"Rory McIlroy is a cheater" - Fans react to the 36-YO making a concerning admission ahead of the US Open

Rory McIlroy is surrounded by controversy days before the 2025 US Open at Oakmont. He recently admitted that he's still trying to 'figure out' his driver. NUCLR GOLF shared an X post on June 7 featuring Rory McIlroy's recent interview with Tracking Rory.

However, the post didn't go well with the fans as many of them started accusing McIlroy of cheating. The caption of the post read:

"#UPDATE— Rory McIlroy admitted concern about his driver going into Oakmont following a 78 on Friday. After switching to the TaylorMade Qi35 model this week, Rory says he will be doing extensive testing this weekend.

“Still I felt like I came here obviously with a new driver thinking that that sort of was going to be good and solve some of the problems off the tee, but it didn't….Obviously going to Oakmont next week, what you need to do more than anything else there is hit fairways… Obviously for me, when I get that part of the game clicking, then everything falls into place for me. Right now that isn't. Yeah, that's a concern going into next week.”

“So I went back to a 44-inch driver this week to try to get something that was a little more in control and could try to get something a bit more in play.… I was saying to Harry going down the last this is the second time this year I've tried the new version, and it hasn't quite worked out for me. So I'd say I'll be testing quite a few drivers over the weekend.”

One of the fans commented:

"Rory is a cheater."

Another one questioned his Masters' win by writing:

"Wish they could strip him of the Masters for using an illegal driver when he won it."

One more fan even suggested that Rory must quit playing golf:

"I hope he just stays home. The tournaments are better with him in them."

Another fan challenged him to win a game without cheating:

"The game is different when you can't cheat anymore..."

One more fan poured their frustration, writing:

"Rory can't win without illegal, non-conforming clubs. What a shame. This win is tainted forever.

Rory McIlroy's 2025 season started strong with a victory at the 2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Followed by winning the Players Championship and finally winning the 2025 Masters and completing his career grand slam. Recently, Rory McIlroy missed the cut at the RBC Canadian Open.

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Rory McIlroy left searching for answers after missing the cut at the RBC Canadian Open

Rory McIlroy's disappointing performance at the 2025 RBC Canadian Open has raised concerns ahead of the US Open. McIlroy missed the cut line, carding a total of 9-over-par for the first two rounds, while the cut stood at 3-under. After his exit, McIlroy spoke candidly at a press conference, reflecting on the challenges he faced:

"Little bit of room off the tee. Fairways are quite generous but if you miss them the rough is pretty penal. Then the greens are you know, they're tricky, undulating and really gotta hit it into the right section.”

"Of course it concerns me. You don't want to shoot high scores like the one I did today. Still I felt like I came here obviously with a new driver thinking that that sort of was going to be good and solve some of the problems off the tee, but it didn't."

Rory McIlroy's next stop is at the 2025 US Open at Oakmont Country Club from June 12 to 15.