Rory McIlroy delivered a bogey-free 65 on Thursday to tie for the lead with Patrick Cantlay at the U.S. Open. This marks McIlroy's first bogey-free round in a major since his last major win ten years ago. Historically, McIlroy has won the last three majors where he opened with a bogey-free round: the 2011 U.S. Open, the 2012 PGA Championship, and the 2014 Open Championship. McIlroy has consistently performed well at the U.S. Open, finishing in the top five in each of the past five years.
Rory McIlroy had his first bogey-free round in a major since his last time winning one 10 years ago, a 5-under 65 that gave him a share of the lead with nemesis Patrick Cantlay on Thursday in the U.S. Open. https://t.co/0eBGhc5BQd
Rory McIlroy showing major form with bogey-free 65 to share U.S. Open lead with Patrick Cantlay https://t.co/G9eUNbbiHo
Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay share the lead at U.S. Open https://t.co/qppPXxmQp8
The 4 times Rory McIlroy has started a major with a bogey-free first round: 🇺🇸 2011 U.S. Open - Win ⛳️ 2012 PGA - Win 🇬🇧 2014 Open - Win 🇺🇸 2024 U.S. Open - TBD https://t.co/X2kDVaoyte
Bogey-free 65 for Rory McIlroy to tie for the lead with Patrick Cantlay. For a guy who’s often said the U.S. Open is the major that least suits him, he’s figured it out, with top-fives in each of the past five years and now this.
I'm going to regret tweeting this, but... The last three times Rory McIlroy opened with a bogey-free round in a major, he won: 2011 U.S. Open, 2012 PGA, 2014 Open