Rory McIlroy lashed out at the toughest golf course in the country Friday as Oakmont Country Club continued to bare its teeth at the 156 men competing in the 2025 U.S. Open. Though McIlroy was hardly the only golfer to be frustrated by the difficulties he faced in Western Pennsylvania, he was perhaps the most demonstrative of the bunch.

Through six holes of his second round on Friday, McIlroy sits eight-over par with the cut projected to come into play at seven-over. As the reigning Masters champion looks to fight his way into the weekend, we'll keep you posted with the latest updates from Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh.

The sky at Oakmont Country Club was somehow both hazy and bright, and the contradiction was a nice accidental framework for what we saw from Rory McIlroy in his opening round of the U.S. Open on Thursday.