There are few things the world of golf likes more than a champion of yesteryear rolling back the years and beating a field that, for the most part, is at least 20 years their junior.

Rory McIlroy admits winning the Masters was like scaling his personal Everest, but he now feels ready to return to base camp in Northern Ireland, where The Open at Royal Portrush is the next peak he aims to conquer.

Rory McIlroy admitted his decision not to talk to the media for six successive major rounds was due to “frustration with you guys.”

Johnny Miller is understanding of Rory McIlroy’s struggle to back up his Masters win and career Grand Slam achievement with more brilliance.

Shane Lowry laughed off his ball-marking faux-pas US Open as “the stupidest things I've ever done”

Rory McIlroy “helicoptered” a club 20 yards and smashed a tee mark in frustration, but still brilliantly made the cut in the US Open at a brutal Oakmont.

Rory McIlroy ended the day just a shot outside the projected cut mark despite opening with a Jekyll and Hyde style 74 in the US Open at Oakmont.

Rory McIlroy went out on a magic carpet of sheer brilliance but joined Shane Lowry in coming home in an ambulance as Oakmont punished Irish golf's twin stars.

Ask the world’s best players what they face at Oakmont in the 125th US Open and the adjectives flow.

Shane Lowry believes he’s a far better player than when a four-shot lead slipped through his fingers at Oakmont in 2016.

Rory McIlroy believes he was entitled to a "grace period" after completing the career Grand Slam

Dustin Johnson has no doubt why he won the 2016 US Open by three shots — he drove in straight,

Oakmont host its tenth US Open this week and given what’s gone before, it would be a surprise if it did not generate another unforgettable moment.

Brutal Oakmont is considered the toughest of all US Open venues for its thick rough, sloping fairways and marble-top greens that make Augusta's look tame by comparison.

Not even the searing heat from Shane Lowry's blistering start to the final round of the RBC Canadian Open will dry out Oakmont for this week's US Open test.

Shane Lowry cruised along in the slipstream of a red-hot Ben Griffin and moved into US Open mode by carding an impressive opening 69 in the $20 million Memorial Tournament in Ohio.

Tom McKibbin endured a “stressful” PGA Championship debut but insisted he’s determined to qualify for his second US Open next week.