USGA Announces Groupings & Starting Times for 36th U.S. Senior Open


The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced the groupings and starting times for the first two rounds of the 2015 U.S. Senior Open Championship, Thursday (June 25) and Friday (June 26), at 6,994-yard, par-70 Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, Calif.

The U.S. Senior Open is a 72-hole, stroke-play competition. A field of 156 players will play 18 holes of stroke play on June 25 and 26, after which the field will be reduced to the low 60 scores and ties. Those players making the cut will play 18 holes on June 27 and 28. If there is a tie upon the completion of 72 holes, a three-hole aggregate playoff will immediately follow. If this playoff results in a tie, the tied players will immediately continue to play off hole-by-hole until the winner is determined.

All Times PDT

Thursday (June 25), hole No. 1 / Friday (June 26), hole No. 10

7 a.m. / 12:45 p.m. - Bob Niger, El Dorado Hills, Calif.; Brad Lardon, College Station, Texas; John Ross, Bramwell, W.Va.
7:10 a.m. / 12:55 p.m. - (a) David Delich, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Robert Thompson, Huntsville, Texas; (a) Dave Davis, Saginaw, Texas
7:21 a.m. / 1:06 p.m. - Skip Kendall, Windermere, Fla.; Jesper Parnevik, Sweden; Willie Wood, Edmond, Okla.
7:31 a.m. / 1:16 p.m. - David Frost, South Africa; Chien Soon Lu, Chinese Taipei; Mark Brooks, Fort Worth, Texas
7:42 a.m. / 1:27 p.m. - Brad Bryant, Lakeland, Fla.; Stephen Ames, Canada; Roger Chapman, England
7:52 a.m. / 1:37 p.m. - Mark Calcavecchia, Tequesta, Fla.; Craig Stadler, Evergreen, Colo.; Scott Simpson, Kailua, Hawaii
8:03 a.m. / 1:48 p.m. - R.W. Eaks, Fountain Hills, Ariz.; Guy Boros, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Eduardo Romero, Argentina
8:13 a.m. / 1:58 p.m. - Paul Wesselingh, England; (a) Doug Hanzel, Savannah, Ga.; Jeff Hart, Solana Beach, Calif.
8:24 a.m. / 2:09 p.m. - Barry Lane, England; Wes Short Jr., Austin, Texas; (a) Michael McCoy, Des Moines, Iowa
8:34 a.m. / 2:19 p.m. - Neal Lancaster, Smithfield, N.C.; Jimmy Carter, Scottsdale, Ariz.; P.H. Horgan, West Palm Beach, Fla.
8:45 a.m. / 2:30 p.m. - Brian Wilson, Fort Worth, Texas; (a) Jack Larkin, Atlanta, Ga.; Brent Studer, Manasquan, N.J.
8:55 a.m. / 2:40 p.m. - (a) Michael Kelly, Odenton, Md.; Yong Lee, Auburn, Wash.; Rick Woodson, Sachse, Texas
9:06 a.m. / 2:51 p.m. - (a) Dave Bunker, Canada; Danny Elkins, Roswell, Ga.; Mark Houser, Kingsport, Tenn.

Thursday (June 25), hole No. 10 / Friday (June 26), hole No. 1

7 a.m. / 12:45 p.m. - Kevin Burton, Boise, Idaho; Jim McGovern, Oradell, N.J.; Fran Marrello, Plymouth, Conn.
7:10 a.m. / 12:55 p.m. - Grant Waite, Australia; (a) Jeff Wilson, Fairfield, Calif.; Philip Golding, England
7:21 a.m. / 1:06 p.m. - John Riegger, Henderson, Nev.; Cesar Monasterio, Argentina; Jerry Smith, Scottsdale, Ariz.
7:31 a.m. / 1:16 p.m. - Joey Sindelar, Horseheads, N.Y.; Michael Allen, Paradise Valley, Ariz.; Peter Senior, Australia
7:42 a.m. / 1:27 p.m. - Mark O'Meara, Houston, Texas; Lee Janzen, Orlando, Fla.; Steve Jones, Tempe, Ariz.
7:52 a.m. / 1:37 p.m. - Tom Watson, Westwood, Kan.; Ian Woosnam, England; Fred Couples, Newport Beach, Calif.
8:03 a.m. / 1:48 p.m. - Rocco Mediate, Greensburg, Pa.; John Cook, Orlando, Fla.; Fred Funk, Ponte Vedra, Fla.
8:13 a.m. / 1:58 p.m. - Larry Mize, Columbus, Ga.; Jay Haas, Greer, S.C.; Hale Irwin, Paradise Valley, Ariz.
8:24 a.m. / 2:09 p.m. - Scott Hoch, Orlando, Fla.; Kirk Triplett, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Billy Andrade, Bristol, R.I.
8:34 a.m. / 2:19 p.m. - Michael Grob, Billings, Mont.; (a) Dave Ryan, Taylorville, Ill.; (a) Roger Hoit, Summit, N.J.
8:45 a.m. / 2:30 p.m. - (a) John McClure, Austin, Texas; Gustav Ulrich, Carthage, N.C.; Todd McCorkle, Birmingham, Ala.
8:55 a.m. / 2:40 p.m. - Michael Miles, Huntington Beach, Calif.; Steve Madsen, Jupiter, Fla.; (a) Ian Harris, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
9:06 a.m. / 2:51 p.m. - (a) Jim Knoll, Sunnyvale, Calif.; Mike Keymont, Orlando, Fla.; (a) Patrick Carrigan, Walnut, Calif.

