- McIlroy's total of 268 strokes breaks the 72-hole U.S. Open scoring record of 272, previously held by four players: Jack Nicklaus, 1980; Lee Janzen, 1993; Tiger Woods, 2000; Jim Furyk, 2003.

My name is John Burke and I will be taking over the blog today. Well, it's moving day at the 2011 U.S. Open. Day 2 was as exciting as one could have hoped. Rory McIlroy continued his fantastic play.

The 2011 U.S. Open golf tournament began Thursday morning at 7 a.m.. The first group of golfers teed off under overcast skies. As Barry Svrluga reported: There will be golf Thursday at ...

Rory McIlroy joins Smylie Kaufman to discuss his record-setting victory at the 2011 U.S. Open, explaining why it was some of the best golf he's ever played.

The 2011 U.S. Open will take place June 16-19 at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. The U.S. Golf Association accepted 8,300 entries into the championship. These are the results from local ...

Y.E. Yang conceded after Saturday's round that the U.S. Open had become, essentially, a competition for second place. Yang's assessment, it turns out, was as accurate as one of Rory McIlroy's ...

Rory McIlroy rebounded from a disastrous Masters final round in April to capture the US Open early Sunday evening, outside Washington, D.C. At age 22, this is Rory McIlroy's first major championship.

The U.S. Open has been contested each year since 1985, and its list of past champions is long and varied. From contemporary stars like Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy to game-changing icons ...

On the eve of the 2011 U.S. Open, golf seems to be staring at a future on the margins of the American sports landscape. A lot of this has to do with the downfall of Tiger Woods.