Oakmont is hosting the U.S. Open for a record 10th time, but given the tournament has not been held in this Pittsburgh suburb for the last nine years, many will be playing it for the first time -- particularly on a stage this large.

Rory McIlroy opened the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont with an up-and-down four-over 74. Afterward, he declined to talk about it.

He had about six of each,” he said. “Rory really put us through the ringer.” Indeed. And then Faldo turned philosophical about McIlroy’s dramatic sudden-death victory over Justin Rose in April to claim the Green Jacket,

Like he did at the PGA Championship, Rory McIlroy failed to show for media following his first round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont, with the Northern Irishman faltering down the stretch

J.J. Spaun emerged as the surprise early first-round U.S. Open leader on Thursday at Oakmont Country Club where Rory McIlroy was two shots back, defending champion Bryson DeChambeau opened with a bogey and Scottie Scheffler had yet to start.

Golf Channel anaylst Paul McGinley panned Rory McIlroy's "low energy" and lack of preparedness at Oakmont ahead of the 2025 U.S. Open.

The rough has been the biggest talking point at Oakmont ahead of this week's U.S. Open, and two of the best players in the world found themselves in trouble during round one