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Rory McIlroy makes ‘three good shots' but still racks up triple bogey at brutal Oakmont ahead of 2025 US Open
RORY McIlroy
travelled to Oakmont Country Club last Monday to get a first look at the U.S. Open venue.
And the he famed but notoriously hard golf course in Pennsylvania has already lived up to its fearsome reputation.
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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland apparently made triple bogey on the second hole during a practice round despite hitting 'three good shots'
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Dustin Johnson won the last the U.S. Open held at at Oakmont Country Club in 2016
According to Eamon Lynch of Golf Channel,
The five-time major winner also needed a 3-wood to reach the 298-yard par-three eighth, eventually making bogey.
It marked the first time in years McIlroy had required so much club on a short hole.
Grand Slam winner McIlroy admitted that he's
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The Holywood ace missed the midway cut after a horror 78 on his second round at TPC on Friday.
The 36-year-old found just 13 of 28 fairways in Toronto, and racked up a
after spraying his tee shot.
The Northern Irishman has been battling to get to grips with a new 44-inch driver since his old one was
And that doesn't bode well for the Down native ahead of the year's third major on Thursday at Oakmont with the scoring predicted to be incredibly difficult.
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Lynch also reported that Australia's Adam Scott hit every fairway on the front nine, and shot 3-over for 9 holes.
In 2007 US Open, Ángel Cabrera emerged from a punishing week of carnage at Oakmont.
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The Argentine carded a gutsy five-over-par total to win his first major.
While the last US Open played at the venue in 2016 saw Dustin Johnson card a final-round of 69, that was enough to finish at four-under and pull away from a chasing pack that included Shane Lowry.
So, expect fireworks this week as the US Open heads back to one of golf's most unforgiving challenges.
