hi everyone I'm Dave Giancola joined
again by Mike Trostel for another look
at history makers well Mike what happens
when you combine a young phenom playing
the best of his ability at a rain soften
golf course well you get Rory McIlroy's
dominant performance in the 2011 US Open
Championship which was played at
Congressional Country Club outside of DC
yeah Dave McIlroy opened with a 65 and
faced little resistance moving forward
and route to the championship record
enjoy the best of Rory McIlroy's
dominance in the 2011 US Open this is
the 135 starting time please welcome
from Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy I
would suspect that Rory would have some
real live jitters here after his
performance in the last major on Sunday
some of that will carry over and as I
said earlier is it a shot anybody who
looks forward to
as a five-iron solidly struck just right
over the flagstick
disappointing for a long hitter mcelroy
can he opened with burden
it's been a really impressive start it
balls coming off very solidly it's
played quickly decisively 1:24
very high right at it
use that one back when you've got a
backstop black on 12 with that front
hole location you can do that you can
throw it past the hole and bring it
right back to the cup Rory for birdie
got that beautiful 173 to that top upper
deck 177 total right at it
he has been like the lathes are going
down the fairway of his neck
gazing sideways watching Dustin Johnson
and Phil Mickelson played for the first
hour and a half of their round this has
been an impressive eight holes he has
played so far he missed one fairway
missed one green got up and in his
looked at burry every other hole of the
way he putts
over it maybe she goes to Rory McIlroy -
- - is he heads to the difficult 18th
now on the tee McIlroy just gonna bust
it down there you want to try to keep it
down the right side cuz that fairway
tilts to the left dotty well it did
start down the right long wait that'll
find the first cut but it'll be sitting
fine that's a great spot alright so now
we're live with the group behind McIlroy
at first to play 192 that place ten
yards shorter 182 in reality yelling for
it to go
he's been in total command there's
McIlroy with a chance to go
birdie-birdie to close out his opening
now
opening night from disaster his final
night at Augusta when he was the leader
headed into that final nine seemed like
he had his first major championship he
did in his grasp if this has been an
impressive comeback and she hits open
and a little drama there is that just
kind of fell in at the last second and a
pretty common play here Dan now with the
busting driver off the tee wind helping
swung hard a dead body for some reason
reason off so hard high hard hook this
guy is picking up confidence with every
step nailed ready time maybe well here's
one of the young guys McElroy set up
nicely at the first
uphill a birdie putt just inside right
did not give the hole away and that is
three in a row
speaking of Rory McIlroy the last few
moments here at Congressional McIlroy
playing beautifully and here he is his
second shot at the fourth Chris the
par-4 playing a short iron and about
this utilizing the slope behind the hole
to ball all the way back
and now here is McIlroy for this short
birdie putt daddy pepper just a smidge
downhill it's been a round now second
for warrior McIlroy second 250 for
Curtis drive just over 300 and yeah just
over 320 it's not only in the fairway
it's got a perfect shot shape it's got a
perfect angle it's been that sort of day
right at it needs to get up
it's gonna get
Curtis this is an impressive agave
action here whose young man it's an
impressive golf swing impressive golf
swing and wink when things are going
well you miss hit it ever so slightly
miss him so slightly still a good shot
this to get to 7-under nice easy birdie
though it's always nice to have ideas
played just by far the best golf Dave
England
and great to see - now the man of the
hour and we're already laid up in
trouble Donny and this is a horrible lie
the grass is going in the direction of
the hole but it's very very thick and
people well about the ball
that is a tremendous golf shot now that
really is later on yeah 64 would be very
impressive guess which he has a chance
right here to do weaker efforts that
he's made on the green today but still
one Eric congressional 22 years young
you couldn't tell
now even you have to smile huh
this business oh yeah it's a us okay
it's tough got acquired Rory McIlroy
certainly author did the story thus far
here at Congressional you've gotten off
to great starts here and through the
last four majors 17 of 18 greens hit
today what was working so well I think
