McIlroy tees off alongside Tommy Fleetwood and Ludvig Aberg on Thursday

“You start to realize that the way the tour was before LIV came along was actually pretty good,” McIlroy said Tuesday, as he prepared for the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. The six-time major champion, once seen as the frontline defender of the PGA Tour when it was fighting to rebuild itself in the wake of the LIV startup, is now waiting to see what the tour does next.

Rory McIlroy says tournament organisers must make sure conditions at this week's US Open at Shinnecock Hills do not "get out of control".

Rory McIlroy is getting better treatment from Long Island golf fans at the US Open than he did at last year's Ryder Cup and adds he's confident Shinnecock will not lose the course.McIlroy, 37, also said he has no worries Shinnecock course managers will "lose the course" as many players complained was done in 2004 and 2018, the past two times Shinnecock hosted the US Open.

Smylie Kaufman has admitted that he could not believe it when he realised just how little Rory McIlroy has played on the PGA Tour this season. Many are likely to tip McIlroy for victory at the US Open this week.

Defending U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun started thinking he had to become a “perfect golfer” to validate last year’s success. It only made his game worse.

From a wild weekend in Canada to what promises to be a wild week in New York, The Grind has the entire golf scene covered.

Jackson Koivun was so good at Auburn he already locked up a PGA Tour card after his sophomore season. He just didn’t think he was ready, regardless of results that suggested differently. Now he is.

Jon Rahm is entering this week fresh off his runner-up finish at the PGA Championship.

More players are coming early, not so much to avoid the rush but to avoid the wait.