Jordan Spieth will begin his bid for the third leg of an unprecedented Grand Slam alongside one of the men he narrowly defeated to win the second.

Spieth, who won the first two Majors of the year, has been paired with Dustin Johnson for the opening two rounds of the 144th British Open at St Andrews, with Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama making up the 9:33 tee time on Thursday morning.

Johnson had a 12-foot putt on the 72nd hole to win the US Open, but saw his eagle attempt slide four feet past the hole and missed the birdie attempt to force a play-off.

The winners of the last three British Opens at St Andrews will also play the first two rounds together on the Old Course, 2000 and 2005 champion Tiger Woods drawn with 2010 winner Louis Oosthuizen and Australia’s Jason Day at 9:55.

Oosthuizen recovered from an opening 77 in the US Open – playing partners Woods and Rickie Fowler shot 80 and 81 respectively – to charge through the field and finish joint second alongside Johnson.

Day collapsed on the final hole of his second round at Chambers Bay due to an attack of vertigo but completed the hole and the tournament, taking a share of the lead into the final round before finishing joint ninth.

Greystones amateur Paul Dunne is the first Irish golfer to tee off on Thursday at 6:43 in the second three-ball to go out.

Playing in the British Open for the second time after qualifying at Woburn, Dunne will play alongside Todd Hamilton, winner of the 2004 British Open at Troon, and another American in James Hahn.

Shane Lowry also has an early start on Thursday, teeing off alongside Retief Goosen and Kevin Streelman at 7:49.

Graeme McDowell will have the company of another former US Open champion in Webb Simpson, as well as outstanding young American amateur Oliver Schniederjans.

Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke goes out at 9:22 alongside Italy’s Matteo Manassero and French amateur Romain Langasque

Pádraig Harrington will be afforded a lie-in on Thursday before teeing off with Scotland’s Marc Warren and Wen-Chong Liang from China.

Five-time champion Tom Watson gets his final British Open appearance under way at 8:33 alongside 2012 winner Ernie Els and American Brandt Snedeker, the R&A having granted the 65-year-old a special exemption.

Nick Faldo, who had also previously said this British Open would be his last but may now play at Troon next year, is alongside Justin Rose and Scottish Open winner Fowler at 2:45, immediately after the group containing Matt Kuchar, Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson.

Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn will hit the first shot at 6:32, with the final group of Japan’s Teshima Taichi, England’s Robert Dinwiddie and Sweden’s Rikard Karlberg teeing off at 4:13.

THURSDAY TEE-TIMES

(British and Irish unless stated, Irish players in bold, (a) denotes amateurs)
6:32 Thomas Bjorn (Den), Greg Owen, Rod Pampling (Aus)
6:43 Todd Hamilton (USA), (a) Paul Dunne, James Hahn (USA)
6:54 Graham Delaet (Can), Brian Harman (USA), Russell Knox

7:05 Alexander Levy (Fra), Matt Every (USA), David Lingmerth (Swe)
7:16 Robert Streb (USA), Joost Luiten (Ned), Matt Jones (Aus)
7:27 (a) Jordan Niebrugge (USA), Anthony Wall, Byeong-Hun An (Kor)
7:38 Sandy Lyle, Charley Hoffman (USA), Kevin Na (USA)
7:49 Shane Lowry, Retief Goosen (Rsa), Kevin Streelman (USA)

8:0 Luke Donald, Hunter Mahan (USA), Carl Pettersson (Swe)
8:11 Billy Horschel (USA), Victor Dubuisson (Fra), Ross Fisher
8:22 (a) Oliver Schniederjans (USA), Webb Simpson (USA), Graeme McDowell
8:33 Ernie Els (Rsa), Brandt Snedeker (USA), Tom Watson (USA)
8:44 JB Holmes (USA), Brendon Todd (USA), Shinji Tomimura (Jpn)
9:0 Bubba Watson (USA), Ian Poulter, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa)

9:11 Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia (Esp), Patrick Reed (USA)
9:22 Matteo Manassero (Ita), (a) Romain Langasque (Fra), Darren Clarke
9:33 Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Dustin Johnson (USA), Jordan Spieth (USA)~
9:44 Kevin Kisner (USA), Paul Lawrie, Ryan Palmer (USA)
9:55 Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa), Jason Day (Aus), Tiger Woods (USA)

