T he U.S. Open returns to Oakmont Country Club in the suburbs of Pittsburgh for the first time since 2016. The champion that year will be in the 2025 U.S. Open field. Dustin Johns

After a two-week hiatus from the PGA Tour following the PGA Championship, Rory McIlroy returned to action this week at the RBC Canadian Open—but his time in the tournament was short-lived. McIlroy struggled mightily over both rounds,

Rory McIlroy Surprisingly Dealt Bad News Ahead of U.S. Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Rory McIlroy’s buildup to next week’s U.S. Open at Oakmont took a further concerning turn on Friday in the RBC Canadian Open. In his first start since his worst finish this season—a T-47 in the PGA Championship—the reigning Masters champion suffered an extremely rare setback—he missed the cut at TPC Toronto.

Rory McIlroy fired a 1-over, 71 in the first round of the RBC Canadian Open - his first tournament since the PGA Championship, where he finished 3-over and 15 shots back of Scottie Scheffler, who went on to win the tournament.

At least he spoke this time. Rory McIlroy was emphatically Rory McIlroy in Canada, spinning out of the RCB Canadian Open via the missed cut guillotine, demonstrating once more how the defeats frequently match the triumphs in dimension. There was ...

The dip in form may be traced back to McIlroy's admission post-Masters victory of a diminished drive as he contemplates further ambitions. Ahead of the Canadian Open, McIlroy conveyed to journalists, "Yeah, I don't know if I'm chasing anything,".

McIlroy shot an 8-over 78, making a mess of the fifth hole with a quadruple-bogey 8 in his highest score since also shooting 78 last year in the first round of the British Open. He had a double bogey on No. 11, four bogeys and two birdies.