamin James (a), Rasmus Højgaard, Stephan Jaeger 2:20 p.m. – Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Justin Hastings (a), Laurie Canter 2:31 p.m. – Frankie Harris (a), Emilio Gonzalez, Roberto Diaz 2:42 p.m. – Grant Haefner, Joey Herrera, George Kneiser Hole No. 10 6:45 a.m. – Zac Blair, Scott Vincent, Alistair Docherty 6:56 a.m. – Jacuqes Kruyswijk, Jordan Smith, Eric Cole 7:07 a.m. – Tom Kim, JJ Spaun, Taylor Pendrith 7:18 a.m. – Ludvig Åberg, Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama 7:29 a.m. – Ben Griffin, Andrew Novak, Maverick McNealy 7:40 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy 7:51 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Si Woo Kim, Lucas Glover 8:02 a.m. – Cameron Smith, Brian Harman, Phil Mickelson 8:13 a.m. – Niklas Norgaard, Brian Campbell, Justin Lower 8:24 a.m. – Davis Riley, Jackson Koivun (a), Johnny Keefer 8:35 a.m. – James Hahn, Mark Hubbard, Michael La Sasso (a) 8:46 a.m. – Joakim Lagergren, Mason Howell (a), Chris Gotterup 8:57 a.m. – Zach Bauchou, Jackson Buchanan, Lance Simpson (a) 12:30 p.m. – Will Chandler, Andrea Pavan, Takumi Kanaya 12:41 p.m. – Bryan Lee (a), Guido Migliozzi, Preston Summerhays 12:52 p.m. – Erik van Rooyen, Max Greyserman, Matt Wallace 1:03 p.m. – Russell Henley, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Nick Taylor 1:14 p.m. – Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson 1:25 p.m. – Tyrrell Hatton, Sungjae Im, Sepp Straka 1:36 p.m. – Cameron Young, Tom Hoge, J.T. Poston 1:47 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Michael Kim, Matthieu Pavon 1:58 p.m. – Marc Leishman, Aaron Rai, Nick Dunlap 2:09 p.m. – Matthew Jordan, Yuta Sugiura, Carlos Ortiz 2:20 p.m. – Ryan McCormick, Trevor Cone, Zach Pollo (a) 2:31 p.m. – James Nicholas, Tyler Weaver (a), Riki Kawamoto 2:42 p.m. – Austen Truslow, Harrison Hott, George Duangmanee Get more from PGA Tour Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more in this topic

NBC Sports
10-06-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
U.S. Open 2025: First-round tee times, groupings and featured groups Thursday at Oakmont
The 125th U.S. Open gets underway Thursday at Oakmont Country Club. USA Network and Peacock will have live action with these featured groups exclusively on Peacock (all times EDT): MORNING FEATURED GROUPS 7:18 a.m.: Ludvig Åberg, Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama 7:29 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, Jose Luis Ballester, Bryson DeChambeau 7:40 a.m.: Shane Lowry, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy AFTERNOON FEATURED GROUPS 1:03 p.m.: Min Woo Lee, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka 1:14 p.m.: Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson 1:25 p.m.: Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler Golf Channel Staff, Here are the full tee times from the first round in Oakmont, Pennsylvania (a = amateur). Thursday, Hole 1 and Friday, Hole 10 6:45 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. - (a) Matt Vogt, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Kevin Velo, Danville, Calif.; Trent Phillips, Inman, S.C. 6:56 a.m. / 12:41 p.m. - Chandler Blanchet, Jacksonville, Fla.; Alvaro Ortiz, Mexico; Doug Ghim, Arlington, Ill. 7:07 a.m. / 12:52 p.m. - (a) Evan Beck, Virginia Beach, Va.; Maxwell Moldovan, Uniontown, Ohio; Justin Hicks, Wellington, Fla. 7:18 a.m. / 1:03 p.m. - Harris English, Sea Island, Ga.; Tommy Fleetwood, England; Keegan Bradley, Woodstock, Vt. 7:29 a.m. / 1:14 p.m. - Xander Schauffele, San Diego, Calif.; Jose Luis Ballester, Spain; Bryson DeChambeau, Grapevine, Texas 7:40 a.m. / 1:25 p.m. - Matt Fitzpatrick, England; Wyndham Clark, Denver, Colo.; Gary Woodland, Topeka, Kan. 7:51 a.m. / 1:36 p.m. - Akshay Bhatia, Jupiter, Fla.; Matt McCarty, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Robert MacIntyre, Scotland 8:02 a.m. / 1:47 p.m. - Cam Davis, Australia; Davis