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

Rory McIlroy is not having a good time as he is among the U.S. Open victims battling the carnage at Oakmont Country Club and a tee time this weekend.

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, Nos. 1 and 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking, respectively, will be competing in the Travelers Championship. Scheffler is the defending champion, having defeated Tom Kim in a playoff following a climate protest during the final hole of regulation.

The U.S. Open is as much a mental test as it is physical. Still, the rules violation Shane Lowry found himself in Friday afternoon at Oakmont was so absurd that he and Rory McIlroy could only laugh at it.

Rory McIlroy Faces Backlash After Controversial Decision Following Poor U.S. Open Start originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Rory McIlroy was off to a hot start on Thursday morning in the opening round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, going out in two-under par through his opening nine holes.

Rory McIlroy started off hot in the first round of the U.S. Open on Thursday, but a brutal finish to his round leaves him well off the lead after 18 holes.

Rory McIlroy suffers a tough end to his opening round of the US Open at Oakmont with a double bogey on the par-three eighth, leaving him on four-over-par after day one.

Rory drives his longest tee shot of '25 at Oakmont Within minutes of each other, playing opposite sides of the course, Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy pulled off a pair of outstanding bogey saves in Round 1 of the U.