As usual, there is no shortage of narratives as the 2015 U.S. Open rolls into view. Storylines involving Phil Mickelson's quest for a career grand slam, the state of Tiger Woods' game and playability of the new course, Chambers Bay in Washington, have dominated the conversation.
Come Thursday, all the talk will be put to rest when the tournament finally tees off. Here are the tee times and pairings for all your favorites in the first round.
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What time does Tiger Woods tee off?
Tiger Woods will tee off on hole No. 1 at 2:28 p.m. He is paired with Rickie Fowler and Louis Oosthuizen.
What time does Rory McIlroy tee off?
Rory McIlroy tees off on Hole No. 10 at 8:28 a.m. He is paired with Martin Kaymer, (a) Gunn Yang, Rory McIlroy
U.S. Open 2015 first round schedule, tee times, pairings
All times ET
Hole No. 1 starters (Thursday, June 18)
10 a.m. -- Michael Putnam, Marcus Fraser, TBD
10:11 a.m. -- Garth Mulroy, Richard Lee, Lucas Bjerregaard
10:22 a.m. -- Jason Allred, Kyle Jones, Cody Gribble
10:33 a.m. -- Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Angel Cabrera
10:44 a.m. -- Wen-Chong Liang, David Hearn, Hiroyuki Fujita
10:55 a.m. -- Robert Streb, Lee McCoy, TBD
11:06 a.m. -- George McNeill, Masahiro Kawamura, Cameron Tringale
11:17 a.m. -- Henrik Stenson, Francesco Molinari, Brandt Snedeker
11:28 a.m. -- Jim Furyk, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Colin Montgomerie
11:39 a.m. -- Brooks Koepka, Russell Henley, Byeong-Hun An
11:50 a.m. -- Jason Dufner, Marc Warren, Matt Every
12:01 a.m. -- Brandon Hagy, Matthew NeSmith, Sebastian Cappelen
12:12 a.m. -- Nick Hardy, Alex Kim, Rich Berberian Jr.
4 p.m. -- Jason Palmer, Roberto Castro, Andres Romero
4:11 p.m. -- Denny McCarthy, D.A. Points, Shiv Kapur
4:22 p.m. -- Bryson DeChambeau, Blayne Barber, Billy Hurley III
4:33 p.m. -- Geoff Ogilvy, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen
4:44 p.m. -- Bo Van Pelt, Charlie Beljan, Tony Finau
4:55 p.m. -- Lee Janzen, Oliver Schniederjans, Darren Clarke
5:06 p.m. -- Daniel Summerhays, Thomas Aiken, Danny Lee
5:17 p.m. -- Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, Justin Rose
5:28 p.m. -- Tiger Woods, Rickie Fowler, Louis Oosthuizen
5:39 p.m. -- Jimmy Walker, Zach Johnson, Ian Poulter
5:50 p.m. -- Ryan Moore, Anirban Lahiri, Erik Compton
6:01 p.m. -- Jake Knapp, Tyler Duncan, Matt Mabrey
6:12 p.m. -- Michael Davan, Davis Riley, Andrew Pope
Hole No. 10 starters (Thursday, June 18)
10 a.m. -- Troy Kelly, Seuk Hyun Baek, Cameron Smith
10:11 a.m. -- John Parry, TBD, Jack Maguire
10:22 a.m. -- Timothy O'Neal, Stephan Jaeger, Kurt Barnes
10:33 a.m. -- Gary Woodland, Victor Dubuisson, John Senden
10:44 a.m. -- TBD; Morgan Hoffmann, Jupiter, Fla.; Bernd Wiesberger, Austria
10:55 a.m. -- Marcel Siem, Alexander Levy, Brian Harman
11:06 a.m. -- Hideki Matsuyama, Graeme McDowell, Matt Kuchar
11:17 a.m. -- Dustin Johnson, Adam Scott, Sergio Garcia
11:28 a.m. -- Martin Kaymer, Gunn Yang, Rory McIlroy
11:39 a.m. -- Patrick Reed, Chris Kirk, Jamie Donaldson
11:50 a.m. -- Webb Simpson, Keegan Bradley, Kevin Na
12:01 p.m. -- Sam Horsfield, Shunsuke Sonoda, Oliver Farr
12:12 p.m. -- Kevin Lucas, Pat Wilson, Cole Hammer
4 p.m. -- Tom Hoge, Brad Fritsch, Tjaart van der Walt
4:11 p.m. -- Brad Elder, Beau Hossler, Jamie Lovemark
4:22 p.m. -- Ryo Ishikawa, Luke Donald, J.B. Holmes
4:33 p.m. -- Lucas Glover, Bradley Neil, Marc Leishman
4:44 p.m. -- Ryan Palmer, Joost Luiten, Danny Willett
4:55 p.m. -- TBD; George Coetzee, Alexander Noren
5:06 p.m. -- Brendon Todd, Branden Grace, Thongchai Jaidee
5:17 p.m. -- Billy Horschel, Paul Casey, Lee Westwood
5:28 p.m. -- Bill Haas, Charl Schwartzel, Hunter Mahan
5:39 p.m. -- Shane Lowry, Ben Martin, Stephen Gallacher
5:50 p.m. -- Charley Hoffman, Camilo Villegas, Tommy Fleetwood
6:01 p.m. -- Mark Silvers, Brian Campbell, Cheng-Tsung Pan
6:12 p.m. -- TBD; Jared Becher, Samuel Saunders