everything you know I drove the ball
good my heart and play was good you know
but I just feel feel very comfortable
with my game comfortable on this golf
course and you know when you have a
combination like that and you hold a few
putts you know everything's gonna gonna
seem okay with all the expectations that
evitable heaped upon you do you go home
tonight with peace or does a lot go
through your mind
no I'm going home tonight with no pretty
quiet mind you know I've shot a really
good score today but you know I have to
go ahead and back that up tomorrow and
put myself in a good position going into
the weekend
22 years old from Northern Ireland rory
mcilroy 65 yesterday for a long-range
birdie so much for nerves sleeping on a
nice three shot lead in the first round
of the US Open Championship on the par-5
6th Rory
his third shot and look at how closes
that will get feeling it all the way
stepped up and for birdie on six just
like that two under on the day
but he was only getting started his
second shot on the short par-4 8th and
at first glance a little long oh here
comes back back back back
is it the now the northern is perhaps
not not the way Rory is playing 10-under
and he hasn't even played around and a
half yet here at Congressional Country
Club the par 4 and played the toughest
hole on the entire course yesterday
just about almost four and a half and
it's demeanor looks as if he's odd
you're just a Saturday morning wrong
with his buddies well he has that type
of swing it's a natural gifted good flow
to it full release it's a wonderful
thing to watch 320 down the middle is a
real nice spot Kurtis 178 yards a couple
of ridges that run through this this
green there's a spine that runs from the
front to the back easiest approach shot
is a little left center of the green but
then you have to putt over the spine
very dangerous going right at the ball
you certainly expect this to be left
and there it is downslope which could be
helping here you help them run it over
this little Ridge this he has to get
them over
and we can see the ridge right now and
that's pretty well done not great but
pretty well done it still has a great
chance to make our lunch
Friday for par good said all-important
say something you have to do in the US
Open he just not gonna hit all the
fairways and all the grains he's just
about done that the first day and a half
but he shocked it started right at the
hole and it started more toward the
middle of the green they also trying to
turn it right to left
another well-played shot Robin right
where he was looking Andy about 15 feet
right of the hole yeah smart play boys
birdie putt on the way from enough he's
playing about a stress-free of golf as
he could possibly play in the US Open
this is I think one of the more
difficult driving holes on the golf
course because you can't see the
entirety of the hole and it's even
easier now than it used to be years ago
they raised this fairway for the 97 open
about 15 feet widen it a little bit
Oh Mac McIlroy another one looks like
it's down the right side of the fairway
just another beautiful Drive getting
boring hi Andy this is good kind of
boring though boom 184 not taking much
time it's ball way up in the air which
is really unofficial in this type of
shot
clothes and be the number it is rory
mcilroy making his way up to the green
mention that he is the only man in the
history of the u.s. open to reach double
digits under par in the first two rounds
of just the fifth man ever to beat
double figures under par in and open
Rory made it to 10-under in 26 holes
previous quickest to 10-under par in a
US Open Gil Morgan 39 holes
the amazing stat that we're looking at
right there to me Shaun is 8-under par
on the par fours think this patois just
slide very slightly from his left to
right straight down the hill
the lowest anybody's ever been in the
United States Open is 12-under par he
could get that done and perhaps even
better than that
just the second day of this 111th US
Open Championship two players to do that
we're Gil Morgan as you mentioned at
Pebble Beach and Tiger Woods what about
the only thing that slowed down Rory so
far has been the weight here at 16 the
par-5 playing almost 580 yards T is up
look at the gallery right now
when the reason for the wait so many the
players are going at this green in two
absolutely murdered it down the left
center of the fairway she goes be able
to reach easily very comfortable shot
just put it in middle green don't worry
about this front right hole location
pass the holes of the left would be
perfect
it's launched another one way up in the
air
he can do a shit dreadlock no one's
gotten to 13-under at the US Open
Tiger 212 but this man right now with
