In the week before the U.S. Open, Rory McIlroy revealed he played Oakmont Country Club and shot an 81 - which would be 11-over in tournament conditions. “Last Monday felt impossible. I birdied the last two holes for 81,

Something is eating Rory McIlroy. How does a guy go from the pinnacle of professional fulfillment to the petulant, club-throwing, tee marker-smashing anger ball that’s been stomping around Oakmont Country Club the last two days?

The Masters champion said he had been struggling to find motivation and in his second round at Oakmont is struggling to qualify for weekend.

After opening in 4-over 74, Rory McIlroy needed a good start Friday to get back in the U.S. Open mix. Didn't happen. McIlroy's tee shot at the par-4 first finished in an impossible lie in the left fairway bunker.

You climb Everest, you don’t exactly turn around and go back again,” said Rory McIlroy ahead of the 2025 U.S. Open.

Rory McIlroy was a no-show with the media once again after a disappointing opening round at the US Open. The Masters champion finished four-over 74 at Oakmont to sit joint-62nd in the leaderboard

J.J. Spaun carded a four-under opening round to lead the US Open at Oakmont, and the 34-year-old believes his recent play-off loss to Rory McIlroy has helped him in the long run

OAKMONT, Pa. — After a sparkling opening nine holes, Rory McIlroy posted his first bogey of the U.S. Open and made a beeline across the concrete bridge that spans the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Not a soul was within 15 feet. Cars and 18-wheelers whizzed below, and with plenty of golf left to play, two questions still hung overhead: