Rory McIlroy’s Brutal Reaction to Losing U.S. Open Goes Viral

Rory McIlroy's quest to win his first major championship in over a decade came to a crushing end Sunday when he missed two short par putts over the final three holes and lost to Bryson DeChambeau by a stroke at legendary Pinehurst No. 2.

NBC's cameras caught McIlroy's reaction after DeChambeau sunk a par putt on 18 to win the championship, and the scene inside the scorer's room was a sad one for the No. 2 ranked golfer in the world. Cameras then caught McIlroy heading out to his car and leaving the grounds as quickly as he could.

This was rough to see:

I feel so bad pic.twitter.com/1t5887eF4A
— Rory McIlroy Tracker (@RMTracker) June 16, 2024

Here he is leaving the grounds:

Rory McIlroy leaving the clubhouse. He got into his car and drove off. pic.twitter.com/xrUxrAWh3b
— Jay Busbee (@jaybusbee) June 16, 2024

Fans had reactions to McIlroy's emotional reaction:

Pinehurt pic.twitter.com/fdpFvYgt9Q
— Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) June 16, 2024

Most miserable $2.322 million recipient on the planet pic.twitter.com/kvL7AreNZy
— Cass Anderson (@casspa) June 16, 2024

This is cruel and unusual punishment https://t.co/ZnjGY0ufg9
— Levi Dunagan (@Levi275) June 16, 2024

Me when my kids continue doing what they’re doing after I’ve said “I’ll throw everything in the trash!” https://t.co/BrzS80znmV
— Roger Graham (@RogerThatGraham) June 16, 2024

This was tough to watch. https://t.co/fOWOcdztNd
— Angie Smith (@angiemaesmithh) June 16, 2024

Surprised that door didn’t get ripped off the hinges. https://t.co/xcokvOEtqB
— James Harris (@Jharris_CFC) June 16, 2024

Heartbreaking. https://t.co/1OADBsNiNG
— Patrick ‘Pat’ Johnson (@pj1__) June 16, 2024

This will be on replay in my brain for the next 5 hours too. https://t.co/dkmmnh3jDm
— Sue Murphy (@IllSueYa) June 16, 2024

Just absolutely BRUTAL https://t.co/BNEWqSiHsJ
— 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐥 (@aaronsygiel) June 16, 2024