Mike Davis made it known last week that we would not see another 1-2-3 grouping in the opening rounds of the US Open.  Saying that the grouping made sense because of the decorated past of both Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson at Torrey Pines, he chose not to go that route again this year.

Instead, fans will be treated to the first two days with the three reigning major champions all in one group.  Tiger Woods - defending champion - will play with Masters champion Angel Cabrera and with PGA and British Open champion Padraig Harrington.

Phil Mickelson is paired with two South Africans that are two-time former Open champions: Ernie Els and Retief Goosen

Among other interesting groups:

• Jeev Milkha Singh, Vijay Singh, & KJ Choi - the Singh commonality and KJ Choi
  
• Rickie Fowler (a), Casey Wittenberg, and Bo Van Pelt - the Oklahoma State connection
• Geoff Ogilvy, Jim Furyk, and Paul Casey - two Open champions and the best player on the planet this year
• Andres & Eduardo Romero, plus Miguel Angel Jimenez - that's almost profiling, but the USGA loves the last name game
• Sergio Garcia, Camilo Villegas, and Adam Scott - the heartthrob group; the US Open N*Sync, if you will
• David Duval, David Toms, and Darren Clarke - a trio of men who have faced serious personal tragedy