that putt could get there he's 11-under
there's man to get to double digits in
the second round
just stress-free I mean some of these
shots are virtually leaving us pretty
much speechless I mean that one couldn't
have drawn it up any better for iron 222
I left to right
they'd right into the center of the
grain
so if you knock this one in to get to
the lowest score ever
the USO
and he can't believe that didn't come
down a little bit so attempted 34 McAvoy
to 12-under and day to his lead is nine
still Rory going with the iron just to
get the ball and play
yeah
perfect almost no wind right now it's
getting a lot warmer in the last 45
minutes to an hour balls traveling a
long way
come on
before Hyundai likes it though yes what
do you mean so so that's how dial that
he is this one there's not a lot in this
one wants it a little bit left
it's about it
it look easy
low round of the day on day one and
again by far here on day two so far
this one has had left
the gallery be interesting to see it
obvious is going to be an area where the
grass has been trampled down so that
could be an advantage it's going to try
to sit this ball off to the right
portion the green it's got a really good
line
this ball is headed left
so 18 is just clobbering
there's the lower realm
you could make this bogey get off of
this feeling a lot more positive than
dropping yet another one
they both double so
that was that was very careless with the
second shot there is the only way you
can describe it and you can see his
disgust as he tosses the ball in the
water
absolutely no reason to miss that shot
to the left still you look at the score
65 66 that is very impressive play
referenced after Augusta on that Sunday
having learned the need to remain
aggressive as opposed to playing a more
passive safe style how do you try to
execute that over the weekend here yeah
I think you just have to you know play
to your spots would be aggressive to the
targets that you pick it might not be a
tap-in and it might not be I mean
hitting driver everywhere but you know
stand aggressive and unmaking really
committed swings to the targets that you
choose and and that's what I've been
doing the first two days
so for a nice draw that's gonna be your
husband's right ye yang is playing
competitor was pointing right and it is
oh it just came out right there went
underground and that looks thick well
he's got 157 and the lie is thick has a
tree limb a tree in front of him that he
has to contend with I think he's gonna
try to play underneath that limb try to
get some kind of low cut if he could to
see if he could get it to scoot up the
fair one I think he's pigeon of that yes
all he's doing now he was rehearsing
other things John but just decided all
right I think that was his game plan you
get in trouble get it back out of
trouble take my chances this would be a
confidence booster if he can get this up
and in how about this dad you're right
that is a huge momentum and now McIlroy
for what would be a I think would be
good it's good shot the place up hill
and a little bit into the breeze
this is drifting a little right catch
that front right bunker and good lie
here in the bunker ball hit up above the
bunker and came back into it so a good
lie Greenwell above position of the ball
ball comes out lands a little bit of a
downslope here but still think this is a
doable bunker shot jam that's nice
almost hold it that's doable
so the short game has really sparked
McLeroy here in this the continuance of
momentum
ZZT to green but he has saved himself a
couple of flowers earlier and I can see
people can feel some greatness going on
potential greatness greatness I don't
throw those greatness around too fast
but I think they know this man that a
young man has got greatness written all
over them and with if he could win this
one it could open up the magic bottle
just like we saw Tiger you called this
the best swing in golf today Johnny a
saw what that spells Ryder kazuto-san a
jinx wrote today in Oracle
I thought your quote in there was really
talent you said even though there is
acceleration in Rory's swing it's from
gravity and then you look at his
beautiful release and you'd like
Michelangelo to sculpt it in marble but
that was really well said and it was a
really good article by Sally describing
just the effortless swing this guy has
yeah thank you watch this we can see
this again look like he changes the
speed but that was a little quicker than
a lot of times but I think when he hits
it goes for it he takes it back a little
faster and then just keeps that fast
motion throughout the whole swing Roger
he's been knocking these close yeah this
is a shot - plays downhill slightly
Jones 139 actual yardage what you heard
