Golf

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Rory McIlroy made a couple early birdies at the U.S. Open . That encouraging start was short lived for the slumping Masters champion. A poor second nine left McIlroy with a 4-over 74 in Thursday's first round at Oakmont.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — What Alistair Docherty thought was smoke was really the powder bursting out of the freshly deployed airbag. There was no mistaking the blood and glass covering everything in the wrecked white minivan.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Open long has been regarded the toughest test in golf, and this year it returns to what is arguably the toughest course in America . Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh is the talk of the 125th U.S.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Adam Scott is one year away from an impressive streak that the Australian considers to be a classic glass half-full moment in golf. The U.S.

This is arguably the toughest stretch for Canada's best male golfers, with two of their biggest events of year on back-to-back weeks.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Serenity at Oakmont could be found Wednesday morning when Rory McIlroy stood on the first tee as the sun rose against a hazy sky on the horizon.

A New York man is laying claim to the record for most consecutive hours playing golf — a 35-hour stint on a course on Long Island that began early Sunday evening and ended early Tuesday morning.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — One of the first memories for the last man to make the field at this year's U.S. Open was watching Tiger Woods. In that respect, Chase Johnson has plenty of company. In another, he has none.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Two-time major champion Jon Rahm comes into the U.S. Open off another top 10 at LIV Golf, which is nothing new.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler doesn't care what the oddsmakers think or what people say about his status as the overwhelming favorite in this U.S. Open , and pretty much everywhere he plays.