Eight Bulldogs Set For U.S. Open

Georgia once again will be well represented at the United States Open as one current and seven former Bulldogs will be in action.

Rising senior Lee McCoy will play as an amateur, while pros Erik Compton, Brian Harman, Russell Henley, Chris Kirk, Kevin Kisner, Brendon Todd and Bubba Watson also are in the field.

The U.S. Open will be played Thursday through Sunday at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash.

Tee times, converted to Eastern time, for the first and second rounds are below:

Thursday-Friday
1st hole-10th hole

10:33 a.m.-4:33 p.m. — Phil Mickelson, United States; Bubba Watson, United States; Angel Cabrera, Argentina.

10:55 a.m.-4:55 p.m. — Robert Streb, United States; a-Lee McCoy, United States; Kevin Chappell, United States.

11:39 a.m.-5:39 p.m. — Brooks Koepka, United States; Russell Henley, United States; Byeong-Hun An, South Korea.

5:50 p.m.-11:50 a.m. — Ryan Moore, United States; Anirban Lahiri, India, Erik Compton, United States.

10th hole-1st hole

10:55 a.m.-4:55 p.m. — Marcel Siem, Germany; Alexander Levy, France; Brian Harman, United States.

11:39 a.m.-5:39 p.m. — Patrick Reed, United States; Chris Kirk, United States; Jamie Donaldson, Wales.

4:55 p.m.-10:55 a.m. — Kevin Kisner, United States; George Coetzee, South Africa; Alexander Noren, Sweden.

5:06 p.m.-11:06 a.m. — Brendon Todd, United States; Branden Grace, South Africa; Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand.

• Harman joined OnlineAthens.com (the website for the Athens Banner-Herald newspaper) for a podcast earlier this week. Harman's segment starts at the 21:25 mark and can be heard here.

• During a practice round at Chambers Bay, Watson made one of the most bizarre putts you'll ever see. With the hole behind his back, he sent his putt up a slope in the green, and it rolled all the way back and into the cup. Watch it here.