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Rory McIlroy ends silent treatment toward media
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With his final round performance at the US Open, Rory McIlroy is back in the fight to find the right motivation for the future of his professional career.
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Golf Digest on MSNU.S. Open 2025: Rory McIlroy leaves Oakmont with optimism about home Open at PortrushOAKMONT, Pa. – Rory McIlroy reiterated on Sunday after an encouraging closing 67 at Oakmont Country Club that his mental head space still isn’t quite right. But he knows just where that might finally change, and it isn’t likely to be at the upcoming Travelers Championship.
Will he talk today? Will he not? — was energy wasted Sunday. McIlroy didn’t boycott the press as he’d done after six of his last seven rounds at major championships, the most prominent battle in the surreal press-vs.
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A year ago, McIlroy skipped the Travelers and got lost by himself in Manhattan for a few days following his devastating U.S. Open loss at Pinehurst. This time, McIlroy is trying to recover from the intensity of what’s come with his Masters victory in April, which completed the career Grand Slam.
OAKMONT, Pa. — Twenty-odd years ago, I sat with Ian Woosnam on a golf cart at Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Woosie is the practically minded son of a Welsh farmer and not given to deep reflection, but on one question he was. He told me he could pinpoint exactly — to the day — when his career decline began.
McIlroy struggled to rounds of 74-72-74 to begin the U.S. Open and completed his week before the final group teed off on Sunday. He was tied for 26 th after his round. “I feel l
Rory McIlroy lashed out at the toughest golf course in the country Friday as Oakmont Country Club continued to bare its teeth at the 156 men competing in the 2025 U.S. Open. Though McIlroy was hardly the only golfer to be frustrated by the difficulties he faced in Western Pennsylvania, he was perhaps the most demonstrative of the bunch.
Rory McIlroy Makes Personal Admission After Disappointing and Uninspiring U.S. Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports. After he won the Masters Tournament back in April and completed the career grand slam, many in the golf world thought that "The Summer of Rory" was coming for PGA star Rory McIlroy.