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![Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland on June 19, 2011. McIlroy shot 2-under-par for 69 to finishing the tournament 16-under Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland on June 19, 2011. McIlroy shot 2-under-par for 69 to finishing the tournament 16-under](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W0GCE8/northern-irelands-rory-mcilroy-celebrates-after-winning-the-us-open-championship-at-congressional-country-club-in-bethesda-maryland-on-june-19-2011-mcilroy-shot-2-under-par-for-69-to-finishing-the-tournament-16-under-at-268-setting-a-new-us-open-record-upikevin-dietsch-W0GCE8.jpg)
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy celebrates after winning the U.S. Open Championship at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland on June 19, 2011. McIlroy shot 2-under-par for 69 to finishing the tournament 16-under
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![South Korea's Y.E. Yang (R) and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy look at their putts on the 14th green during the third round of the 2011 U.S. Open golf tournament at Congressional Country South Korea's Y.E. Yang (R) and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy look at their putts on the 14th green during the third round of the 2011 U.S. Open golf tournament at Congressional Country](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E5Y27X/south-koreas-ye-yang-r-and-northern-irelands-rory-mcilroy-look-at-their-putts-on-the-14th-green-during-the-third-round-of-the-2011-us-open-golf-tournament-at-congressional-country-club-in-bethesda-maryland-june-18-2011-reutersjason-reed-united-states-tags-sport-golf-2E5Y27X.jpg)
South Korea's Y.E. Yang (R) and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy look at their putts on the 14th green during the third round of the 2011 U.S. Open golf tournament at Congressional Country
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