10:06 Brooks Koepka (USA), John Senden (Aus), Tadahiro Takayama (Jpn)
10:17 Stewart Cink (USA), Ben Curtis (USA), David Duval (USA)
10:28 Greg Chalmers (Aus), Mikko Ilonen (Fin), David Howell
10:39 David Hearn (Can), Raphael Jacquelin (Fra), Eddie Pepperell
10:50 Tyrrell Hatton, Scott Arnold (Aus), (a) Paul Kinnear

11:01 Daniel Brooks, Adam Bland (Aus), Gary Boyd
11:12 Jonathan Moore (USA), Scott Hend (Aus), Ryan Fox (Nzl)
11:33 Marcel Siem (Ger), Jaco Van Zyl (Rsa), Mark Calcavecchia (USA)
11:44 Thomas Aiken (Rsa), Jonas Blixt (Swe), David Lipsky (USA)
11:55 Soren Kjeldsen (Den), Morgan Hoffmann (USA), Danny Lee (Nzl)

12:06 Pablo Larrazabal (Esp), Cameron Tringale (USA), Richie Ramsay
12:17 Ben Martin (USA), Hiroshi Iwata (Jpn), Steven Bowditch (Aus)
12:28 George Coetzee (Rsa), Anirban Lahiri (Ind), Rafael Cabrera Bello (Esp)
12:39 Wen-Chong Liang (Chn), Pádraig Harrington, Marc Warren
12:50 John Daly (USA), Jason Dufner (USA), Miguel Angel Jimenez (Esp)

1:01 Zach Johnson (USA), Bernd Wiesberger (Aut), Tommy Fleetwood
1:12 Gary Woodland (USA), Danny Willett, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha)
1:23 Geoff Ogilvy (Aus), Francesco Molinari (Ita), Bill Haas (USA)
1:34 Mark O'Meara (USA), Russell Henley (USA), (a) Gunn Yang (Kor)
1:45 Bernhard Langer (Ger), Tom Lehman (USA), Justin Leonard (USA)

2:01 Ryan Moore (USA), Hiroyuki Fujita (Jpn), Stephen Gallacher
2:12 Martin Kaymer (Ger), Jimmy Walker (USA), Adam Scott (Aus)
2:23 Jamie Donaldson, Yuta Ikeda (Jpn), Keegan Bradley (USA)
2:34 Matt Kuchar (USA), Phil Mickelson (USA), Henrik Stenson (Swe)
2:45 Rickie Fowler (USA), Justin Rose, Nick Faldo
2:56 Branden Grace (Rsa), Jim Furyk (USA), Paul Casey

3:07 (a) Ashley Chesters, Harris English (USA), Andy Sullivan
3:18 Koumei Oda (Jpn), Marc Leishman (Aus), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Tha)
3:29 Edoardo Molinari (Ita), Romain Wattel (Fra), James Morrison
3:40 Mark Young, Daniel Berger (USA), Pelle Edberg (Swe)
3:51 Ben Taylor, Brett Rumford (Aus), Tom Gillis (USA)

4:02 Alister Balcombe, Scott Strange (Aus), Marcus Fraser (Aus)
4:13 Taichi Teshima (Jpn), Robert Dinwiddie, Rikard Karlberg (Swe)

FRIDAY TEE-TIMES
(British and Irish unless stated, Irish players in bold, (a) denotes amateurs
6:32 Jaco Van Zyl (Rsa), Mark Calcavecchia (USA), Marcel Siem (Ger)
6:43 Jonas Blixt (Swe), Thomas Aiken (Rsa), David Lipsky (USA)
6:54 Danny Lee (Nzl), Morgan Hoffmann (USA), Soren Kjeldsen (Den)

7:05 Richie Ramsay, Cameron Tringale (USA), Pablo Larrazabal (Esp)
7:16 Steven Bowditch (Aus), Hiroshi Iwata (Jpn), Ben Martin (USA)
7:27 Anirban Lahiri (Ind), George Coetzee (Rsa), Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Esp)
7:38 Marc Warren, Liang Wen-Chong (Chn), Pádraig Harrington
7:49 John Daly (USA), Jason Dufner (USA), Miguel Angel Jimenez (Esp)

