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Cape Town - There will be a strong South African flavour to the 112th US Open field at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, starting on Thursday.
No fewer than eight South Africans will be looking to depose defending champion Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy of the title he won last year at Congressional.
Charl Schwartzel (15th in the world), will be looking to add the US Open title to his 2011 Masters trophy. He tees off in Round 1 in the company of Sweden's Carl Pettersson and American Charles Howell at 17:06 SA time.
Louis Oosthuizen (16th), who so nearly won this year's edition of the Masters, has suffered a dip in form of late, but will be looking to go one better in San Francisco. The likable Mossel Bay local tees off at 22:47 alongside red-hot two-time 2012 PGA Tour winner, American Jason Dufner, and Australia's Jason Day.
Two-time US Open champion (1994, 1997) Ernie Els (43rd) will be hunting his hat-trick in the company of Australia's Geoff Ogilvy and big-hitting Argentinian Angel Cabrera at 22:02.
The other South African's in the field are Branden Grace (54th), George Coetzee (69th), Retief Goosen (72nd), Trevor Immelman (132nd) and Tim Clark (232nd).
Tiger Woods tops the Ladbrokes betting stakes at 7/1 with Schwartzel and Oosthuizen jointly the best South African bets at 50/1. The other South Africans are on offer at: Els (66/1), Goosen (100/1), Immelman (150/1), Grace (150/1), Clark (200/1) and Coetzee (200/1).
First round tee-times and pairings at the Olympic Club's 7 170-yard, par-70 Lake Course:
First Tee
16:15 - Scott Langley (USA), Steve Lebrun (USA), Beau Hossler (USA)
16:26 - Jason Bohn (USA), Raphael Jacquelin (FRA), JB Park (KOR)
16:37 - Michael Thompson (USA), Colt Knost (USA), Steve Marino (USA)
16:48 - Brendan Jones (AUS), George Coetzee (RSA), Gregory Bourdy (FRA)
16:59 - Patrick Cantlay (USA), Jonathan Byrd (USA), Kyle Stanley (USA)
17:10 - Retief Goosen (RSA), Vijay Singh (FIJ), Zach Johnson (USA)
17:21 - Andy Zhang (CHN), Hiroyuki Fujita (JPN), Mark Wilson (USA)
17:32 - Adam Scott (AUS), Keegan Bradley (USA), Webb Simpson (USA)
17:43 - Tim Clark (RSA), Toru Taniguchi (JPN), Rod Pampling (AUS)
17:54 - Francesco Molinari (ITA), Bo Van Pelt (USA), Peter Hanson (SWE)
18:05 - DA Points (USA), Lee Dong-Hwan (KOR), Kevin Streelman (USA)
18:16 - Edward Loar (USA), Paul Claxton (USA), Alistair Presnell (AUS)
18:27 - Mark McCormick (USA), Nick Sherwood (USA), Cole Howard (USA)
12:45 - Casey Martin (USA), Cameron Wilson (USA), Dennis Miller (USA)
12:56 - Jim Herman (USA), William Lunde (USA), David Mathis (USA)
21:07 - Nicolas Colsaerts (BEL), Charlie Wi (KOR), Simon Dyson (ENG)
21:18 - Alvaro Quiros (ESP), Gary Woodland (USA), John Senden (AUS)
21:29 - Rory McIlroy (NIR), Luke Donald (ENG), Lee Westwood (ENG)
21:40 - Jim Furyk (USA), Sergio Garcia (ESP), Graeme McDowell (NIR)
21:51 - Stewart Cink (USA), Trevor Immelman (RSA), Lucas Glover (USA)
22:02 - Ernie Els (RSA), Geoff Ogilvy (AUS), Angel Cabrera (ARG)
22:13 - Martin Laird (SCO), Ben Crane (USA), Anders Hansen (DEN)
22:24 - Matteo Manassero (ITA), Aaron Baddeley (AUS), Miguel Angel Jimenez (ESP)
22:35 - Brian Harman (USA), Spencer Levin (USA) Mikko Ilonen (FIN)
