That was until his ball found one of Oakmont's infamous ditches, this one along the left side on hole No. 9. McIlroy opted to take a penalty stroke and a drop, leading to a bogey and capping off a 2-over 37 on the front nine.

The Golf Channel analyst posted a lengthy rant on Rory skipping media to his Twitter account on Saturday morning.

Rory McIlroy has been given a reality check by two-time major winner Johnny Miller after he was left frustrated at the U.S. Open and took it out on his clubs... and the course

Five-time major winner Rory McIlroy had a disappointing first round at the US Open and got off to an even worse start in the second.

Wild tee shots and media boycotts: The pride of Northern Ireland is acting oiut of character after finally winning the Masters.

With Tiger Woods in semi-retirement, the best pre-tournament show in town — name your town — is the Rory McIlroy press conference.

All three were between seven and eight shots behind the leader, and all were in danger of being cut Friday. The U.S. Open remains golf’s cruelest test.