him say I think it's playing about 130
helping wind as well
little after the whole here but good
distance control just inside 15 feet
will move a little do is right looks
good it is taken
you ask 100
steena pi and trying to hit it over that
hill
really hitters got to take it down the
left here John got to challenge the
left-hand side it seemed real high was
it very high and maybe turning too much
left yeah that's good
get a little slice bounce and roll and
excellent about this Roger to 12 front
Johnny to 24 left of the hole
very chance for him to increase his lead
now there's a twirling wisely must love
it that's a little left in the hole but
it was solidly strike yeah that's the
beauty like you said Dan lecture was the
thing for here together from Tiger if
you're watching Tiger you've had an
influence on these young players
shouldn't turn something to his left on
the way down here should be quick going
this direction it's like it's not a good
lot but not quite high enough
Goodspeed just broke more on the look to
broke up ton so for the second time in
this championship McIlroy is going to
reach 13 under McIlroy to get to
13-under and get his lead to 9 over yang
8 over Westwood and de Warenne at
5-under it's the widest at almost 36
yards
naima Theseus for where they hit hard is
great that's to a beauty up the left
side that's not gonna kick out of the
rough Roger get the kick to their right
yeah no that's in the primary cut you've
drawn a pretty decent ride here in the
left rough 188 left of them all below
his feet careful
yeah
I fear that's one that's what he said
and that's what he wants to do wants to
hit shots without fear that's the bench
Macario be a little you know arrogant be
a little cocky gotta be a little careful
with the pace here
shit move pretty hard to the right
this first
13 under par and lead back to 8
this is no problem right in the middle
he is out playing a practice round on
that rear plateau and this has got to
play a good half club or a little bit
more you have to give it coming up this
help yeah we're seeing a lot of players
coming up about a half Club Shore
tonight I think it's hot so the golf
balls are jumping I think the players
need to give it a little bit more and
get it back to that plant out where the
hole is
this is living a defunct that Roger not
a fair fight can weigh from 2000 well I
think he's been in remarkable control
we've driven the ball beautifully you
know he's been I think very calm under
pot here that's in Latin no problem
thank you very much
supposed to reach 14 under working in a
US Open I think he's got the power to go
ahead and in a draw out there and get it
down there
Stenger kind of shit choked up on the
club a little bit that was fun though up
to 180 for left to the whole garish shot
to play slow down
I think it's just a solid seven or
garages go ahead
just left
then catch a region
it's down
so imagine a great partner to
as I said earlier he didn't do the first
two three but from down there I've seen
several this one little testy Braj just
I'm gonna link back to the right yeah or
so so I have a bad gently very gently
so that stats Tuesdays
exactly this important drive which led
to the double bogey he's just perfect on
the way up it's a priority of theirs 179
to the 66 that
1:53 just keep it right at all
he has done that
push it to 15-under just hang thick of
it
just three lines in of us
he's playing enough brake well if you
guys it's nose can throw it out to the
right so it's gonna be a third round 68
54 hole total of 199
was important you know it means wise
enough to know today is not the day to
Santa boat we've all waited
hold on so to speak if he's got a lot of
from Northern Ireland rory mcilroy
does boiling this day this moment to
started final round trying to finish it
off
good that's a confidence builder right
there
the 3-wood he could not get close by the
landing near the flag or he not her
folks by getting past the flag and using
the back slope this is from 117
perfectly right on the edge of a divot
that was like was Tina this one really
spammy
start to back away
then down the hill he doesn't miss it
many shots wahoo everything's really fun
Rory's got his left hand up higher
that's the Stockton ISM and then also
he's making that left wrist and hand go
watch the falls Roy holds it really did
there is no give there
keep that here
left and just deadly and right at the
target and 77
and part of the PUD that's it that's
that's Tiger stuff I got the Rory
Roger manatee moves dwell forward
hearing his horse today for 21
just at the right side and just sneaks
out in the fairway this 122 day
imagine this might citrate feet right of
the hole
you know it's just right of the hole
