3 h. ago Rory McIlroy stumbles in US Open first round as JJ Spaun strides into lead

McIlroy endures bruising finish to opening roundSpaun ends with one-stroke lead over Thriston LawrenceThere was a Thursday spell where it felt like Oakmont had poked the bear. Rory McIlroy was two under par, he had fired a drive 392 yards; it seemed the Masters champion had his mojo back. McIlroy has been in uncharted, strange psychological territory since completion of the career grand slam at Augusta National in April.Oakmont and the US Open then jabbed back in the manner only Oakmont and the US Open know. By the time McIlroy walked from the ninth green, his last, he had taken 74 shots including a second half of 41. He took a double-bogey five at the 8th. McIlroy’s demeanour showed he still cares. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Robert MacIntyre hails opening 70 at US Open as ‘one of my top

MacIntyre could have been in an even better position had he not bogeyed the 18th.

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7 h. ago J.J. Spaun handles tough Oakmont with the putter for a 66 and early US Open lead

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8 h. ago Deja vu for Rory McIlroy after tough first round at the US Open

McIlroy felt the full force of the unforgiving Oakmont, which has widely been described as the hardest golf course in the game.

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8 h. ago Rory McIlroy facing US Open recovery mission after calamitous back nine undoes opening round

The Northern Irishman struggled in practice and failed to recover on Thursday

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9 h. ago US Open golf 2025: Rory McIlroy slumps late during first round at Oakmont – live

Updates from the opening round at OakmontOfficial live leaderboard | Drop David an emailJJ Spaun can’t make his birdie putt on 13. But he’s now sole leader of the US Open, because Ludvig Åberg makes a mess of the par-five 12th, going for the pin with his third and finding sand, then only splashing out into the rough. After bundling his chip eight feet past the hole, he does extremely well to make the putt coming back and limit the damage to bogey. Meanwhile Adam Scott bounces back from an opening bogey at 10 with birdies at 11 and 12, while Eric Cole does the same with birdies at 12 and 14. All change at the top!-2: Spaun (4*) -1: Cole (5*), Åberg (3*), Scott (3*), McIlroy (2*), S Kim (2*) Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Colin Montgomerie tells US Open Oakmont whingers to 'get on with it' as they have an advantage he couldn't dream of

Monty was bitten by The Beast at the 1994 US Open but isn't having complaints about difficult from the likes of Bryson DeChambeau

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12 h. ago Brooklyn Beckham's brutal 'secret message' to Victoria and David in fresh blow

It should be a happy time for David Beckham - the star recently celebrated his 50th birthday in lavish fashion and has a knighthood on the way. But his relations with his eldest son aren't quite so rosy

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15 h. ago US Open golf 2025: first round pits players against brutal Oakmont setup – live

Updates from the opening round at OakmontOfficial live leaderboard | Drop Scott an emailEarlier this week, the DP World Tour socials collared a few pros and asked them what an 18-handicapper would shoot at Oakmont this week. The most generous estimate was 120; Bryson DeChambeau guessed 100, but that’s just on the front nine. Several of them were certain they’d have to walk in, having lost all of their balls.As for the pros? Take the last couple of US Opens to be held here. Angel Cabrera won in 2007 with a final total of +5. In 2016, Shane Lowry held a four-stroke lead going into the final round only to shoot 76 and let Dustin Johnson in. This place – the jungle rough, the upturned-saucer greens, the excitable needle on the stimpmeter – makes mincemeat of the best of them. The lowest winning total at a US Open here is -5, and it took Ben Hogan to manage that, for goodness sake. (To be fair, Johnny Miller and Ernie Els won with -5 as well, Miller shooting the first-ever 63 in a major ...

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18 h. ago Bryson DeChambeau's LIV Golf decision after he won US Open said a lot about him

Bryson DeChambeau will look to defend his US Open crown at Oakmont Country Club this week and his actions after winning the major in 2024 proved his dedication to the sport

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19 h. ago Rory McIlroy's amazing body transformation after major injury scare threatened golf career

Rory McIlroy, who is aiming to get back on track at the US Open at Oakmont, has worked incredibly hard off the course to become one of the most powerful players in the golfing world

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20 h. ago Rory McIlroy reveals Oakmont difficulties ahead of US Open: ‘It felt impossible’

McIlroy is looking to shake off a hangover from his Masters triumph in April

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20 h. ago What time does Rory McIlroy tee off at the US Open today? Start times, how to watch and odds

Scoring set to be extremely difficult at Oakmont for third major of the year

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23 h. ago Trump's brutal message to actors who boycotted his Kennedy Center appearance as president and Melania attend Les Miserables

Donald Trump entered the Kennedy Center Wednesday with Melania at his side and struck a defiant tone when asked about cast members from Les Miserables boycotting his appearance.

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31 h. ago Oakmont’s war of attrition to deliver chaos and carnage in daunting US Open

The Pennsylvania course laps up its reputation as the sternest of tests with the players facing a severe physical and mental examinationOakmont. OMG-mont. Over the top-mont. The prevailing sense among anybody who ponders a US Open at this site in rural Pennsylvania is how wonderfully demanding the challenge always is. Cue entertainment. As Xander Schauffele appropriately put it: “I don’t think people turn the TV on to watch some of the guys just hit a 200-yard shot on the green. They turn on the US Open to see a guy shooting eight over and suffer. That’s part of the enjoyment of the US Open for viewers.”Strap in and enjoy the show. This version of Oakmont has rough that is routinely more than five inches thick. Menacing, sloped greens add to the idea of inevitable carnage. The 125th staging of the major will be a war of attrition, one which will physically and mentally exhaust the finest golfers in the world. Temper tantrums are guaranteed. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Rory McIlroy's 'not normal' behaviour causes real concern heading into US Open

Paul McGinley is concerned about Rory McIlroy ahead of the US Open at Oakmont, with the Masters champion admitting he has struggled for motivation since completing the career Grand Slam

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35 h. ago US Open Golf 2025 Latest Odds: Here are the 11 leading contenders for the third major of the year

The world’s best golfers are preparing to go to battle for the third major of the year.

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35 h. ago What Tiger Woods did straight after sealing Grand Slam should inspire Rory McIlroy at US Open

The Northern Irishman's form has fallen off a cliff since he won that elusive Masters title earlier this year and he has admitted that he has struggled for motivation since the Green Jacket win

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37 h. ago Rory McIlroy behaviour leaves Paul McGinley really worried at US Open

Rory McIlroy has looked a shadow of the player that won the Masters just two months ago - and Paul McGinley is not confident about his US Open chances after seeing his press conference

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41 h. ago Rory McIlroy opens up on Oakmont scouting trip before US Open: ‘It felt impossible’

McIlroy is looking to shake off a hangover from his Masters triumph in April

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