8:0 Zach Johnson (USA), Bernd Wiesberger (Aut), Tommy Fleetwood
8:11 Danny Willett, Gary Woodland (USA), Thongchai Jaidee (Tha)
8:22 Bill Haas (USA), Geoff Ogilvy (Aus), Francesco Molinari (Ita)
8:33 (a) Gunn Yang (Kor), Mark O'Meara (USA), Russell Henley (USA)
8:44 Tom Lehman (USA), Bernhard Langer (Ger), Justin Leonard (USA)

9:0 Hiroyuki Fujita (Jpn), Stephen Gallacher, Ryan Moore (USA)
9:11 Martin Kaymer (Ger), Jimmy Walker (USA), Adam Scott (Aus)
9:22 Yuta Ikeda (Jpn), Jamie Donaldson, Keegan Bradley (USA)
9:33 Matt Kuchar (USA), Phil Mickelson (USA), Henrik Stenson (Swe)
9:44 Justin Rose, Nick Faldo, Rickie Fowler (USA)
9:55 Jim Furyk (USA), Branden Grace (Rsa), Paul Casey

10:06 Andy Sullivan, (a) Ashley Chesters, Harris English (USA)
10:17 Marc Leishman (Aus), Koumei Oda (Jpn), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Tha)
10:28 James Morrison, Edoardo Molinari (Ita), Romain Wattel (Fra)
10:39 Pelle Edberg (Swe), Daniel Berger (USA), Mark Young
10:50 Tom Gillis (USA), Brett Rumford (Aus), Ben Taylor

11:01 Scott Strange (Aus), Alister Balcombe, Marcus Fraser (Aus)
11:12 Robert Dinwiddie, Rikard Karlberg (Swe), Taichi Teshima (Jpn
11:33 Thomas Bjorn (Den), Rod Pampling (Aus), Greg Owen
11:44 (a) Paul Dunne, Todd Hamilton (USA), James Hahn (USA)
11:55 Brian Harman (USA), Graham Delaet (Can), Russell Knox

12:06 Matt Every (USA), Alexander Levy (Fra), David Lingmerth (Swe)
12:17 Joost Luiten (Ned), Matt Jones (Aus), Robert Streb (USA)
12:28 Byeong-Hun An (Kor), Anthony Wall, (a) Jordan Niebrugge (USA)
12:39 Sandy Lyle, Charley Hoffman (USA), Kevin Na (USA)
12:50 Kevin Streelman (USA), Retief Goosen (Rsa), Shane Lowry

1:01 Luke Donald, Carl Pettersson (Swe), Hunter Mahan (USA)
1:12 Victor Dubuisson (Fra), Ross Fisher, Billy Horschel (USA)
1:23 (a) Oliver Schniederjans (USA), Graeme McDowell, Webb Simpson (USA)
1:34 Ernie Els (Rsa), Tom Watson (USA), Brandt Snedeker (USA)
1:45 Brendon Todd (USA), JB Holmes (USA), Shinji Tomimura (Jpn)

2:01 Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Ian Poulter, Bubba Watson (USA)
2:12 Sergio Garcia (Esp), Patrick Reed (USA), Lee Westwood
2:23 Darren Clarke, Matteo Manassero (Ita), (a) Romain Langasque (Fra)
2:34 Dustin Johnson (USA), Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn), Jordan Spieth (USA)
2:45 Paul Lawrie, Ryan Palmer (USA), Kevin Kisner (USA)
2:56 Tiger Woods (USA), Jason Day (Aus), Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa)

3:07 John Senden (Aus), Tadahiro Takayama (Jpn), Brooks Koepka (USA)
3:18 David Duval (USA), Stewart Cink (USA), Ben Curtis (USA
3:29 Mikko Ilonen (Fin), David Howell, Greg Chalmers (Aus)
3:40 Eddie Pepperell, David Hearn (Can), Raphael Jacquelin (Fra)
3:51 Tyrrell Hatton, Scott Arnold (Aus), (a) Paul Kinnear

4:02 Adam Bland (Aus), Gary Boyd, Daniel Brooks
4:13 Scott Hend (Aus), Jonathan Moore (USA), Ryan Fox (Nzl)