I was at home
after missing the cut in Northern
Ireland
watched grandma dad survive it dad is
always very positive supports it likes
to stay in the background his mother is
the tough one I understand Tigers
surely in stark contrast to Sunday at
Augusta that's for sure
but rather you coin the phrase Tiger
Woods
that takes a heart care into that bunker
tighter
club stuck in their little bit this is
going left
that'll be a long okay birdie attempt
probably better than 60 feet the first
half slightly uphill when it crosses a
ridge that separates it left to right
side of these creeks that is great and
then it'll start to run away from you
still no three putts for the entire
challenge
to cut some hair to be good
but this is going to come up short way
sure
please streak on the line
twice he's done that this from just
inside nine feet I think you would want
to move just a little bit to his left
just two holes has dropped a shot
double bogey at 18 bogey at 10
she does a couple of good viewing spots
dad see if he can make it sure what she
got seven iron different tool most the
players have been hitting sixes and
maybe a few fives haven't seen many
sevens but this kid is long I think he's
playing a dog Peter
location and he is shaping it right to
left it's staying right a little toward
the center of the green beautiful show
he is on cruise control
Roger
it's not gonna hurt him
captain like I said you got to hit this
flush Rogers don't guarantee you no and
you're a little nervous this is the last
real nervous hole forum this is a sick
second strike seem good look at him boys
this is a good-looking shot too if the
distance is right
you
Billy so whatever is
come to see us soon
potential super super superstar had been
upon security so anyway as it comes
Danaher
there's campus yesterday this is a
tendon that certainly does
his fame and start of his taking a level
of endearment to be at the cross campus
in his getaway
they must've an SUV to the back of it
was disappeared
this is what is it's gonna be happy
Rory McIlroy and that was what Tiger
Woods was able to deal with so well was
that extra level of superstardom that
comes along with things like
so far he's been incredible but it's
going to take on really another room
I think he'll do it much kinder gentler
way
my first Italian target
yeah
precious you misbehave
and to hit that shot to the head and
shows me
this business in Canada amphitheater
selling
keep circling back then the team which
is just across the water
amazing not a great shot ship though I
mean you talk about the conditions being
easier whatever and of course
McIlroy now with a 3-wood stuff fairway
to hit you can see players can't see
them that's just kind of a controlled
almost a knockdown kind of shot going
down the left center this is fine
perfect advice I really ask him question
I just sort of I said you know I said
sorry about what happened at the Masters
I said I hope to learn from it I said we
all all of us have had our problems and
coming down the stretch we've had to
learn what mistakes we've made and how
we handle them and what what we did and
he said yeah I think I did I said well I
said you know make sure you did because
the next time you get yourself in that
position you got to remember what you
did and what you didn't do and you gotta
remember what you want to do and go do
it
he's a very sharp big man he's smart as
a whip and Palm Beach last year we keep
he went to talk to me about how to
finish a golf tournament and so we
talked a little bit about that I told
him what I did and how I approached it
and so forth I talked about how I
prepared for tournaments and that kind
of thing and you know he said he wants
to learn he wants to he wants to get
better and you know when you got young
young people who want to do that you
take an interest in them and you want to
follow their career and wish him well
back on 14 now Roger was great to hear
Jack's perspective on Rory and this
young talent yeah used Ed's button on I
mean
you know Rory still plays like a kid
which is great at his age you can see
when he's disappointed when he's not
miss but now up he'll gonna move to his
right
Jack said he walks and acts cocksure a
little bit I wouldn't call it arrogant
but he's just so confident and as you
said he's having fun after all Golf is a
game when his agent chubby Chandler and
I first met Rory McIlroy was just 12
years old and that is exactly Jake how
chubby describe him he was hot sure he's
yet definitely bordered on a little bit
of arrogance there's just a young kid
who knew he had a lot of talent where to
the tee at 16 where there are no such
problems
ready to go
turning up the left hand side at the
bunkers sure layup McElroy just afraid
