"Rory McIlroy got a reason to b**ch" - Fans react to golfers struggling at Oakmont ahead of US Open

Rory McIlroy recently found himself surrounded by controversy ahead of the 2025 US Open. This upcoming event is all set to return to Oakmont Country Club, one of golf' most difficult venues. NUCLR GOLF recently posted a video on X featuring KFT player James Nicklaus barely able to move his ball from the dense rough.

The caption of the post shared on June 9 reads:

" #REPORTS— Players prepping for this week’s US Open are struggling to advance the ball from the THICK rough at Oakmont. KFT player James Nicholas showed off his attempt at a hack out with a 60deg wedge. Do you think the rough is too long?"

This post is receiving a hilarious reaction from fans who are writing crazy comments. One user wrote:

"Rory got a reason to bitch!"

Another user commented:

"Don't touch the rough!!!!"

One more fan wrote:

"Yes sorry this not golf"

A few of the other fans commented:

"Hit the fairways😝"

"Well, there's no trees, so grow that rough!😂"

'The longer the better."

Oakmont's rough is already up to 5 to 6 inches deep in places. During practice rounds, Rory McIlroy reportedly carded a triple bogey on a hole despite hitting near the fairway. According to Talksport, he even resorted to using a 3-wood off a par-3 tee box and still made bogey. The course is set to play at over 7,300 yards as a par-70. With that, let's learn about the US Open's Oakmont venue in detail.

Oakmont Country Club set to host US Open in 2025

This year's US Open marks a historic milestone, as it will be the 10th time Oakmont hosts the national championship. It was designed by Henry Clay Fownes and opened in 1903. This year's US Open event will also be Oakmont's 17th USGA event, placing it behind Merion Golf Club, also in Pennsylvania, which has hosted 18. Oakmont's club member Davidson Herron defeated the legendary Bob Jones in the final of the U.S. amateur.

The last US Open held at Oakmont came in 2016 when Dustin Johnson secured his first major title. Before that, the course had hosted the US Open in 1927, 1935, 1953, 1962, 1973, 1983, 1994, and 2007. With that, here's the list of players appearing for the 2025 US Open:

U.S. Open champions (10 years)

• Bryson DeChambeau
• Wyndham Clark
• Matt Fitzpatrick
• Jon Rahm
• Gary Woodland
• Brooks Koepka
• Dustin Johnson
• Jordan Spieth

Top 10 and ties from the 2024 U.S. Open

• Rory McIlroy
• Patrick Cantlay
• Tony Finau
• Matthieu Pavon
• Hideki Matsuyama
• Russell Henley
• Xander Schauffele
• Sam Burns
• Corey Conners
• Davis Thompson

2024 U.S. Senior Open champion

• Richard Bland

2024 U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up

• Jose Luis Ballester (a)
• Noah Kent (a)

2024 U.S. Junior Amateur champion

• Trevor Gutschewski (a)

2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion

• Evan Beck (a)

Master's champions (5 years)

• Scottie Scheffler

PGA champions (5 years)

• Justin Thomas
• Phil Mickelson

The Open champions (5 years)

• Brian Harman
• Cameron Smith
• Collin Morikawa

2024 Tour Championship field

• Sahith Theegala
• Adam Scott
• Sungjae Im
• Shane Lowry
• Viktor Hovland
• Taylor Pendrith
• Ludvig Aberg
• Robert MacIntyre
• Tommy Fleetwood
• Keegan Bradley
• Byeong Hun An
• Aaron Rai
• Akshay Bhatia
• Chris Kirk
• Sepp Straka
• Christiaan Bezuidenhout
• Tom Hoge

Points leader from the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour

• Matt McCarty

The top 60 players from the May 19 OWGR

• Maverick McNealy
• Harris English
• Justin Rose
• Tyrrell Hatton
• Daniel Berger
• J.J. Spaun
• Min Woo Lee
• Thomas Detry
• Jason Day
• J.T. Poston
• Andrew Novak
• Lucas Glover
• Denny McCarthy
• Nick Taylor
• Stephan Jaeger
• Tom Kim
• Max Greyserman
• Mackenzie Hughes
• Jhonattan Vegas
• Nico Echavarria
• Ben Griffin
• Davis Riley
• Michael Kim
• Patrick Reed
• Nick Dunlap
• Si Woo Kim
• Joe Highsmith

The top 5 in the FedEx Cup on May 19 are not already exempt

• Jacob Bridgeman
• Ryan Gerard
• Sam Stevens
• Brian Campbell
• Cam Davis

The top 2 players from the 2024 Race to Dubai are not already exempt

• Rasmus Hojgaard
• Thriston Lawrence

The top player in the 2025 Race to Dubai is not exempt on May 19

• Laurie Canter

Leading player of the top 3 from LIV Golf on May 19

• Joaquin Niemann

2024 Mark H. McCormack Medal

• Luke Clanton (a)

2025 NCAA champion

• Michael La Sasso (a)

2025 Latin American Amateur champion

• Justin Hastings (a)

The top 60 players from the June 9 OWGR

• TBD

Final qualifying (Japan, May 19)

• Yuta Sugiura
• Scott Vincent
• Jinichiro Kozuma

Final qualifying (England, May 19)

• Jordan Smith
• Joakim Lagergren
• Guido Migliozzi
• Frederic LaCroix
• Sam Bairstow
• Edoardo Molinari
• James Kruyswijk
• Andrea Pavan

Final qualifying (Texas, May 19)

• Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
• James Hahn
• Adam Schenk
• Lance Simpson (a)
• Cameron Tankersley (a)
• Carlos Ortiz
• Johnny Keefer

Final qualifying (U.S., Canada, June 2)

• James Nicholas
• Chris Gotterup
• Roberto Diaz
• Ben James
• Zach Bauchou
• Alistair Docherty
• Alvaro Ortiz
• Emilio Gonzalez
• Trent Phillips
• George Kneiser
• Chandler Blanchet
• Justin Hicks
• Philip Barbaree, Jr.
• Frankie Harris (a)
• Mason Howell (a)
• Jackson Buchanan
• Tyler Weaver (a)
• Jackson Koivun (a)
• Will Chandler
• Ryan McCormick
• Trevor Cone
• Marc Leishman
• Bryan Lee
• Erik van Rooyen
• Bud Cauley
• Lanto Griffin
• Justin Lower
• Harrison Ott
• Cameron Young
• Grant Haefner
• George Duangmanee
• Zac Blair
• Kevin Velo
• Nicklas Norgaard
• Matt Wallace
• Thorbjorn Olesen
• Mark Hubbard
• Victor Perez
• Emiliano Grillo
• Matt Vogt (a)
• Brady Calkins
• Preston Summerhays (a)
• Riley Lewis
• Zachery Pollo (a)
• Joey Herrera
• Austen Truslow