Major champs drawn together

Defending champion Tiger Woods has been drawn to play with his fellow reigning major winners in the first two rounds of the US Open.

Woods, Harrington and Cabrera will tee off together at Bethpage Black

Defending champion Tiger Woods has been drawn to play with the Open Championship and USPGA title holder Padraig Harrington and Masters winner Angel Cabrera in the first two rounds of the US Open. Officials decided against grouping the top three players in the world rankings, as they did last year at San Diego, and have instead given fans at Bethpage Black the chance to see the reigning champions of all four majors together. World number two Phil Mickelson: who has made a late decision to play the US Open while his wife battles cancer: has been pitted against Ernie Els, whom he beat by one shot for his first major victory at the 2004 Masters; and Retief Goosen, who beat 'Lefty' in 2004 at Shinnecock Hills the last time the US Open was held on Long Island. Fiji's Vijay Singh will be in the same group as India's Jeev Milkha Singh, meanwhile, and US Senior Open champion Eduardo Romero will be playing with his Argentinean compatriot Andres Romero. Sergio Garcia, Camilo Villegas and Adam Scott will be in the same group, but the star power of youth might come from a group that includes 23-year-old Anthony Kim and 20-year-old Rory McIlroy, both among the top 20 in the world. Joining them will be Dustin Johnson, a 24-year-old who has won twice since September. The heartache group includes Kenny Perry, who has lost two majors in a play-off; Rocco Mediate, the runner-up at the US Open last year after a 19-hole play-off against Woods; and Tom Lehman, who played in the final pairing at the US Open for four straight years in the 1990s without ever winning. US Open tee times (local times, BST +5hours, USA unless stated, a denotes amateur) First Tee 7.00am: a-Rickie Fowler, Casey Wittenberg, Bo Van Pelt
7.11; a-Drew Weaver, Angelo Que (Phi), Simon Khan (Eng)
7.22: David Horsey (Eng), John Mallinger, Jose Manuel Lara (Spn)
7.33: Rory Sabbatini (Rsa), Martin Kaymer (Ger), Ryuji Imada (Jpn)
7.44: Vijay Singh (Fij), Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind), KJ Choi (Kor)
7.55: Ian Poulter (Eng), Justin Leonard, Robert Allenby (Aus)
8.06: Padraig Harrington (Irl), Angel Cabrera (Arg), Tiger Woods
8.17: Ryan Moore, Ben Crane, Eric Axley
8.28: Lee Westwood (Eng), Zach Johnson, Shingo Katayama (Jpn)
8.39: Bubba Watson, Johan Edfors (Swe), John Merrick
8.50: Francesco Molinari (Ita), George McNeill Simon Dyson (Eng)
9.01: a-Cameron Tringale, Sean Farren, Andrew Parr (Can)
9.12: a-Vaughn Snyder, Ryan Spears, Michael Miles
12.30 pm: James Nitties (Aus), Peter Tomasulo, Martin Laird (Sco)
12.41: David Smail (Nzl), Cameron Beckman, Steve Allan (Aus)
12.52: JJ Henry, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spn), Briny Baird
1.03: a-Kyle Stanley, Lucas Glover, DJ Trahan
1.14: JB Holmes, Alvaro Quiros (Spn), Nick Watney (Aus)
1.25: Sergio Garcia (Spn), Camilo Villegas (Col), Adam Scott (Aus)
1.36: Justin Rose (Eng), Sean O'Hair, Ross Fisher (Eng)
1.47: Rocco Mediate, Kenny Perry, Tom Lehman
1.58: Hunter Mahan, Oliver Wilson (Eng), Brendt Snedeker
2.09: Billy Mayfair, Matt Kuchar, Ricky Barnes
2.20: Darron Stiles, Shintaro Kai (Jpn), Matt Jones (Aus)
2.31: a-Tyson Alexander, Charlie Beljan, Ryan Blaum
2.42: a-Matt Nagy, Shawn Stefani, Doug Batty (Nzl) Tenth Tee 7.00am: JP Hayes, Greg Kraft, Jeff Brehaut
7.11: a-Drew Kittleson, Sang Moon Bae (Kor), Michael Sim (Aus)
7.22: Heath Slocum, Charlie Wi (Kor), Richard Bland (Eng)
7.33: Ben Curtis, Graeme McDowell (NIrl), Chad Campbell
7.44: Henrik Stenson (Swe), Andrew Svoboda, Steve Stricker
7.55: Geoff Ogilvy (Aus), Jim Furyk, Paul Casey (Eng)
8.06: Luke Donald (Eng), Clinton Jensen, Tim Clark (RSA)
8.17: Anders Romero (Arg), Eduardo Romero (Arg), Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spn)
8.28: Michael Campbell (Nzl), Boo Weekley, Rod Pampling (Aus)
8.39: Kevin Sutherland, Dudley Hart, Ken Duke
8.50: a- Bronson Burgoon, Craig Bowden, Chris Kirk
9.01: a- Ben Martin, Josh McCumber, Kevin Silva
9.12: a-Josh Brock, Trevor Murphy, Nate Tyler
12.30pm: Matt Bettencourt, James Kamte (Rsa), Kaname Yokoo (Jpn)
12.41: a-Nick Taylor (Can), Scott Gutschewski, Gary Woodland
12.52: Carl Pettersson (Swe), Azuma Yano (Jpn), Charl Schwartzel (Rsa)
1.03: David Duval, David Toms, Darren Clarke (NIrl)
1.14: Anthony Kim, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson
1.25: Soren Kjeldsen (Den), Soren Hansen (Den), Peter Hansen (Swe)
1.36: Retief Goosen (Rsa), Ernie Els (Rsa), Phil Mickelson
1.47: Stuart Appleby (Aus), Fred Funk, Todd Hamilton
1.58: Mike Weir (Can), Stephen Ames (Can), Stewart Cink
2.09: Thomas Levet (Fra), Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra), Raphael Jacquelin (Fra)
2.20: Andrew McLardy (Rsa), Chris Stroud, Brian Gay
2.31: a-Clark Klaasen, Colby Beckstrom, Cameron Yancey
2.42: a-Kyle Peterman, Michael Welch, Cortland Lowe