Thompson, St. Simons Island, Ga.; Thomas Detry, Belgium 8:13 a.m. / 1:58 p.m. - Richard Bland, England; (a) Trevor Gutschewski, Omaha, Neb.; Lanto Griffin, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 8:24 a.m. / 2:09 p.m. - Edoardo Molinari, Italy; Sam Stevens, Wichita, Kan.; Ryan Gerard, Raleigh, N.C. 8:35 a.m. / 2:20 p.m. - Thriston Lawrence, South Africa; (a) Noah Kent, Naples, Fla.; Thorbjørn Olesen, Denmark 8:46 a.m. / 2:31 p.m. - Jinichiro Kozuma, Japan; (a) Cameron Tankersley, Dickson, Tenn.; Chase Johnson, Boynton Beach, Fla. 8:57 a.m. / 2:42 p.m. - Philip Barbaree Jr., Shreveport, La.; Riley Lewis, Prescott, Ariz.; Brady Calkins, Chehalis, Wash. 12:30 p.m. / 6:45 a.m. - Frederic Lacroix, France; Emiliano Grillo, Argentina; Sam Bairstow, England 12:41 p.m. / 6:56 a.m. - Byeong Hun An, Republic of Korea; Joe Highsmith, Lakewood, Wash.; Ryan Fox, New Zealand 12:52 p.m. / 7:07 a.m. - Victor Perez, France; Jacob Bridgeman, Simpsonville, S.C.; Adam Schenk, Vincennes, Ind. 1:03 p.m. / 7:18 a.m. - Min Woo Lee, Australia; Justin Thomas, Louisville, Ky.; Brooks Koepka, West Palm Beach, Fla. 1:14 p.m. / 7:29 a.m. - Sam Burns, Shreveport, La.; Nico Echavarria, Colombia; Denny McCarthy, Jupiter, Fla. 1:25 p.m. / 7:40 a.m. - Viktor Hovland, Norway; Collin Morikawa, La Canada, Calif.; Scottie Scheffler, Dallas, Texas 1:36 p.m. / 7:51 a.m. - Corey Conners, Canada; Jason Day, Australia; Patrick Reed, Spring, Texas 1:47 p.m. / 8:02 a.m. - Joaquin Niemann, Chile; Bud Cauley, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Daniel Berger, Jupiter, Fla. 1:58 p.m. / 8:13 a.m. - Mackenzie Hughes, Canada; Tony Finau, Lehi, Utah; Chris Kirk, Watkinsville, Ga. 2:09 p.m. / 8:24 a.m. - (a) Benjamin James, Milford, Conn.; Rasmus Højgaard, Denmark; Stephan Jaeger, Germany 2:20 p.m. / 8:35 a.m. - Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Denmark; (a) Justin Hastings, Cayman Islands; Laurie Canter, England 2:31 p.m. / 8:46 a.m. - (a) Frankie Harris, Boca Raton, Fla.; Emilio Gonzalez, Mexico; Roberto Díaz, Mexico 2:42 p.m. / 8:57 a.m. - Grant Haefner, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; Joey Herrera, Fillmore, Calif.; George Kneiser, Oconomowoc, Wis. Thursday, Hole 10 and Friday, Hole 1 6:45 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. - Zac Blair, Orem, Utah; Scott Vincent, Zimbabwe; Alistair Docherty, Vancouver, Wash. 6:56 a.m. / 12:41 p.m. - Jacques Kruyswijk, South Africa; Jordan Smith, England; Eric Cole, Tequesta, Fla. 7:07 a.m. / 12:52 p.m. - Tom Kim, Republic of Korea; JJ Spaun, Los Angeles, Calif.; Taylor Pendrith, Canada 7:18 a.m. / 1:03 p.m. - Ludvig Åberg, Sweden; Adam Scott, Australia; Hideki Matsuyama, Japan 7:29 a.m. / 1:14 p.m. - Ben Griffin, Chapel Hill, N.C.; Andrew Novak, St. Simons Island, Ga.; Maverick McNealy, Las Vegas, Nev. 7:40 a.m. / 1:25 p.m. - Shane Lowry, Ireland; Justin Rose, England; Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland 7:51 a.m. / 1:36 p.m. - Patrick Cantlay, Jupiter, Fla.; Si Woo Kim, Republic of Korea; Lucas Glover, Jupiter, Fla. 8:02 a.m. / 1:47 p.m. - Cameron Smith, Australia; Brian Harman, Sea Island, Ga.; Phil Mickelson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 8:13 a.m. / 1:58 p.m. - Niklas Norgaard, Denmark; Brian Campbell, Irvine, Calif.; Justin Lower, Uniontown, Ohio 8:24 a.m. / 2:09 p.m. - Davis Riley, Hattiesburg, Miss.; (a) Jackson Koivun, Chapel Hill, N.C.; Johnny Keefer, San Antonio, Texas 8:35 a.m. / 2:20 p.m. - James Hahn, Alameda, Calif.; Mark Hubbard, Denver, Colo.; (a) Michael La Sasso, Raleigh, N.C. 8:46 a.m. / 2:31 p.m. - Joakim Lagergren, Sweden; (a) Mason Howell, Thomasville, Ga.; Chris Gotterup, Little Silver, N.J. 8:57 a.m. / 2:42 p.m. - Zach Bauchou, Edmond, Okla.; Jackson Buchanan, Dacula, Ga.; (a) Lance Simpson, Knoxville, Tenn. 12:30 p.m. / 6:45 a.m. - Will Chandler, Sea Island, Ga.; Andrea Pavan, Italy; Takumi Kanaya, Japan 12:41 p.m. / 6:56 