Rory McIlroy saw his patience rewarded with two birdies in the last three holes as a bogey-free 65 gave him a share of the first-round lead in the US Open at Pinehurst No.  2.

Séamus Power might not win the US Open, but he certainly didn’t lose it on day one after battling back from a nasty four-putt to open with a one-over 71 at Pinehurst No. 2.

The great LA Times writer Jim Murray brilliantly described the white-knuckle demolition derby known as the Indianapolis 500 with the immortal line from his imaginary starter: “Gentlemen, start your coffins!”

They don’t do confession boxes on the range at the US Open but Shane Lowry just can’t lie. He has to forgive himself.

Rory McIlroy believes he’s closer than ever to ending his 10-year major drought but insists he’d have been “ecstatic” to learn he’d win four and dominate the world game when started his career.

VILLAGE OF PINEHURST, N.C. (June 10, 2024) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that two additional players have earned full exemptions into the 124th U.S. Open Championship, to be contested June 13-16 at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club’s Course No. 2, bringing the number of fully exempt players to 84. Additionally, four alternates from final qualifying were added to complete the 156-player field.

Just like that, we’re two majors down in 2024 and only have two left. The reality is that if you blink in early spring then you’ll likely miss the year’s biggest golf events.

It was Hollywood heartbreak for Rory McIlroy’s in Tinseltown as he made just one birdie and one bogey in a closing 70 and finish a shot behind fairytale winner Wyndham Clark in the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club.

Rory McIlroy admitted two bad shots cost him the US Open but he insisted that he’d suffer another 100 Sunday disappointments to get that elusive fifth major.

Rory McIlroy might have bogeyed the last, but he joined Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson and Jack Nicklaus in an exclusive club when he carded a five-under 65 to become one of just four players to shoot at least eight rounds of 65 or better in the Majors.

Seamus Power hopes the USGA goes not “freak out” and go into revenge mode after he matched Shane Lowry with a disappointing opening 72 in the US Open to find himself ten shots adrift of record-breakers Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele  in Los Angeles.

Matt McClean chipped in for a birdie at the 18th to take the final skin in his match with Shane Lowry and Pádraig Harrington and admitted he had set no targets on his US Open debut at the Los Angeles Country Club.

Padraig Harrington is bracing himself for one of the most attritional US Opens in history at The Los Angeles Country Club this week.

Shane Lowry considers himself a Major player and after finishing tied 12th in the PGA Championship he can’t wait to get to Los Angeles for the US Open next month.