Thursday (June 25), hole No. 1 / Friday (June 26), hole No. 10

12:45 p.m. / 7 a.m. - Mark Mielke, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Geoffrey Sisk, Marshfield, Mass.; Greg Bruckner, Phoenix, Ariz.
12:55 p.m. / 7:10 a.m. - Rick Gibson, Canada; Jay Delsing, St. Louis, Mo.; (a) Bryan Norton, Mission Hills, Kan.
1:06 p.m. / 7:21 a.m. - Woody Austin, Derby, Kan.; Joe Durant, Pensacola, Fla.; Gene Sauers, Savannah, Ga.
1:16 p.m. / 7:31 a.m. - Kohki Idoki, Japan; Scott Dunlap, Duluth, Ga.; Marco Dawson, Merritt Island, Fla.
1:27 p.m. / 7:42 a.m. - Bernhard Langer, Germany; (a) Patrick Tallent, Vienna, Va.; Colin Montgomerie, Scotland
1:37 p.m. / 7:52 a.m. - Duffy Waldorf, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.; Paul Goydos, Coto De Caza, Calif.; Kevin Sutherland, Sacramento, Calif.
1:48 p.m. / 8:03 a.m. - Corey Pavin, Los Angeles, Calif.; Bob Tway, Edmond, Okla.; Kenny Perry, Franklin, Ky.
1:58 p.m. / 8:13 a.m. - Joel Edwards, Irving, Texas; Lance Ten Broeck, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Tom Byrum, San Antonio, Texas
2:09 p.m. / 8:24 a.m. - Esteban Toledo, Mexico; Jeff Maggert, Sea Pines, S.C.; Tom Pernice Jr., Murrieta, Calif.
2:19 p.m. / 8:34 a.m. - (a) Mark Sanchez, Kentfield, Calif.; Mike Tucker, Chesterfield, Mo.; Jim Gaugert, Lake Geneva, Wis.
2:30 p.m. / 8:45 a.m. - Eduardo Herrera, Windermere, Fla.; (a) Erik Hanson, Kirkland, Wash.; (a) Douglas Williams, Los Angeles, Calif.
2:40 p.m. / 8:55 a.m. - (a) Tal Tartaglia, Reedley, Calif.; (a) Terry Foreman, Brentwood, Calif.; Robin Byrd, Satellite Beach, Fla.
2:51 p.m. / 9:06 a.m. - Kirk Maynord, Midwest City, Okla.; Bruce Nakamura, Vista, Calif.; Scott Krieger, Portland, Ore.

Thursday (June 25), hole No. 10 / Friday (June 26), hole No. 1

12:45 p.m. / 7 a.m. - Stephen Schneiter, Sandy, Utah; Sonny Skinner, Sylvester, Ga.; Charles Raulerson, Fleming Island, Fla.
12:55 p.m. / 7:10 a.m. - David Ishii, Aiea, Hawaii; Eric Meeks, Las Vegas, Nev.; (a) Tommy Brennan, Covington, La.
1:06 p.m. / 7:21 a.m. - Miguel Angel Martin, Spain; Bob Gilder, Corvallis, Ore.; Dave Eichelberger, Honolulu, Hawaii
1:16 p.m. / 7:31 a.m. - Steve Lowery, Birmingham, Ala.; Kiyoshi Murota, Japan; Mark Wiebe, Aurora, Colo.
1:27 p.m. / 7:42 a.m. - Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain; Jeff Sluman, Hinsdale, Ill.; Tom Lehman, Scottsdale, Ariz.
1:37 p.m. / 7:52 a.m. - Olin Browne, Tequesta, Fla.; Scott Verplank, Edmond, Okla.; Peter Jacobsen, Bonita Springs, Fla.
1:48 p.m. / 8:03 a.m. - Loren Roberts, Germantown, Tenn.; Mike Reid, Provo, Utah; Jerry Pate, Pensacola, Fla.
1:58 p.m. / 8:13 a.m. - Peter Fowler, New Zealand; John Huston, Clearwater, Fla.; Russ Cochran, Paducah, Ky.
2:09 p.m. / 8:24 a.m. - Bart Bryant, Winter Garden, Fla.; Masahiro Kuramoto, Japan; Doug Rohrbaugh, Carbondale, Colo.
2:19 p.m. / 8:34 a.m. - Steve Jurick, Dayton, Ohio; (a) Randy Haag, Orinda, Calif.; Marion Dantzler, Orangeburg, S.C.
2:30 p.m. / 8:45 a.m. - (a) Vincent Buzzini, Palm Desert, Calif.; Gerard Courville, Stratford, Conn.; Don Bell, Port Orange, Fla.
2:40 p.m. / 8:55 a.m. - Chip Johnson, Hingham, Mass.; Mike Mitchell, Rancho Mirage, Calif.; (a) Mike Finster, St. Petersburg, Fla.
2:51 p.m. / 9:06 a.m. - Joe Boros, Saxonburg, Pa.; (a) T.J. Brudzinski, Columbus, Ohio; Jon Levitt, Pasadena, Calif.

(a): amateur

Del Paso Country Club will be set up at 6,994 yards and will play to a par of 36-34--70.

The above report is courtesy of the USGA. For more information, visit www.usga.org.