to look at the Walker
get too much out of it caught the lip
not the case there got a love pace of
play here Raj ready to go
you've seen me miss a wedge this is
right Anna too
at 15 of 16 greens in regulation delay
very appreciative this big swing here
for McIlroy you watch you don't pound
the same there's not some little finesse
I think the game plan has changed at all
of the free-flowing that's fine
no pain like that that's good shot
6-iron down there in a nice wedge with
spin and try it from there and there is
Jerry right on the spot Rory's father
you can't wait for the plug that's going
to happen
maybe on that 72nd hole
agreed
okay
he's hitting a very high at the very
right side of the green it's
well he's not there you can tell he's a
competitor
we shop great that's really a cool
setting for seven
4:18
is precious to them
you check the battery
and the 72nd mole
the US Open
with a man Shatner
and this Twitter account
we put up a portable
and itself it's repetition
music at welcome
Muenster
father Jerry likes to stay in the
background stay out of the limelight let
it all shine on his son well it's gonna
be a part of this this breaks left but
the big thing is to hit the right
distance control
really that makes it really good this
week 15,000 drive around this
amphitheater
twenty-two-year-old
at States Open champion
- no word person
I've invited that country
please gentlemen my name is Jim hi Laura
I'm the president the United States Golf
Association please join me in welcoming
a 111 at the US Open champion Rory
McIlroy
barring congratulations
every US Open is played under different
conditions so what is the absolute best
performances to some extent subjective
but strictly by the numbers you set or
tied 12 records lowest in relation to
par lowest total scores can you play any
better than this I could have held a
couple more putts today overall the
whole week is being incredible I
couldn't I couldn't ask for much more
and just so happy to be holding this
trophy obviously to win it under any
circumstances something special but are
you aware that this is one of the most
notable victories in the long history of
this championship yeah I know how good
Tiger wasn't 2002 win by 15 at Pebble
and I was trying to go out there today
and emulate him in some way you know I
play grid for 4 days and you know that
couldn't be happier
you've now been in contention at the
last four majors and finally you win
this one what did the experience of the
previous three especially the most
recent one in Augusta do for you and how
did it play into this weekend you know
Augusta was a very valuable experience
for me you know I knew what I needed to
go I knew what I needed to do today to
win and I just learned a few things
about myself and about my game and I put
a few different things into practice and
paid off anything you want to reveal
No well I tried near ace at 10 that
would have been sweet you know I'm very
happy with the two there any day how you
know that was the the point in the
writing that I really felt that you know
it was mine to lose then even though I
went like with a big lead but after
making two there and one of the most
difficult holes on the golf course to
make two there and get away with a 4 on
11 you know and you needed to do
something and pretty bad to lose it no I
played solid on the way in and you know
Here I am your dad was here what have
you said to him since you signed your
card since you finished what does it
mean to you to have him here it means
the world happy Father's Day this one's
for you
this considered father Day Father's Day
in Northern Ireland right this is
fathers yeah you know I have to mention
my dad but I also have to mention my mum
who's back home as well I know she's
watching and you know everything that my
mom and dad have done for me over the
years
you I I can't thank them enough
Graham McDowell who of course wanted
last year said that the odds on two
straight US Open winners from Northern
Ireland are pretty much like a lottery
number
I thought I had a pretty good chance
that was before you yeah yeah I mean for
such a such a small nation to win to us
who opens in a row is is pretty special
so you know I know there be as Graham
said last year a lot of pints again is
going down her bite this time and he
said they keep the pubs open late last
year they'll probably do the same this
year I hope so I hope so I know a few of
my friends will be like partying and I
can't wait to get back home and join
them lots of fans here people yelling as
we're talking love you Rory we heard the
chants of Rory Rory will you play more
in the United States after this I might
have to
thank you Dan there's US Open champion
