McIlroy Holds On To Win US Open

Rory McIlroy shot a 2-under 69 in the final round to win the U.S. Open.   McIlroy’s 268 sets the lowest 72-hole score at the U.S. Open, bettering the 272 by Jack Nicklaus (1980), Lee Janzen (1993), Tiger Woods (2000) and Jim Furyk (2003).  His 16-under is the most strokes under-par for 72 holes in U.S. Open history. The old record of 12-under was set by Tiger Woods in 2000.  McIlroy is the first player in U.S. Open history to get to double-digits under-par in the first two rounds.

McIlroy is one of nine players 22-years-old and under with multiple wins with at least one of the wins being a major. The others are Tiger Woods, Gene Sarazen, Young Tom Morris, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Creavy, Johnny McDermott, Seve Ballesteros and Jerry Pate.

McIlroy (2011) and Graeme McDowell (2010) both from Northern Ireland are the first back-to-back winners of the U.S. Open from the same country (outside of the U.S.) since 1920 (Edward Ray, England) and 1921 (James Barnes, England). Tiger Woods (2008) and Lucus Glover (2009) were the last back-to-back winners from the U.S. McIlroy is the first wire-to-wire winner (no ties) at the U.S. Open since Tiger Woods in 2002. Rocco Mediate at the 2010 Frys.com Open was the last wire-to-wire winner on TOUR.

McIlroy is the seventh wire-to-wire (no ties) winner at the U.S. Open: McIlory (2011), Tiger Woods (2000, 20002), Tony Jacklin (1970), Ben Hogan (1953), James Barnes (1921) and Walter Hagen (1914).  McIlroy becomes the first player to win the U.S. Open with all four rounds in the 60s since Lee Janzen in 1993.

McIlroy’s eight shot win is the largest on TOUR since Tiger Woods won by eight shots at the 2009 BMW Championship. Brian Gay won by 10 shots at the 2009 RBC Heritage.

In his first career start at the U.S. Open, 23-year-old Jason Day (2nd) records his third straight top 10 in a major (2nd/2011 U.S. Open, T2/2011 Masters, T10/2010 PGA Championship). His only other start in a major was at the 2010 British Open (T60).  Day is the only player to finish in the top 10 in the last three majors.

Kevin Chappell, Robert Garrigus, Lee Westwood, and Y.E. Yang finished tied for 3rd.

Westwood’s last top 10 at the U.S. Open was in 2008 (3rd). This is Westwood’s first top 10 on TOUR this season in seven starts.

Yang records his fourth top 10 of the season in 11 starts. The four top 10s tie his career best on TOUR (2009).

 

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