McIlroy opted to take a penalty stroke and a drop, leading to a bogey and capping off a 2-over 37 on the front nine. And of course, the USGA took the opportunity to educate you at home about what to do if you find yourself in the same position as the 2025 Masters champion.

“And when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.”

Five-time major winner Rory McIlroy had a disappointing first round at the US Open and got off to an even worse start in the second.

If 2025 Masters champ Rory McIlroy wins the 2025 U.S. Open this week at Oakmont, he'll join some exclusive company. It's quite simply a rare feat to win both of those majors in the same calendar year. For a long time, those were back-to-back majors, but in 2019, the PGA Championship moved to May.

U.S. Open gets underway on Thursday, June 12, when golf's greatest players will descend upon Oakmont Country Club. It's the third major championship of the PGA Tour season, and plenty of 2025 U.S. Open storylines are unfolding as we inch closer to one of golf's most historic tournaments.

Rory McIlroy—specifically, his driver—has been one of the big storylines entering this week's U.S. Open. After bouncing between TaylorMade models early in the season, the PGA Tour star settled on the Qi10 and won the Masters to complete the career Grand Slam.

On his third hole of the day, Rory McIlroy blasted a 392-yard tee shot on Oakmont's par-5 12th hole to kick off his 2025 U.S. Open.

Rory McIlroy won the Masters in April. But he skipped media interviews for a fifth straight major round on Thursday after he struggled on the back nine at the US Open.