Rory McIlroy spotted at US Open hours after…
Rory McIlroy traded the fairways for the laborious courts.
Less than three hours after wrapping up at the Tour Championship in Georgia to conclude the PGA season, the Irishman was spotted among tennis followers at the U.S. Open on Sunday night time.
The five-time major winner was taking in the Arthur Ashe ambiance with two buddies, including caddie Harry Diamond, clapping and smiling sometimes as Novak Djokovic received his first-round match in straight units over American Learner Tien.
Rory McIlroy attends Day 1 of the 2025 US Open to watch the match between Novak Djokovic and Learner Tien at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sunday August 24, 2025. ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA
Rory McIlroy takes in the U.S. Open’s Arthur Ashe ambiance on Sunday only hours after wrapping up the Tour Championship in Georgia. ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA
The 24-time Grand Slam winner kicked off the match’s first night time session at 7 p.m., which was a fast turnaround for the defending Masters winner after he only teed off in the ultimate spherical at 12 p.m. alongside Harry Hall.
McIlroy, 36, went into the Tour Championship ranked second in the FedEx Cup rankings, which put him only behind world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.
North Irish golfer Rory McIlroy (L) attends the boys’s singles first spherical tennis match between Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and USA’s Learner Tien with buddies. AFP via Getty Images
However, it was a disappointing end to the season as he tied for twenty third in the 30-man area while his Ryder Cup teammate Tommy Fleetwood claimed the title for his first PGA Tour victory.
McIlroy was 1-over par across the 2 weekend rounds after being in competition following a strong start.
Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits off the third tee during the ultimate spherical of the Tour Championship golf match, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. AP
“I hit it better. The things that I wanted to improve on this week, I did,” McIlroy said after the ultimate spherical, per Golf Digest. “Off the tee was much better. I’m probably leading strokes gained off the tee. I just couldn’t get the speed of the greens all week, and I struggled to see lines and to feel the speed. That was really the story of the week.”
“My putting was so good last week at [the BMW Championship at Caves Valley], and then my off the tee play wasn’t good and it sort of just inverted. But my game feels close. It certainly isn’t far away.”
Rory McIlroy at the Tour Championship on Aug. 24, 2025. AP
McIlroy is set to compete in the upcoming weeks back at home in the Irish Open and the BMW PGA Championship on the DP World Tour.
He’ll then return to New York for the Ryder Cup as he’ll lead the European crew against the US in the Ryder Cup at Bethpage beginning Sept. 26.
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