U.S. Open 2012 Pairings: Complete Listing of Round 1 Pairings

The 2012 U.S. Open begins on Thursday, June 14, 2012, and there are some awesome pairings set up for Round 1 to get the tournament going.

Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson will hit the links as the premier group for the first couple of rounds. The galleries that are sure to follow that trio will be massive, and it will be interesting to see how Watson fares against two of golf's legends.

Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood and Luke Donald will be paired together—the top three golfers in the world, according to the Official World Golf Rankings—and the UK trio represent the best chance for a non-American to win the U.S. Open this year.

The Olympic Club and the USGA have conjured up a special treat for these guys this week: Hole No. 16 will play at 670 yards—the longest hole in U.S. Open history. Players will be hitting long irons into the green on their third shot, and as a result, par-five will be an excellent score.

The course is in perfect condition, though, and there are sure to be a few golfers to post low rounds in the first couple of days. The tournament is set to provide us with plenty of excitement and drama, and I can't wait for the first golfers to tee off early Thursday morning.

Here is the complete listing of Round 1 pairings, according to USOpen.com, all times PDT.

Thursday (June 14), Hole No. 1; Friday (June 15), Hole No. 9

7:15 a.m. / 12:30 p.m.—Scott Langley, Manchester, Mo.; Steve Lebrun, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Beau Hossler (A), Mission Viejo, Calif.

7:26 a.m. / 12:41 p.m.—Jason Bohn, Acworth, Ga.; Raphael Jacquelin, France; J. B. Park, Korea

7:37 a.m. / 12:52 p.m.—Michael Thompson, Birmingham, Ala.; TBD; Steve Marino, St. Simons Island, Ga.

7:48 a.m. / 1:03 p.m.—Brendan Jones, Australia; George Coetzee, South Africa; Gregory Bourdy, France

7:59 a.m. / 1:14 p.m.—Patrick Cantlay (A), Los Alamitos, Calif.; Jonathan Byrd, Sea Island, Ga.; Kyle Stanley, Gig Harbor, Wash.

8:10 a.m. / 1:25 p.m.—Retief Goosen, South Africa; Vijay Singh, Fiji; Zach Johnson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

8:21 a.m. / 1:36 p.m.—Paul Casey, England; Hiroyuki Fujita, Japan; Mark Wilson, Elmhurst, Ill.

8:32 a.m. / 1:47 p.m.—Adam Scott, Australia; Keegan Bradley, Jupiter, Fla.; Webb Simpson, Charlotte, N.C.

8:43 a.m. / 1:58 p.m.—Tim Clark, South Africa; Toru Taniguchi, Japan; Rod Pampling, Australia

8:54 a.m. / 2:09 p.m.—Francesco Molinari, Italy; Bo Van Pelt, Jenks, Okla.; Peter Hanson, Sweden

9:05 a.m. / 2:20 p.m.—D. A. Points, Windermere, Fla.; Dong-Hwan Lee, Korea; Kevin Streelman, Scottsdale, Ariz.

9:16 a.m. / 2:31 p.m.—Edward Loar, Dallas, Texas; Paul Claxton, Claxton, Ga.; Alistair Presnell, Australia

9:27 a.m. / 2:42 p.m.—Mark McCormick, Middletown, N.J.; Nick Sherwood (A), Albany, Ore.; Cole Howard, Fort Worth, Texas

Thursday (June 14), Hole No. 9; Friday (June 15), Hole No. 1

7 a.m. / 12:45 p.m.—Shane Bertsch, Parker, Colo.; Martin Flores, Dallas, Texas; Tommy Biershenk, Inman, S.C.

7:11 a.m. / 12:56 p.m. —Scott Piercy, Las Vegas, Nev.; Matthew Baldwin, England; Matt Bettencourt, Greenville, S.C.

7:22 a.m. / 1:07 p.m.—Thomas Bjorn, Denmark; Kevin Na, Las Vegas, Nev.; Branden Grace, South Africa

7:33 a.m. / 1:18 p.m.—Phil Mickelson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.; Tiger Woods, Hobe Sound, Fla.; Bubba Watson, Scottsdale, Ariz.

7:44 a.m. / 1:29 p.m.—Joe Ogilvie, Austin, Texas; Stephen Ames, Canada; Tim Herron, Deephaven, Minn.

7:55 a.m. / 1:40 p.m.—Davis Love III, Sea Island, Ga.; Padraig Harrington, Ireland; David Toms, Shreveport, La.

8:06 a.m. / 1:51 p.m.—Carl Pettersson, Sweden; Charl Schwartzel, South Africa; Charles Howell III, Windermere, Fla.

