US Open 2017: Round 3 tee times, pairings and TV schedule

Taking a look at the tee times, pairings and TV schedule for Round 3 of the 2017 US Open

Whenever you talk about the US Open, you’re always talking about a tournament where the course is the golfers’ biggest adversary. Shockingly enough, though, that hasn’t been the case in 2017. Erin Hills has been welcoming to some, though not consistently. The result has been a wild two rounds, setting up for a wild weekend as we head into Round 3.

Many of the world’s best on the PGA Tour won’t be around for the third round and the weekend. Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day have all missed the cut, but they are far from alone. Yet, big names such as Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth and Hideki Matsuyama remain. However, the big story to this point has been the dark horses — outside of Fowler at least.

Paul Casey, Brian Harman, Brooks Koepka and Tommy Fleetwood are all tied at 7-under heading into the weekend, a four-way gridlock for the lead. They’ll all look to stay consistent. However, the likes of Fowler and Matsuyama are nipping at their heels, as are many others. We could be in for a wild finish, depending on who survives the fescue and other traps Erin Hills has to offer.

As we head into Round 3 of the 2017 US Open, the TV schedule changes a bit. All of the action can be seen on FOX. Coverage starts at 11:00 a.m. ET running until 8:00 p.m. ET.

Now that we head into the weekend at Erin Hills, let’s take a look at the tee times and pairings for Round 3 of the 2017 US Open (Note: All times are ET):

9:26 a.m. Tyler Light, Webb Simpson
9:37 a.m. Matt Kuchar Zach Johnson
9:48 a.m. Jason Kokrak, Gary Woodland
9:59 a.m. Rafa Cabrera Bello, Talor Gooch
10:10 a.m. Jordan Niebrugge, Ryan Brehm
10:21 a.m. Steve Stricker, Shane Lowry
10:32 a.m. Keegan Bradley, Daniel Summerhays
10:43 a.m. Stephan Jaeger, Jordan Spieth
10:54 a.m. Branden Grace, Kevin Kisner
11:05 a.m. Lee Westwood, Haotong Li
11:16 a.m. Stewart Cink, Kevin Chappell
11:27 a.m. Jimy Furyk, Louis Oosthuizen
11:38 a.m. Kevin Na, Brandon Stone
11:49 a.m. Patrick Reed, Martin Laird
12:00 p.m. Michael Putnam, Kevin Dougherty
12:11 p.m. Whee Kim, Trey Mullinax
12:22 p.m. Matt Fitzpatrick, Scottie Scheffler (a)
12:33 p.m. Eddie Pepperell, Jack Maguire
12:44 p.m. Ernie Els, David Lingmerth
12:55 p.m. Thomas Aiken, Yusaku Miyazato
1:06 p.m. Jonathan Randolph, Justin Thomas
1:17 p.m. Adam Hadwin, Andrew Johnston
1:28 p.m. Satoshi Kodaira, Martin Kaymer
1:39 p.m. Bernd Wiesberger, Sergio Garcia
1:50 p.m. Russell Henley, William McGirt
2:01 p.m. Chez Reavie, Charley Hoffman
2:12 p.m. Bill Haas, Harris English
2:23 p.m. Marc Leishman, Brendan Steele
2:34 p.m. Hideki Matsuyama, Brandt Snedeker
2:45 p.m. Cameron Champ (a), Xander Schauffele
2:56 p.m. Si Woo Kim, J.B. Holmes
3:07 p.m. Rickie Fowler, Jamie Lovemark
3:18 p.m. Brooks Koepka, Tommy Fleetwood
3:29 p.m. Brian Harman, Paul Casey

As golf’s second major has done many times before, the US Open left many of the world’s best not playing on the weekend. Now that we’re here, though, it’s time for a new star to be born, or at leash the chance is there.

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Then again, Fowler could regain his Thursday form and make a run back to the top of the leaderboard. What’s clear, however, is that it’s anyone’s tournament at this point. And with how unpredictable Erin Hills has been through the first two days, there’s plenty of reason to be excited for Round 3 and onward.