a.m. - (a) Bryan Lee, Fairfax, Va.; Guido Migliozzi, Italy; Preston Summerhays, Scottsdale, Ariz. 12:52 p.m. / 7:07 a.m. - Erik van Rooyen, South Africa; Max Greyserman, Short Hills, N.J.; Matt Wallace, England 1:03 p.m. / 7:18 a.m. - Russell Henley, Columbus, Ga.; Christiaan Bezuidenhout, South Africa; Nick Taylor, Canada 1:14 p.m. / 7:29 a.m. - Jordan Spieth, Dallas, Texas; Jon Rahm, Spain; Dustin Johnson, Jupiter, Fla. 1:25 p.m. / 7:40 a.m. - Tyrrell Hatton, England; Sungjae Im, Republic of Korea; Sepp Straka, Austria 1:36 p.m. / 7:51 a.m. - Cameron Young, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Tom Hoge, Fargo, N.D.; J.T. Poston, Hickory, N.C. 1:47 p.m. / 8:02 a.m. - Jhonattan Vegas, Venezuela; Michael Kim, Dallas, Texas; Matthieu Pavon, France 1:58 p.m. / 8:13 a.m. - Marc Leishman, Australia; Aaron Rai, England; Nick Dunlap, Jupiter, Fla. 2:09 p.m. / 8:24 a.m. - Matthew Jordan, England; Yuta Sugiura, Japan; Carlos Ortiz, Mexico 2:20 p.m. / 8:35 a.m. - Ryan McCormick, Middletown, N.J.; Trevor Cone, Concord, N.C.; (a) Zach Pollo, Lincoln, Calif. 2:31 p.m. / 8:46 a.m. - James Nicholas, Scarsdale, N.Y.; (a) Tyler Weaver, England; Riki Kawamoto, Japan 2:42 p.m. / 8:57 a.m. - Austen Truslow, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.; Harrison Ott, Franklin, Tenn.; George Duangmanee, Fairfax, Va.


Independent Singapore
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Independent Singapore
Spanish golfer who peed himself in Rae's Creek during the Masters is now playing for LIV Golf
Photo: Spanish golfer Jose Luis Ballester is now joining the LIV Golf and will play under the Fireballs team, led by fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia. Undoubtedly, the athlete has an impressive background in the sport, having won at both the U.S. Amateur and European Amateur. However, he is recently well-known as the man who relieved himself in Rae's Creek at the 2025 Masters. What exactly made the headlines? At the 2025 Masters, Ballester faced an unexpected situation on the famous par-5 13th hole. The athlete was playing against World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas during the first round, and he felt the urgent need to pee. He chose to do so in Rae's Creek at the Augusta National. Ballester then believed he was out of public sight, despite a large crowd watching from around his surroundings. When asked about the incident after the game, he downplayed the fact, saying it was not a big deal. See also Liv Golf stars set for big test at Sentosa's Serapong course He expressed back then: 'Didn't really know where to go, and since JT had an issue on the green, I'm like, I'm just going to sneak here in the river, and probably people would not see me that much, and then they clapped for me.' Regardless of the incident, LIV Golf signing Ballester is a major step for the Saudi-backed circuit. He has been known as one of the top amateurs in the world for some time now, and it shows that he has the potential to become a professional sooner or later. In a social media post shared by the Fireballs GC, it stated: 'Josele Ballester is a Fireball ⛳️.' Netizens shared their support in the comments section and remarked: 'What a signing 🔥,' 'Good luck Josele 🙌,' 'Congrats, you will do great and have a great team around you 🔥,' 'Congratulations!! Well deserved!' and 'Well earned. After all these years of hard work and sacrifice, you deserve every penny. You're the best 🔥.' In another social media post, the team shared a photo of Ballester and Garcia with a caption: 'From mentee to teammate. 🫶' More netizens commented on the post and said: 'Love to see it!! 🔥🙌,' 'That's really cool. Best of luck,' Good luck in your new stage. A privilege to have watched you grow as a person and as an athlete (translated)', and 'Yeah Josele!! How great you are! Seeing you in the uniform and at that age, what memories that photo brings back. Always great!! (translated).'


