US Open

Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler have ground to make up as JJ Spaun heads the field on four-under

Scot gets off to promising start using unpredictable combination of ‘crazy’ and ‘wild’ shots

JJ Spaun has clubhouse lead on four under

American posted a bogey-free 66 to take the clubhouse lead

Irish duo both come home in more than 40 shots on their closing nine as holed eagle shot cannot raise Lowry’s spirit

Seventeen-year-old has his school coach on the bag for his first tilt at Major glory

The 8th hole at Oakmont Country Club is fraught with difficulty, while the 9th yielded just 34 birdies to the field in 2016

Scottie Scheffler is favourite on Pittsburgh course that tests all aspects of the game

Edward Stimpson developed his eponymous device after watching Gene Sarazen putt off a green at Oakmont in 1935

‘At some point, you have to realise that there’s a little bit more golf left to play this season’

Everything you need to know about Oakmont and the second Major of the year

Offaly golfer says he ‘learned a lot from’ final day of US Open at Oakmont in 2016

Justin Rose joins Irish duo with an early start on Thursday and later on Friday

Johnson won the 2016 US Open at the Pennsylvania track that is set to play as hard as ever this week

Tournament returns to Oakmont for first time since Dustin Johnson’s breakthrough victory in 2016

From the US Open to last week at Wentworth, the Irish golfer has had a season of agonising close calls

American beats Spaniard in straight sets to make first grand slam semi-final

The 20-year-old lost to fellow American Emma Navarro in the fourth round on Sunday

The Serbian was the latest shock exit following Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz

The Italian navigated a turbulent opening set against Michelsen to reach the third round with a 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 win

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen took a hard-fought win over Amanda Anisimova

World number two talks of pride in playing for Ireland, texts from Michael Jordan and the pain of missing out on Majors

Not having an Irish team in the URC decider could be a good thing

Late collapse at Pinehurst led to a mix of sympathy and disbelief for the Irish golfer, who has said he will take a ‘few weeks’ away from the game

DeChambeau explained how he had ‘dug myself out of a pretty deep hole’ to rid himself of personal demons

Northern Irishman withdraws from this weekend’s Travelers Championship after seeing that elusive fifth Major slip away again

Rory’s terrible luck on fifth hole; McIlroy and Adam Scott comparisons; DeChambeau the content king; McKibbin’s solid finish

This wasn’t about Bryson DeChambeau’s bunker shot or McIlroy’s perennially put-upon caddie - it was about the scrambled brain that led to two short putts being missed when everything was on the line

Northern Irish golfer (21) paired with world number one Scottie Scheffler for final round in US Open at Pinehurst,

McIlroy misses two short putts in the last three holes as DeChambeau’s bunker save on 18 hands him the crown

McIlroy cards one-under 69 in his third round as DeChambeau’s 67 puts him on course for second US Open title

Third-round 70 sees Lowry move up leaderboard; Tom McKibbin posts fine 71 to also move up

McIlroy sits just two shots off the lead, with Tom McKibbin and Shane Lowry also surviving into the weekend

Of the examination presented by Pinehurst, McIlroy observed: ‘It just requires more thought’

Stars have special tour bags; Fanagan to join Harrington at US Seniors Open; Maureen Madill’s wit

Two birdies in closing three holes moves the world number three alongside Patrick Cantlay on top of the leaderboard

Golf correspondent Philip Reid with all the latest news from the first round at Pinehurst

Brilliant hat-trick of birdies helps Waterford golfer get over four-putt double-bogey in opening round

Offaly player expects stiff challenge at Pinehurst, but says it will be the same for everyone

Grayson Murray’s locker kept in place; Tom McKibbin adds new sponsor