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Rory McIlroy Makes Personal Admission After Disappointing and Uninspiring U.S. Open

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Zachary Neel | Last updated Jun 15, 2025 7:29 PM ET

After he won the Masters Tournament back in April and completed the career grand slam, many in the golf world thought that "The Summer of Rory" was coming for PGA star Rory McIlroy.

With the biggest achievement of his career now marked off of his bucket list and no longer weighing him down, there was a sense that McIlroy would be able to play freely and win at a rapid clip going forward.

Instead, the opposite has happened. McIlory has admitted that he's struggling to find inspiration on the golf course as of late, and a couple of missed cuts and several poor rounds of play have many questioning what's going on. This past week at the 2025 U.S. Open, McIlroy went as far as to admit that he was up indifferent about making the cut on Friday, claiming that he wasn't sure he wanted to play another two rounds at Oakmont Country Club over the weekend.

After his final round on Sunday — a three-under 67, his best of the week — McIlroy spoke to the media once again and gave some assuring remarks, saying that going forward, with the next major championship being The Open Championship at Royal Portrush, he was going to get some love and inspiration back in his game.

"If I can't get motivated to get up for an Open Championship at home, then I don't know what can motivate me," McIlroy said, according to Golf.com "I climbed my Everest in April, and I think after you do something like that, you've got to make your way back down, and you've got to look for another mountain to climb. An Open at Portush is certainly one of those."

The Open will take place in the middle of July, starting on Thursday, July 17. McIlroy has a month to regroup and get his mind right ahead of another big major championship, this one among the most important for the star from Northern Ireland.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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