You can’t win the U.S. Open on Thursday. But you can definitely lose it. Thankfully, for those who do have a bad opening round Thursday, all 156 golfers in the 2026 U.S. Open will get another chance to fight the windy conditions at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club and punch their ticket into the weekend. As we know, nobody is safe from the cut until that golf ball rolls in on the 18th hole, especially at Shinnecock, one of the biggest challenges on American soil. How to make the cut at the 2026 U.S. OpenThe top 60 players (and ties) through Friday’s second round at Shinnecock will play on Saturday and Sunday. That’s a bigger weekend field than the Masters (top 50 and ties), but a more aggressive cut line than the PGA Championship and British Open (top 70 and ties).Last year at Oakmont, the cut line was seven-over par—the highest mark at a U.S. Open since it was last held at Shinnecock in 2018. That year, the cut line was eight-over par. Cut lines at the U.S. Open since 2016YearCourseCut Line2025Oakmont+72024Pinehurst+52023Los Angeles Country Club+22022The Country Club+32021Torrey Pines+42020Winged Foot+62019Pebble Beach+22018Shinnecock+82017Erin Hills+12016Oakmont+62026 U.S. Open Cut Line Prediction and Best Bets: Who Will Make the Weekend at Shinnecock Let’s take a look at when those 156 golfers will tee off Friday, with the first groups set for launch at 6:35 p.m. ET and the final threesomes at 2:42 p.m. ET:2026 U.S. Open tee times—second round* = 10th tee start | (a) = amateur | all times ET6:35 a.m.William MouwRyder Cowan (a)Hennie Du Plessis6:35 a.m.*Niklas NorgaardRocco Paolo Repetto TaylorSudarshan Yellamaraju6:46 a.m.Adrien SaddierJackson Van ParisUgo Coussaud6:46 a.m.*Laurie CanterJohn ParryBryan Lee (a)6:57 a.m.Neal ShipleyMatthias SchmidBud Cauley6:57 a.m.*Chris KirkMax McGreevyJake Knapp7:08 a.m.Pierceson CoodyZac BlairKevin Roy7:08 a.m.*Harry HallMichael BrennanAndrew Putnam7:19 a.m.Aaron RaiCollin MorikawaJason Day7:19 a.m.*Davis ThompsonPreston Stout (a)David Puig7:30 a.m.Bryson DeChambeauViktor HovlandMatt FitzpatrickNEXT: Who Does Bryson DeChambeau Really Want to Be? Three Burning Questions the U.S. Open Will Answer7:30 a.m.*Ryo HisatsuneCorey ConnersRyan Fox7:41 a.m.Dustin JohnsonWyndham ClarkGary Woodland7:41 a.m.*Ryan GerardRussell HenleyBen Griffin7:52 a.m.Joaquin NiemannAlex SmalleyShane Lowry7:52 a.m.*Justin ThomasHideki MatsuyamaXander Schauffele8:03 a.m.Akshay BhatiaCarlos OrtizMin Woo Lee8:03 a.m.*Nicolai HojgaardNicolas EchavarriaRobert MacIntyre8:14 a.m.Justin RoseJordan SpiethJon Rahm8:14 a.m.*J.T. PostonPatrick CantlayBilly Horschel8:25 a.m.Ben KohlesJohnny KeeferMatt McCarty8:25 a.m.*Arni Sveinsson (a)Taihei SatoMarcelo Rozo8:36 a.m.Angel HidalgoMateo Pulcini (a)Spencer Tibbits8:36 a.m.*Nick HardyCole HammerJack Schoenberger8:47 a.m.Matthew Robles (a)Jake SollonManav Shah8:47 a.m.*Marek Fleming (a)TK KimGiuseppe Puebla (a)12:30 p.m.Chandler PhillipsHarry HiggsHamilton Coleman (a)12:30 p.m.*James NicholasTaylor MontgomeryCaleb Surratt12:41 p.m.Nathan KimseyJackson Herrington (a)Cooper Dossey12:41 p.m.*Ethan Fang (a)Jayden SchaperJackson Suber12:52 p.m.Peter UihleinEric Lee (a)Samuel Stevens12:52 p.m.*Chase Kyes (a)Matthew JordanAlejandro Tosti1:03 p.m.Adrien Dumont de ChassartBen SilvermanEmiliano Grillo1:03 p.m.*Carl YuanBrandon WuJimmy Stanger1:14 p.m.Patrick RodgersKeith MitchellGraeme McDowell1:14 p.m.*Padraig HarringtonMiles Russell (a)Cameron Smith1:25 p.m.Sungjae ImLucas HerbertKristoffer Reitan1:25 p.m.*Brooks KoepkaCameron YoungChris Gotterup1:36 p.m.Sam BurnsTyrrell HattonSi Woo Kim1:36 p.m.*Daniel BergerKeegan BradleyRickie Fowler1:47 p.m.Rory McIlroyLudvig AbergTommy Fleetwood1:47 p.m.*Patrick ReedAndrew NovakKurt Kitayama1:58 p.m.Alex NorenMaverick McNealySepp Straka1:58 p.m.*Harris EnglishAdam ScottNick Taylor2:09 p.m.Max GreysermanBrian HarmanJacob Bridgeman2:09 p.m.*Mason Howell (a)Scottie SchefflerJ.J. Spaun2:20 p.m.Alex FitzpatrickTom KimBenjamin James2:20 p.m.*Sahith TheegalaJackson Koivun (a)Michael Kim2:31 p.m.Brandon Holtz (a)Ryuichi OiwaDylan Wu2:31 p.m.*J.B. HolmesFilippo CelliJackson Ormond (a)2:42 p.m.Greyson LeachLogan Reilly (a)Robbie Higgins2:42 p.m.*Jake PeacockVaughn Harber (a)Kaito OnishiMore Golf from Sports IllustratedAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow