US Open 2025 tee times: When does Rory McIlroy tee off and how to follow his bid for a second major this year after Masters win
The third major of the 2025 season begins on Thursday evening as the US Open gets underway at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania.
It will see Rory McIlroy undergo a quest for a second major this year after completing a career Grand Slam by winning the Green Jacket at Augusta in April.
He completed a dramatic victory by winning a play-off against Justin Rose to secure his first major since the 2014 PGA Championship.
That ended a wait for the Masters that he had endured for over a decade - having won four majors in the previous three years.
But when is McIlroy set to tee off at Oakmont and how can you follow the action?
Read on below for all the key info you need to know ahead of the 2025 US Open.
US Open tee times
McIlroy has been handed an early-late draw that will see him begin alongside his countryman Shane Lowry and Rose - who himself will be keen to avenge the dramatic loss he suffered in the Masters play-off.
That means he will tee off at 12:40pm BST on Thursday (7:40am ET) with a later start of 6:25pm BST (1:25pm ET) on Friday.
Meanwhile, the current world number one Scottie Scheffler is on the other side of the draw, meaning he will tee off in Thursday's opening round at 6:25pm from the first hole, while starting from the 10th on Friday afternoon.
Scheffler, who won the US PGA Championship in May, is alongside fellow American Collin Morikawa and Norway's Viktor Hovland.
Last year's winner Bryson DeChambeau is paired with the reigning Open champion Xander Schauffele - with the duo getting underway at 12:29 from the first hole on Thursday afternoon.
How to watch the US Open
The US Open will be broadcast from start to finish across Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main event.
On Thursday, June 12, and Friday, June 13, the action can be found on Sky Sports Golf from 11:30am BST and Sky Sports Main Event from 7pm.
On Saturday June 14 and Sunday June 15, the broadcaster will commence its coverage at 3pm on Sky Sports Golf and 11pm on Sky Sports Main Event.
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