Win or lose Rory McIlroy continues to be the biggest story in golf because despite super-human achievement, he is only human, writes .

McIlroy shockingly missed the cut the last time the Claret Jug was up for grabs at Royal Portrush in 2019. That Open was won by Shane Lowry, a fellow Northern Irishman and McIlroy's best friend on the PGA Tour. McIlroy similarly missed the cut at The Open last year following consecutive top-six finishes at the major in 2022-23.

Rory McIlroy concluded a difficult US Open campaign at Oakmont Country Club with a respectable final-round 67, his lowest score of the tournament. The Northern Irishman struggled throughout the week and finished tied for 19th place on seven over par.

Masters champion Rory McIlroy was a man of two halves at the U.S. Open, where he went from throwing clubs and blasting the media to speaking calmly and pleasantly to reporters

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