Rory McIlroy is not having a good time as he is among the U.S. Open victims battling the carnage at Oakmont Country Club and a tee time this weekend.

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,

McIlroy, who won the Masters two months ago and completed the career Grand Slam, recovered from two early double bogeys to shoot a respectable two-over 72 Friday in the second round of the U.S. Open. He capped his rally from outside the cutline with a five-foot birdie putt on 18 after unleashing a ridiculous 373-yard drive.

You climb Everest, you don’t exactly turn around and go back again,” said Rory McIlroy ahead of the 2025 U.S. Open.

With Tiger Woods in semi-retirement, the best pre-tournament show in town — name your town — is the Rory McIlroy press conference.

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, but he could not have chosen a harder place to do that.

Rory McIlroy started off hot in the first round of the U.S. Open on Thursday, but a brutal finish to his round leaves him well off the lead after 18 holes.