BREAKING NEWS Moment furious Rory McIlroy launches his club in anger as US Open woes continue
Rory McIlroy 's frustrations boiled over at the US Open on Friday as his worrying run of post-Masters form continued.
While fighting to get back on the right side of the cut line after a four-over-par 74 on Thursday, the Northern Irishman endured similar difficulties in his second round on a testing Oakmont surface.
And after miscuing his second shot on the venue's monster par-five 12th, he couldn't resist launching his club in fury as he dropped to +8 - leaving him just one shot behind the projected cut line.
McIlroy has struggled since ending his major drought and completing a career Grand Slam at the Masters in April, having finished 14 shots behind PGA Championship winner Scottie Scheffler the following month and missed the cut at the Canadian Open last week.
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