COLUMBUS, Ohio (Aug. 6, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced groupings and starting times for the first two rounds of the 2016 U.S. Senior Open Championship, Thursday (Aug. 11) and Friday (Aug. 12), at 7,124-yard, par-70 Scioto Country Club.

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 Aug. 11 and 12, after which the field will be reduced to the low 60 scores and ties. Those players making the cut will play 18 holes on Aug. 13 and 14. 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 EDT

Thursday (Aug. 11), hole #1 / Friday (Aug. 12), hole #10

7:30 a.m. / 1 p.m. – Brian Mogg, Windermere, Fla.; Jeff Gallagher, Henderson, Nev.; Geoffrey Sisk, Marshfield, Mass.

7:40 a.m. / 1:10 p.m. – TBD; Greg Bruckner, Manhattan Beach, Calif.; David Plumb, Bowling Green, Ky.

7:51 a.m. / 1:21 p.m. – Kevin Sutherland, Sacramento, Calif.; Brad Bryant, Lakeland, Fla.; Fred Funk, Ponte Vedra, Fla.

8:01 a.m. / 1:31 p.m. – Tom Pernice Jr., Murrieta, Calif.; David Frost, South Africa; Philip Golding, England

8:12 a.m. / 1:42 p.m. – Paul Broadhurst, England; Jay Haas, Greer, S.C.; Billy Andrade, Bristol, R.I.

8:22 a.m. / 1:52 p.m. – Mark Calcavecchia, Jupiter, Fla.; Michael Allen, Paradise Valley, Ariz.; Vijay Singh, Fiji

8:33 a.m. / 2:03 p.m. – Scott Verplank, Edmond, Okla.; Bob Tway, Edmond, Okla.; Michael Bradley, Lithia, Fla.

8:43 a.m. / 2:13 p.m. – Barry Lane, England; Russ Cochran, Paducah, Ky.; Tom Byrum, San Antonio, Texas

8:54 a.m. / 2:24 p.m. – Scott Hoch, Orlando, Fla.; Mark Wiebe, Denver, Colo.; Tommy Armour III, Dallas, Texas

9:04 a.m. / 2:34 p.m. – Bart Bryant, Winter Garden, Fla.; Kohki Idoki, Japan; Paul Wesselingh, England

9:15 a.m. / 2:45 p.m. – Walter Chapman, Knoxville, Tenn.; (a) Steven Jacobs, Highland Park, Ill.; (a) David Capel, Huntington Beach, Calif.

9:25 a.m. / 2:55 p.m. – Ron Skayhan, Huntington Beach, Calif.; (a) Jeff Mallette, North Canton, Ohio; Kevin Healy, Sugar Grove, Ill.

9:36 a.m. / 3:06 p.m. – (a) Scott Vermeer, Boise, Idaho; Greg Parker, Marion, N.C.; Stephen Mondshine, Sugarland, Texas

Thursday (Aug. 11), hole #10 / Friday (Aug. 12), hole #1

7:30 a.m. / 1 p.m. – Mike Gilmore, Bethel, Conn.; Bobby Gage, Boynton Beach, Fla.; Thomas Stankowski, Fort Myers, Fla.

7:40 a.m. / 1:10 p.m. – (a) Randy Haag, Orinda, Calif.; Brian Henninger, Wilsonville, Ore.; Lance Ten Broeck, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

7:51 a.m. / 1:21 p.m. – John Daly, Dardanelle, Ark.; Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain; Ian Woosnam, Wales

8:01 a.m. / 1:31 p.m. – Mark Brooks, Fort Worth, Texas; Rocco Mediate, Greensburg, Pa.; Bernhard Langer, Germany

8:12 a.m. / 1:42 p.m. – Marco Dawson, Merritt Island, Fla.; (a) Chip Lutz, Reading, Pa.; Jeff Maggert, Sea Pines, S.C.

8:22 a.m. / 1:52 p.m. – Woody Austin, Derby, Kan.; Jesper Parnevik, Sweden; Paul Goydos, Long Beach, Calif.

8:33 a.m. / 2:03 p.m. – Olin Browne, Tequesta, Fla.; Kenny Perry, Franklin, Ky.; Colin Montgomerie, Scotland

8:43 a.m. / 2:13 p.m. – Kiyoshi Murota, Japan; Jerry Smith, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Steve Lowery, Birmingham, Ala.

8:54 a.m. / 2:24 p.m. – Miguel Angel Martin, Spain; Esteban Toledo, Mexico; Takeshi Sakiyama, Japan

9:04 a.m. / 2:34 p.m. – Doug Garwood, Stevenson Ranch, Calif.; Joel Edwards, Irving, Texas; Stephen Dodd, Wales

9:15 a.m. / 2:45 p.m. – Kevin Hayashi, Hilo, Hawaii; (a) Don Walsworth, Leawood, Kan.; Gustav Ulrich, Whispering Pines, N.C.

9:25 a.m. / 2:55 p.m. – Ricky Touma, Olney, Md.; (a) Dave Bunker, Canada; (a) Mike Bodney, Jacksonville, Fla.

9:36 a.m. / 3:06 p.m. – John Balfanz, Bakersfield, Calif.; (a) James Kiely, Milton, Ga.; Brian Cairns, Walled Lake, Mich.

