An angry Rory McIlroy needed a birdie on the last hole of his second round to make the cut at the US Open.McIlroy said before the tournament that he needed to shake off the hangover of his epic Masters win at Augusta National in April,

Rory McIlroy repeated at the US Open a controversial conduct criticised by fans and media. The 35-year-old posted a 41 over his closing nine holes, ultimately signing for a four-over 74 in Thursday’s opening round.

Rory McIlory recovered from a nightmare start to scrape into the weekend at Oakmont – indeed, he played the last 15 holes in two under – but his second round yesterday will be remembered more for the wrong reasons.

A dismal back nine was Rory McIlroy’s undoing as he got off to a slow start at the US Open on Thursday, opening his Oakmont campaign with a +4 finish.His score sat at a competitive -2 come the end of the front nine,

Defending US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau shockingly missed the cut for the US Open this weekend, while Rory McIlroy scraped through despite launching his club and smashing the tee box in anger. The top seeds have struggled this year at Oakmont.

Shane Lowry was left red-faced during his second round at the US Open after the Irishman forgot to mark his ball and instead picked it up before placing it back down to the amusement of Rory McIlroy

Angry Rory McIlroy narrowly survives cut at US Open - McIlroy birdied the last hole at Oakmont to reach the weekend but is nine strokes behind leader Sam Burns.

Rory McIlroy hurled a club and smashed a tee marker but somehow, for all his anger, he was able to extend his stay at the US Open on Friday night. Whether there will be any satisfaction in prolonging this experience is a matter of conjecture, because the ...