2026 U.S. – Saturday’s third round at Shinnecock Hills gets underway after Friday’s second-round finish and cut, with Wyndham Clark and Matt Fitzpatrick set to tee off last at 3:45 p.m. ET and Dylan Wu and Jacob Bridgeman starting at 9:00 a.m. ET.
By the time Saturday arrives at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, the U.S. Open’s field will be pared down to the players still standing after Friday’s second round.
All players have to finish Friday’s round before Saturday tee times for the 2026 U.S. Open can be set. Once the second round is complete, the cut will be made, with about half the field heading home early. The survivors then continue for the U.S. Open trophy over the final two rounds.
The schedule locked in for Saturday’s third round reflects that pressure. Tee times will be arranged in pairings starting off the 1st tee, and the later start times will belong to the top of the leaderboard. Those at the bottom after the cut will begin first Saturday morning.
The order also lines up with the way the U.S. Open has been run before. Last year, J.J. Spaun and Sam Burns teed off in the final pairing at 3:35 p.m. ET, while the first pairing opened at 9:12 a.m. ET. Based on that precedent, Saturday’s tee times this year are expected to fall between about 8:30 a.m. ET and 4 p.m. ET.
Wyndham Clark, the leader, and Matt Fitzpatrick will play together in the final pairing, teeing off at 3:45 p.m. ET. The opening group of the day has Dylan Wu and Jacob Bridgeman starting at 9:00 a.m. ET.
The third round also comes with a tight viewing schedule. The coverage window for Saturday starts with 10 a.m.-12 p.m. ET on USA, followed by 12-8 p.m. ET on NBC. Streamers can watch featured group coverage online via Peacock. USOpen.com. and the USGA App starting on Saturday at 8:45 a.m. ET, with Peacock offering a live stream of NBC’s TV coverage.
2026 U.S. Open tee times for Saturday: Round 3 (ET)
Tee No. 19:00 a.m. – Dylan Wu, Jacob Bridgeman 9:11 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, (a) Eric Lee 9:22 a.m. – Peter Uihlein, Caleb Surratt 9:33 a.m. – (a) Marek Fleming, Robert MacIntyre 9:44 a.m. – Nico Echavarria, Hideki Matsuyama 9:55 a.m. – Bud Cauley, Neal Shipley 10:06 a.m. – Laurie Canter, Michael Kim 10:17 a.m. – (a) Jackson Koivun, (a) Miles Russell 10:33 a.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Emiliano Grillo 10:44 a.m. – James Nicholas, Angel
Hidalgo 10:55 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Joaquin Niemann 11:06 a.m. – Russell Henley, Dustin Johnson 11:17 a.m. – Ryan Fox, Michael Brennan 11:28 a.m. – Pierceson Coody, Max Greyserman 11:39 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Tyrrell Hatton 11:50 a.m. – Cameron Young, Sungjae Im 12:06 p.m. – Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Spencer Tibbits 12:17 p.m. – J.T. Poston, Ben Griffin 12:28 p.m. – Andrew Putnam, John Parry 12:39 p.m. – Jackson Van Paris, Ben James 12:50
p.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Ludvig Åberg 1:01 p.m. – Keegan Bradley, Johnny Keefer 1:12 p.m. – Ben Kohles, Justin Rose 1:28 p.m. – Corey Conners, Aaron Rai 1:39 p.m. – Zac Blair, Max McGreevy 1:50 p.m. – Niklas Nørgaard, Alex Fitzpatrick 2:01 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Brian Harman 2:12 p.m. – Maverick McNealy, Rory McIlroy 2:23 p.m. – Keith Mitchell, Akshay Bhatia 2:34 p.m. – Gary Woodland, Ryo Hisatsune 2:50 p.m. – (a) Ryder Cowan,
William Mouw 3:01 p.m. – Sahith Theegala, Sam Burns 3:12 p.m. – Harry Higgs, Justin Thomas 3:23 p.m. – Collin Morikawa, Tom Kim 3:34 p.m. – Sam Stevens, Xander Schauffele 3:45 p.m. – Matt Fitzpatrick, Wyndham Clark.
2026 U.S. Open Shinnecock Hills Round 3 tee times Wyndham Clark Matt Fitzpatrick Dylan Wu Jacob Bridgeman
So basically if you’re not good enough you’re just sent home? Love it.
Wait, they already cut people after Friday round 2? That’s wild, I thought the Open cuts were like after the weekend starts or whatever. Also 3:45 pm seems late for “last pairing” like, why not earlier?
If Wyndham Clark is “the leader” shouldn’t he tee off first not last? Sounds backwards to me. Maybe last just means he’s being punished lol. I don’t follow golf that close but the timing part confused me.
Every year it’s the same thing with the schedule, then everybody’s yelling at the TV like it’s new. USA 10-12 and NBC 12-8… ok but what about Peacock? Also Shinnecock Hills makes it sound like a beach, not a course, so I’m just assuming it’s gonna be packed and loud.