Thursday (Aug. 11), hole #1 / Friday (Aug. 12), hole #10

1 p.m. / 7:30 a.m. – Ron Vlosich, Lakewood, Colo.; Gary Rusnak, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.; Stephen Keppler, England

1:10 p.m. / 7:40 a.m. – Jeffrey Roth, Farmington, N.M.; Mike Small, Champaign, Ill.; Chip Sullivan, Jackson, Miss.

1:21 p.m. / 7:51 a.m. – Lonnie Nielsen, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; (a) Gene Elliott, West Des Moines, Iowa; Gil Morgan, Edmond, Okla.

1:31 p.m. / 8:01 a.m. – Rod Spittle, Canada; Joey Sindelar, Horseheads, N.Y.; John Cook, Orlando, Fla.

1:42 p.m. / 8:12 a.m. – Lee Janzen, Orlando, Fla.; Jeff Sluman, Hinsdale, Ill.; Todd Hamilton, Westlake, Texas

1:52 p.m. / 8:22 a.m. – Tom Lehman, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Mark O'Meara, Houston, Texas; Tom Watson, Westwood, Kan.

2:03 p.m. / 8:33 a.m. – Scott Dunlap, Sarasota, Fla.; Joe Durant, Pensacola Beach, Fla.; Scott McCarron, La Quinta, Calif.

2:13 p.m. / 8:43 a.m. – (a) Michael McCoy, Des Moines, Iowa; Eduardo Romero, Argentina; Roger Chapman, England

2:24 p.m. / 8:54 a.m. – Jimmy Carter, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Peter Fowler, Australia; Steve Pate, Westlake Village, Calif.

2:34 p.m. / 9:04 a.m. – Jeff Hart, Solana Beach, Calif.; Gary Koch, Tampa, Fla.; Mike Standly, League City, Texas

2:45 p.m. / 9:15 a.m. – Andrew Inman, Ridgefield, Conn.; (a) Dennis Dachtler, Folsom, Calif.; (a) Mike Finster, St. Petersburg, Fla.

2:55 p.m. / 9:25 a.m. – Eric Egloff, Sandy Spring, Md.; (a) Goran Hagegard, Sweden; (a) John Lobb, Jacksonville, Fla.

3:06 p.m. / 9:36 a.m. – Eddie Terasa, Waukesha, Wis.; Chris Kaufman, Coral Springs, Fla.; (a) Gregory Condon, Monte Vista, Colo.

Thursday (Aug. 11), hole #10 / Friday (Aug. 12), hole #1

1 p.m. / 7:30 a.m. – Frank Esposito, Old Bridge, N.J.; Greg Kraft, Belleair, Fla.; Clark Dennis, Fort Worth, Texas

1:10 p.m. / 7:40 a.m. – Bill Britton, Rumson, N.J.; Brad Lardon, College Station, Texas; Barry Cheesman, Sarasota, Fla.

1:21 p.m. / 7:51 a.m. – Warren Bladon, England; (a) Patrick Tallent, Vienna, Va.; Gary Hallberg, Denver, Colo.

1:31 p.m. / 8:01 a.m. – Stephen Ames, Canada; Gene Sauers, Savannah, Ga.; Duffy Waldorf, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

1:42 p.m. / 8:12 a.m. – Glen Day, Little Rock, Ark.; Brandt Jobe, Argyle, Texas; Billy Mayfair, Scottsdale, Ariz.

1:52 p.m. / 8:22 a.m. – Larry Mize, Columbus, Ga.; Larry Nelson, Marietta, Ga.; Hale Irwin, Paradise Valley, Ariz.

2:03 p.m. / 8:33 a.m. – Wes Short Jr., Austin, Texas; Grant Waite, New Zealand; Kirk Triplett, Scottsdale, Ariz.

2:13 p.m. / 8:43 a.m. – Bruce Fleisher, Jupiter, Fla.; Dave Eichelberger, Honolulu, Hawaii; Joe Inman, Marietta, Ga.

2:24 p.m. / 8:54 a.m. – (a) Tom Brandes, Bellevue, Wash.; Loren Roberts, Germantown, Tenn.; Scott Simpson, Kailua, Hawaii

2:34 p.m. / 9:04 a.m. – Dave Tentis, Woodbury, Minn.; Eric Meeks, Las Vegas, Nev.; Ralph Howe, Winter Garden, Fla.

2:45 p.m. / 9:15 a.m. – Ben Sauls, Austin, Texas; (a) Arnold Cutrell, Greensburg, Pa.; (a) Rick Sanders, La Mirada, Calif.

2:55 p.m. / 9:25 a.m. – Gary Sowinski, San Diego, Calif.; Jon Stanley, Phoenix, Ariz.; (a) Kevin VandenBerg, Syracuse, N.Y.

3:06 p.m. / 9:36 a.m. – (a) John Hornbeck, Saratoga, Wyo.; Yong Lee, Auburn, Wash.; Mark Sherman, Martinez, Calif.

(a): amateur

2016 U.S. Senior Open Championship – Par & Yardage

Scioto Country Club will set up at 7,124 yards and will play to a par of 35-35—70. The yardage for each round of the championship will vary due to course setup and conditions.

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