22:46 - Brice Garnett (USA), Justin Hicks (USA) Jesse Mueller (USA)
22:57 - Brian Rowell (USA), Alberto Sanchez (USA), Brian Gaffney (USA)
Ninth Tee
16:00 - Shane Bertsch (USA), Martin Flores (USA), Tommy Biershenk (USA)
16:11 - Scott Piercy (USA), Matthew Baldwin (ENG), Matt Bettencourt (USA)
16:22 - Thomas Bjorn (DEN), Kevin Na (USA), Branden Grace (RSA)
16:33 - Phil Mickelson (USA), Tiger Woods (USA), Bubba Watson (USA)
16:44 - Joe Ogilvie (USA), Stephen Ames (CAN), Tim Herron (USA)
16:55 - Davis Love (USA), Padraig Harrington (IRL), David Toms (USA)
17:06 - Carl Pettersson (SWE), Charl Schwartzel (RSA), Charles Howell (USA)
17:17 - Robert Karlsson (SWE), Bob Estes (USA), Robert Rock (ENG)
17:28 - KJ Choi (KOR), YE Yang (KOR), KT Kim (KOR)
17:39 - Fredrik Jacobson (SWE), Robert Garrigus (USA), Alexander Noren (SWE)
17:50 - Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (ESP), Bae Sang Moon (KOR), Rafael Cabrera-Bello (ESP)
18:01 - Marc Warren (SCO), Anthony Summers (AUS), Michael Allen (USA)
18:12 - Hunter Hamrick (USA), Tim Weinhart (USA), Scott Smith (USA)
21:30 - John Peterson (USA), Morgan Hoffmann (USA), Aaron Watkins (USA)
21:41 - Jeff Curl (USA), Nicholas Thompson (USA), Casey Wittenberg (USA)
21:52 - Soren Kjeldsen (DEN), Chez Reavie (USA), Peter Lawrie (IRL)
22:03 - Michael Campbell (NZL), Olin Browne (USA), Joe Durant (USA)
22:14 - Bill Haas (USA), Nick Watney (USA), Jordan Spieth (USA)
22:25 - Martin Kaymer (GER), Hunter Mahan (USA), Justin Rose (ENG)
22:36 - Steve Stricker (USA), Ian Poulter (ENG), Matt Kuchar (USA)
22:47 - Jason Day (AUS), Louis Oosthuizen (RSA), Jason Dufner (USA)
22:58 - Rickie Fowler (USA), Ryo Ishikawa (JPN), Dustin Johnson (USA)
23:09 - Hunter Haas (USA), Tadahiro Takayama (JPN), Lee Slattery (ENG)
23:20 - Alex Cejka (GER), Kevin Chappell (USA), Blake Adams (USA)
23:31 - James Hahn (USA), Darron Stiles (USA), Roberto Castro (USA)
23:42 - Brooks Koepka (USA), Kyle Thompson (USA), Samuel Osborne (ENG)
No fewer than eight South Africans will be looking to depose defending champion Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy of the title he won last year at Congressional.
Charl Schwartzel (15th in the world), will be looking to add the US Open title to his 2011 Masters trophy. He tees off in Round 1 in the company of Sweden's Carl Pettersson and American Charles Howell at 17:06 SA time.
Louis Oosthuizen (16th), who so nearly won this year's edition of the Masters, has suffered a dip in form of late, but will be looking to go one better in San Francisco. The likable Mossel Bay local tees off at 22:47 alongside red-hot two-time 2012 PGA Tour winner, American Jason Dufner, and Australia's Jason Day.
Two-time US Open champion (1994, 1997) Ernie Els (43rd) will be hunting his hat-trick in the company of Australia's Geoff Ogilvy and big-hitting Argentinian Angel Cabrera at 22:02.
The other South African's in the field are Branden Grace (54th), George Coetzee (69th), Retief Goosen (72nd), Trevor Immelman (132nd) and Tim Clark (232nd).
Tiger Woods tops the Ladbrokes betting stakes at 7/1 with Schwartzel and Oosthuizen jointly the best South African bets at 50/1. The other South Africans are on offer at: Els (66/1), Goosen (100/1), Immelman (150/1), Grace (150/1), Clark (200/1) and Coetzee (200/1).
