Rory McIlroy rues lost chance at U.S. Open

Rory McIlroy fell out of contention on the back nine Saturday at Shinnecock Hills and finished the U.S. Open at six over par on Sunday.

McIlroy made a 66-foot birdie putt on the sixth hole Saturday afternoon and reached two under par after nine holes, four shots behind Wyndham Clark. He then made bogeys on the 10th, 12th, 14th, 15th and 18th holes to drop nine shots behind the leader.

On Sunday he started with three bogeys in his first three holes and finished with a 39 on the front nine. McIlroy said he was disappointed after the round and noted that the back nine Saturday cost him his chance.

Eight years earlier McIlroy had vowed to improve on difficult U.S. Open courses. From 2019 to 2025 he recorded six straight top-10 finishes and two runner-up results at the event before this week at Shinnecock Hills.

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Rory McIlroy walks the fairway at Augusta National, tied for Masters lead after third-round stumble.
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Rory McIlroy shot a one-over 73 in the third round of the 2026 Masters, squandering his record six-shot lead after 36 holes and dropping into a tie for the lead with Cameron Young at 11-under par. Sam Burns sits one stroke back at 10-under, with Shane Lowry at nine-under. The pair will enter Sunday's final round with the green jacket on the line at Augusta National.

Rory McIlroy carded a 69 in the first round of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills on Thursday. The round comes eight years after he missed the cut at the same venue in 2018.

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Dustin Johnson fell from near the lead to 11 shots back during a difficult stretch on Friday at the U.S. Open in Southampton, N.Y. The two-time major winner carded a 77 but remains in position to play the weekend.

Ludvig Åberg shot 69 on Saturday's third round of the US Masters but expressed disappointment with the result. He made seven birdies but also four bogeys, leaving him tied for 20th at –3 after three rounds. Åberg criticized his mistakes on the front nine.

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Rory McIlroy, the defending champion, carded a seven-under 65 in the second round to surge to 12-under par, opening a six-shot lead through 36 holes at the 2026 Masters. Sam Burns and Patrick Reed sit tied for second at six under, with Justin Rose, Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood one stroke further back. The lead marks the largest at the 36-hole mark in tournament history.

Ludvig Åberg carded a 69, one under par, in the opening round of the US Open at Shinnecock Hills.

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