"Rory McIlroy is finished," "He'll skip media" - Fans criticize the 36-YO scoring a bogey on a par-5 at Oakmont

Rory McIlroy is currently out on a mission to secure his second U.S. Open title at Oakmont Country Club, Pennsylvania. However, in the opening round, the six-time major champion scored a bogey while playing on a par-5 hole, and this incident drew the attention of several fans on social media.

McIlroy has overcome the driver issue, played in a PGA Tour event, and changed his golf equipment before stepping up at Oakmont. Despite the tough course conditions, Rory McIlroy has put up a fight in the 125th U.S. Open. However, he encountered a setback during the first round.

This incident happened while McIlroy was playing on the 621-yard par-5 hole 4 in Oakmont. His first shot covered a massive distance of 309 yards, but the PGA Tour veteran quickly found the Church Pews bunker. Ultimately, tackling through the infamous bunkers and rough patches, Rory McIlroy ended up scoring a bogey from 90 yards. NUCLR Golf shared the analysis on X (previously Twitter) and captioned it:

"Rory McIlroy made a mess of the Par-5 4th at Oakmont @TrackingRory ... Result: Saved Bogey 😲"

This has led McIlroy to fall under the spotlight as fans on X criticized the PGA Tour pro, saying he might avoid press interactions following this bogey incident at Oakmont. Some of them also trolled Rory McIlroy's future as a golfer.

"He will skip media", a fan claimed.

"Rory is finished", another said.

"Incredible bogey for Rory! Could have easily been a triple", an X-user wrote down.

"Fall off coming soon", someone commented on Rory McIlroy.

"He's imploding. Has not been taking golf seriously since the Masters, and it shows.", an X-user commented.

"Watching this right after Brysons bogey save was awesome", someone else wrote.

Following this bogey, McIlroy went on to score two back-to-back bogeys on holes 6 and 7, and ended up carding a double bogey on the par 3 hole 8.

Exploring Rory McIlroy's 2025 U.S. Open Round 1 scorecard

At the end of round 1, the golfer from Holywood currently stands at T46 on the leaderboard with an 18-hole score of 4 over par (74).

Here's a detailed look at McIlroy's scorecard so far at the US Open 2025:

Front nine

Hole 1 (par 4 ): 5 (Bogey)
Hole 2 (par 4 ): 4
Hole 3 (par 4 ): 4
Hole 4 (par 5): 6 (Bogey)
Hole 5 (par 4): 4
Hole 6 (par 3): 4 (Bogey)
Hole 7 (par 4): 5 (Bogey)
Hole 8 (par 3): 5 (Double Bogey)
Hole 9 (par 4): 4

Back nine

Hole 10 (par 4): 4
Hole 11 (par 4): 3 (Birdie)
Hole 12 (par 5): 4 (Birdie)
Hole 13 (par 3): 3
Hole 14 (par 4): 4
Hole 15 (par 4): 4
Hole 16 (par 3): 3
Hole 17 (par 4): 4
Hole 18 (par 4): 4

Round Total: 74 (+4)

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