First round tee-times and pairings at the Olympic Club's 7 170-yard, par-70 Lake Course:
First Tee
16:15 - Scott Langley (USA), Steve Lebrun (USA), Beau Hossler (USA)
16:26 - Jason Bohn (USA), Raphael Jacquelin (FRA), JB Park (KOR)
16:37 - Michael Thompson (USA), Colt Knost (USA), Steve Marino (USA)
16:48 - Brendan Jones (AUS), George Coetzee (RSA), Gregory Bourdy (FRA)
16:59 - Patrick Cantlay (USA), Jonathan Byrd (USA), Kyle Stanley (USA)
17:10 - Retief Goosen (RSA), Vijay Singh (FIJ), Zach Johnson (USA)
17:21 - Andy Zhang (CHN), Hiroyuki Fujita (JPN), Mark Wilson (USA)
17:32 - Adam Scott (AUS), Keegan Bradley (USA), Webb Simpson (USA)
17:43 - Tim Clark (RSA), Toru Taniguchi (JPN), Rod Pampling (AUS)
17:54 - Francesco Molinari (ITA), Bo Van Pelt (USA), Peter Hanson (SWE)
18:05 - DA Points (USA), Lee Dong-Hwan (KOR), Kevin Streelman (USA)
18:16 - Edward Loar (USA), Paul Claxton (USA), Alistair Presnell (AUS)
18:27 - Mark McCormick (USA), Nick Sherwood (USA), Cole Howard (USA)
12:45 - Casey Martin (USA), Cameron Wilson (USA), Dennis Miller (USA)
12:56 - Jim Herman (USA), William Lunde (USA), David Mathis (USA)
21:07 - Nicolas Colsaerts (BEL), Charlie Wi (KOR), Simon Dyson (ENG)
21:18 - Alvaro Quiros (ESP), Gary Woodland (USA), John Senden (AUS)
21:29 - Rory McIlroy (NIR), Luke Donald (ENG), Lee Westwood (ENG)
21:40 - Jim Furyk (USA), Sergio Garcia (ESP), Graeme McDowell (NIR)
21:51 - Stewart Cink (USA), Trevor Immelman (RSA), Lucas Glover (USA)
22:02 - Ernie Els (RSA), Geoff Ogilvy (AUS), Angel Cabrera (ARG)
22:13 - Martin Laird (SCO), Ben Crane (USA), Anders Hansen (DEN)
22:24 - Matteo Manassero (ITA), Aaron Baddeley (AUS), Miguel Angel Jimenez (ESP)
22:35 - Brian Harman (USA), Spencer Levin (USA) Mikko Ilonen (FIN)
22:46 - Brice Garnett (USA), Justin Hicks (USA) Jesse Mueller (USA)
22:57 - Brian Rowell (USA), Alberto Sanchez (USA), Brian Gaffney (USA)
Ninth Tee
16:00 - Shane Bertsch (USA), Martin Flores (USA), Tommy Biershenk (USA)
16:11 - Scott Piercy (USA), Matthew Baldwin (ENG), Matt Bettencourt (USA)
16:22 - Thomas Bjorn (DEN), Kevin Na (USA), Branden Grace (RSA)
16:33 - Phil Mickelson (USA), Tiger Woods (USA), Bubba Watson (USA)
16:44 - Joe Ogilvie (USA), Stephen Ames (CAN), Tim Herron (USA)
16:55 - Davis Love (USA), Padraig Harrington (IRL), David Toms (USA)
17:06 - Carl Pettersson (SWE), Charl Schwartzel (RSA), Charles Howell (USA)
17:17 - Robert Karlsson (SWE), Bob Estes (USA), Robert Rock (ENG)
17:28 - KJ Choi (KOR), YE Yang (KOR), KT Kim (KOR)
17:39 - Fredrik Jacobson (SWE), Robert Garrigus (USA), Alexander Noren (SWE)
17:50 - Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (ESP), Bae Sang Moon (KOR), Rafael Cabrera-Bello (ESP)
18:01 - Marc Warren (SCO), Anthony Summers (AUS), Michael Allen (USA)
18:12 - Hunter Hamrick (USA), Tim Weinhart (USA), Scott Smith (USA)
21:30 - John Peterson (USA), Morgan Hoffmann (USA), Aaron Watkins (USA)
21:41 - Jeff Curl (USA), Nicholas Thompson (USA), Casey Wittenberg (USA)
21:52 - Soren Kjeldsen (DEN), Chez Reavie (USA), Peter Lawrie (IRL)
22:03 - Michael Campbell (NZL), Olin Browne (USA), Joe Durant (USA)
22:14 - Bill Haas (USA), Nick Watney (USA), Jordan Spieth (USA)
22:25 - Martin Kaymer (GER), Hunter Mahan (USA), Justin Rose (ENG)
22:36 - Steve Stricker (USA), Ian Poulter (ENG), Matt Kuchar (USA)
22:47 - Jason Day (AUS), Louis Oosthuizen (RSA), Jason Dufner (USA)
22:58 - Rickie Fowler (USA), Ryo Ishikawa (JPN), Dustin Johnson (USA)
23:09 - Hunter Haas (USA), Tadahiro Takayama (JPN), Lee Slattery (ENG)
23:20 - Alex Cejka (GER), Kevin Chappell (USA), Blake Adams (USA)
23:31 - James Hahn (USA), Darron Stiles (USA), Roberto Castro (USA)
23:42 - Brooks Koepka (USA), Kyle Thompson (USA), Samuel Osborne (ENG)