Daily Mail
04-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Jose Luis Ballester, who stunned fans with disgusting act at the Masters, makes shock career move
Jose Luis Ballester has signed a major career contract just two months after going viral at Augusta National. The reigning US Amateur has signed a multi-year deal with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit, forfeiting his shot at making it on the PGA Tour. The 21-year-old will join fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia's Fireballs team, joining Abraham Ancer and David Puig. He is set to make his professional debut this week at LIV Golf's Virginia event at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club outside Washington, D.C. 'We are very excited about Josele joining the team,' Garcia said in a statement. 'Personally, I have known him since he could pick up a golf club and he has worked with my father as his coach throughout his golf career.' Ballester just wrapped up his senior season at Arizona State - the alma mater of LIV Golf stars Phil Mickelson and Jon Rahm. He finished third in the PGA Tour University standings, which earned him full status on the Korn Ferry Tour, the PGA Tour's top developmental circuit. However, according to Golf Channel, Ballester declined the offer, instead opting to snub the Tour in favor of its rival breakaway. LIV Golf players have been banned from the PGA Tour for their defections as the truce negotiations between the two circuits drag on. The PGA Tour rejected a $1.5 billion reunification offer from the Saudi Public Investment Fund - which bankrolls the LIV breakaway - in April. Despite missing the cut, Ballester made headlines at The Masters in April when he left the patrons of the hallowed Augusta National stunned. He stirred controversy during the first round when, playing alongside world No 1 Scottie Scheffler, he sported a cap with 'Sun Devils' written upside down on the front. An apparent fashion faux pas among golf's traditionalists. He truly horrified Augusta's most orthodox patrons when he took relief of a very different kind at one of the course's most famous landmarks. Ballester urinated into Rae's Creek at the 13th at the risk of facing punishment from the powers that be at the church of golf. Fans flocked to his girlfriend's Instagram her boyfriend shot to fame at The Masters 'I completely forgot that we had those restrooms to the left of the tee box,' an unrepentant Ballester explained after he was caught in the act. 'I really needed to pee. I didn't really know where to go…I'm like, I'm just going to sneak here in the river and probably people would not see me that much, and then they clapped for me.' However, he appeared to have avoided the wrath of the Augusta officials over his unscheduled pit stop when he was permitted to return to tee it up for the second round alongside Scheffler and Justin Thomas. Ballester defeated Noah Kent 2 up in the 36-hole U.S. Amateur final at Hazeltine last August. Although he is turning professional, he keeps his spot in next week's U.S. Open at Oakmont as the reigning champion of the USGA's top amateur event. Ballester is the son of two Spanish Olympians with his mother Sonia Barrio winning a gold medal in field hockey at the 1992 Barcelona games. Meanwhile, his father, Jose Luis Ballester Sr., was an Olympic swimmer, who also competed at the University of Florida. Ballester, who hails from Castellón, Spain, has one sister, Julia, who is also a collegiate golfer as a sophomore at Kansas State.


Washington Post
04-06-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
US Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester of Spain joins LIV Golf
GAINESVILLE, Va. — U.S. Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester of Spain has joined LIV Golf and will make his professional debut this week at the Saudi-funded league's Virginia event. Ballester, who goes by the nickname Josele, signed a multiyear contract, LIV said Wednesday, and will be part of the Fireballs team captained by fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia.