June 16 (Reuters) – Scottie Scheffler will launch his \u2060bid \u2060to complete a career \u2060Grand Slam alongside defending U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun \u200band amateur Mason Howell at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York.<\/p>\n
World \u200cnumber one Scheffler was given \u200can early tee time to start the year’s third major. His \u2060group will \u2060head out in the opening round on Thursday from the \u200bpar-four 394-yard first hole starting at 8:14 a.m. ET (1214 GMT).<\/p>\n
A two-times Masters champion who won last year’s PGA Championship and British Open, Scheffler will be making \u200bhis first attempt to join Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary \u2060Player, \u2060Ben Hogan and Gene \u2060Sarazen as \u200bthe only men to win all four of golf’s blue riband events.<\/p>\n
Australian \u200bAdam Scott, who is \u2060competing in his 100th consecutive major this week, will be playing one group ahead in the company of Harris English and Nick Taylor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
McIlroy, who retained his Masters title in April and finished in a share of \u2060seventh place at the PGA Championship last month, will go out in \u2060the eighth group from the 10th tee at 7:52 a.m. with Swede Ludvig Aberg and Englishman Tommy Fleetwood.<\/p>\n
Former U.S. champion Jon Rahm, one of 13 LIV Golf competitors in the 156-player field this week and a joint runner-up at the PGA Championship, will head off from the 10th tee at 2:09 p.m. with Justin Rose and Jordan Spieth.<\/p>\n
Twice champion Bryson DeChambeau, also of LIV \u2060Golf, who missed the cut at the Masters and PGA Championship, will try to rediscover his major mojo when he sets off from the back nine at 1:25 p.m. with Viktor Hovland and \u200b2022 U.S. Open winner Matt Fitzpatrick.<\/p>\n
(Reporting by Frank Pingue \u200bin Toronto; Editing by Hugh Lawson)<\/p>\n
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