US Open 2016 leaderboard live: Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Jason Day in the hunt at Oakmont
Follow the latest standings on day one of the tournament
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Your support makes all the difference.Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of the 2016 US Open at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.
- Play scheduled to start at 11.45am BST
- Defending champion Jordan Spieth tees off at 1.45pm
- Rory McIlroy and Danny Willett, the Masters champion, are due to start at 1.24pm
- Other British and Irish hopes: Paul Casey (1.02pm), Lee Westwood (1.13pm), Luke Donald (1.13pm), Shane Lowry (1.35pm), Graeme McDowell (6.47pm), Justin Rose (7.09pm)
Check out the leaderboard below for the latest standings...
Thursday's tee times and groupings
Starting from the first hole
11:45 - Denny McCarthy, Aron Price (Australia), Mikael Lundberg (Sweden)
11:56 - a-Nick Hardy, Mike Van Sickle; Tom Hoge
12:07 - Patrick Rodgers, a-Sam Horsfield (England), Andrew Johnston (England)
12:18 - Justin Hicks, Soren Hansen (Denmark), Jason Allred
12:29 - Romain Wattel (France), Kang Sung-hoon (South Korea), Yusaku Miyazato (Japan)
12:40 - Bernd Wiesberger (Austria), Matteo Manassero (Italy), Daniel Berger
12:51 - Matt Kuchar, Bubba Watson, Patrick Reed
13:02 - Rafa Cabrera-Bello (Spain), J.B. Holmes, Kevin Chappell
13:13 - Matthew Fitzpatrick (England), Danny Lee (New Zealand), An Byeong-hun (South Korea)
13:24 - Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Danny Willett (England), Rickie Fowler
13:35 - Chris Kirk, Emiliano Grillo (Argentina), Shane Lowry (Ireland)
13:46 - Mike Miller, Matthew Borchert, a-Charlie Danielson
13:57 - Chase Parker, a-Ryan Stachler, Patrick Wilkes-Krier
17:30 - Peter Hanson (Sweden), Tim Wilkinson (New Zealand), Thitiphun Chuayprakong (Thailand)
17:41 - Billy Hurley III, Jeev Milkha Singh (India), J.J. Henry
17:52 - Brendan Steele, Soren Kjeldsen (Denmark), Jaco Van Zyl (South Africa)
18:03 - Anirban Lahiri (India), Scott Piercy, Jamie Donaldson (Wales)
18:14 - Spencer Levin, Toru Taniguchi (Japan), Carlos Ortiz (Mexico)
18:25 - Ryan Moore, Andrew Sullivan (England), Charley Hoffman
18:36 - Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), Sergio Garcia (Spain), Dustin Johnson
18:47 - Webb Simpson, Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland), Geoff Ogilvy (Australia)
18:58 - Ernie Els (South Africa), Jim Furyk, Angel Cabrera (Argentina)
19:09 - Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand), Kim Kyung-tae (South Korea), Kevin Na
19:20 - Jason Day (Australia), Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa), Adam Scott (Australia)
19:31 - Aaron Wise, Ethan Tracy, Brandon Harkins
19:42 - a-Justin Suh, TJ Howe, Frank Adams
Starting from the 10th hole
11:45 - Andres Gonzales, a-Scottie Scheffler, Derek Fathauer
11:56 - Andrew Landry, Matthew Baldwin (England), DJ Trahan
12:07 - Rob Oppenheim, Dicky Pride, Wes Short Jr.
12:18 - Patton Kizzire, Yuta Ikeda (Japan), David Lingmerth (Sweden)
12:29 - Hideto Tanihara (Japan), Gregory Bourdy (France), Kevin Streelman
12:40 - a-Jon Rahm (Spain), James Hahn, Robert Streb
12:51 - Thomas Aiken (South Africa), Jeff Maggert, David Toms
13:02 - Marc Leishman (Australia), Jimmy Walker, Paul Casey (England)
13:13 - Lee Westwood (England), Luke Donald (England), Martin Kaymer (Germany)
13:24 - Russell Knox (Scotland), Harris English, Jason Dufner
13:35 - Zach Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Jordan Spieth
13:46 - Kevin Foley, Gregor Main, Mark Anguiano
13:57 - a-Kyle Mueller, Derek Chang, Richie Schembechler
17:30 - Lee Slattery (England), Miguel Tabuena (Philippines), Daniel Summerhays
17:41 - Sebastian Soderberg (Sweden), Zach Edmondson, Kent Bulle
17:52 - Tony Finau, Alex Noren (Sweden), Jason Kokrak
18:03 - Max Kieffer (Germany), Gary Stal (France), Kevin Tway
18:14 - Cameron Smith (Australia), Steven Bowditch (Australia), a-Derek Bard
18:25 - Jim Herman, Smylie Kaufman, William McGirt
18:36 - Brandt Snedeker, Bill Haas, Billy Horschel
18:47 - Brooks Koepka, Chris Wood (England), Justin Thomas
18:58 - Kevin Kisner, Charl Schwartzel (South Africa), Branden Grace (South Africa)
19:09 - Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose (England), Henrik Stenson (Sweden)
19:20 - Retief Goosen (South Africa), Keegan Bradley, Lucas Glover
19:31 - Andy Pope, a-Sam Burns, Matt Marshall
19:42 - Tyler Raber, a-Christopher Crawford, Austin Jordan
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