8:17 a.m. / 2:02 p.m.—Robert Karlsson, Sweden; Bob Estes, Austin, Texas; Robert Rock, England

8:28 a.m. / 2:13 p.m.—K. J. Choi, Korea; Y. E. Yang, Korea; K. T. Kim, Korea

8:39 a.m. / 2:24 p.m.—Fredrik Jacobson, Sweden; Robert Garrigus, Phoenix, Ariz.; Alexander Noren, Sweden

8:50 a.m. / 2:35 p.m.—Gonzalo Fernandez-Castańo, Spain; SangMoon Bae, Korea; Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Spain

9:01 a.m. / 2:46 p.m.—Marc Warren, Scotland; Anthony Summers, Australia; Michael Allen, Scottsdale, Ariz.

9:12 a.m. / 2:57 p.m.—Hunter Hamrick, Montgomery, Ala.; Tim Weinhart, Alpharetta, Ga.; Scott Smith, Fallon, Nev.

Thursday (June 14), Hole No. 1; Friday (June 15), Hole No. 9

12:45 p.m. / 7 a.m.—Casey Martin, Eugene, Ore.; Cameron Wilson (A), Rowayton, Conn.; Dennis Miller, Youngstown, Ohio

12:56 p.m. / 7:11 a.m.—Jim Herman, Palm City, Fla.; William Lunde, Las Vegas, Nev.; David Mathis, Wake Forest, N.C.

1:07 p.m. / 7:22 a.m.—Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium; Charlie Wi, Korea; Simon Dyson, England

1:18 p.m. / 7:33 a.m.—Alvaro Quiros, Spain; Gary Woodland, Topeka, Kan.; John Senden, Australia

1:29 p.m. / 7:44 a.m.—Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland; Luke Donald, England; Lee Westwood, England

1:40 p.m. / 7:55 a.m.—Jim Furyk, Ponte Vedra Bch, Fla.; Sergio Garcia, Spain; Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland

1:51 p.m. / 8:06 a.m.—Stewart Cink, Duluth, Ga.; Trevor Immelman, South Africa; Lucas Glover, Sea Island, Ga.

2:02 p.m. / 8:17 a.m.—Ernie Els, South Africa; Geoff Ogilvy, Australia; Angel Cabrera, Argentina

2:13 p.m. / 8:28 a.m.—Martin Laird, Scotland; Ben Crane, Beaverton, Ore.; Anders Hansen, Denmark

2:24 p.m. / 8:39 a.m.—Matteo Manassero, Italy; Aaron Baddeley, Australia; Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain

2:35 p.m. / 8:50 a.m.—Brian Harman, St. Simons Island, Ga.; TBD; Mikko Ilonen, Finland

2:46 p.m. / 9:01 a.m.—Brice Garnett, Gallatin, Mo.; TBD; Jesse Mueller, Mesa, Ariz.

2:57 p.m. / 9:12 a.m.—Brian Rowell, Lafayette, La.; Alberto Sanchez (A), Nogales, Ariz.; Brian Gaffney, Monmouth Beach, N.J.

Thursday (June 14), Hole No. 9; Friday (June 15), Hole No. 1

12:30 p.m. / 7:15 a.m.—John Peterson, Baton Rouge, La.; Morgan Hoffmann, Jupiter, Fla.; Aaron Watkins, Mesa, Ariz.

12:41 p.m. / 7:26 a.m.—Jeff Curl, Birmingham, Ala.; Nicholas Thompson, Coral Springs, Fla.; Casey Wittenberg, Memphis, Tenn.

12:52 p.m. / 7:37 a.m.—Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark; Chez Reavie, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Peter Lawrie, Ireland

1:03 p.m. / 7:48 a.m.—Michael Campbell, New Zealand; Olin Browne, Tequesta, Fla.; Joe Durant, Pensacola, Fla.

1:14 p.m. / 7:59 a.m.—Bill Haas, Greenville, S.C.; Nick Watney, Las Vegas, Nev.; Brandt Snedeker, Nashville, Tenn.

1:25 p.m. / 8:10 a.m.—Martin Kaymer, Germany; Hunter Mahan, Colleyville, Texas; Justin Rose, England

1:36 p.m. / 8:21 a.m.—Steve Stricker, Madison, Wis.; Ian Poulter, England; Matt Kuchar, St. Simons Island, Ga.

1:47 p.m. / 8:32 a.m.—Jason Day, Australia; Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa; Jason Dufner, Auburn, Ala.

1:58 p.m. / 8:43 a.m.—Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif.; Ryo Ishikawa, Japan; Dustin Johnson, Jupiter, Fla.

2:09 p.m. / 8:54 a.m.—Hunter Haas, Fort Worth, Texas; Tadahiro Takayama, Japan; Lee Slattery, England

2:20 p.m. / 9:05 a.m.—Alex Cejka, Germany; Kevin Chappell, Fresno, Calif.; Blake Adams, Eatonton, Ga.

2:31 p.m. / 9:16 a.m.—James Hahn, San Bruno, Calif.; Darron Stiles, Pinehurst, N.C.; Roberto Castro, Alpharetta, Ga.

2:42 p.m. / 9:27 a.m.—Brooks Koepka (A), Tallahassee, Fla.; TBD; Samuel Osborne, England

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