Will he talk today? Will he not? — was energy wasted Sunday. McIlroy didn’t boycott the press as he’d done after six of his last seven rounds at major championships, the most prominent battle in the surreal press-vs.

Spaun claimed his first major title by winning the US Open, just months after coming agonisingly close at the Players Championship where he was beaten by Rory McIlroy. He secured victory at Oakmont with a brilliant 64-foot birdie putt,

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.

JJ Spaun earned the biggest payday of his career as he hung tough to win a dramatic US Open on Sunday. The American had been a mainstay at the top of the leaderboard all week, but a string of bogeys to start the day coupled with some horrible luck early on,

First Rory McIlroy flung an iron down the 12th fairway. Then he used driver to demolish a tee marker on 17. He might not win the sportsmanship award at the U.S. Open, but he will get to play on the weekend.

Rory McIlroy won The Masters and has been performing poorly in the majors since, especially at the US Open. He knows that has to change.

Rory McIlroy has defended himself for not speaking to media during the US Open as he admitted he has stopped caring about his tournament performance for the rest of the weekend. The Northern Ireland golfer completed a career Grand Slam when he was victorious at The Masters in Augusta earlier in the year,

Rory McIlroy has been criticised for his behaviour at the US Open this week as Paul McGinley claimed he looks "fed up" and as though "something is eating at him"