Overview

• McIlroy closed the U.S. Open at Oakmont with a six-birdie 67 to finish seven-over-par and climb into the top 25.
• His final-round performance marked his best single-day major showing since winning the Masters in April.
• The Northern Irish star has struggled for form and motivation since completing the career Grand Slam, tying for 47th at the PGA Championship and missing the cut at the RBC Canadian Open.
• McIlroy said he feels he lives two separate lives as a touring professional and as a husband and father, and he has leaned on his family following a recent divorce reconciliation.
• He plans to play the Travelers Championship next week before using the Scottish Open as preparation for The Open Championship at Portrush, where he missed the cut in 2019 and last won the title in 2014.