Rory McIlroy ended a miserable run of opening-day form in the US Open with his first sub-par round since he won the title in 2011. Rory McIlroy ended a miserable run of opening-day form in the US Open with his first sub-par round since he won the title in 2011. "I feel like I did everything you need to do in a US Open. It was just the opening round McIlroy wanted but it wasn't all plain sailing from the start. He was second to Martin Kaymer in the US Open at Pinehurst and McIlroy in The Open at Hoylake in 2014 and second again behind Patrick Reed in the Masters last year.

Source: Irish Independent June 14, 2019 01:33 UTC