Rory McIlroy during a practice round ahead of the US Open at Oakmont Country Club. Photo: AP Photo/Seth Wenig
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There is tough and there is Oakmont tough. “I played last week and birdied the last two − for an 81,” Rory McIlroy revealed. He was laughing as he said it, but inside a sizeable chunk of the Ulsterman must be dreading the 125th US Open.
The good news for the field is that the test has softened in the last seven days. “There’s been some rain since and it’s much more benign,” McIlroy said. “It was nearly impossible that Monday.”