First player to reach 13-under par in US Open

Tweet

McIlroy, the sympathetic figure at the Masters, was as close to perfect as golf allows Friday during a stunning assault on the record book. The 22-year-old from Northern Ireland became the first player in the 111-year history of the U.S. Open to reach 13-under par, and despite a double bogey into the water on the final hole, his 5-under 66 was enough set the 36-hole scoring record at 131.

He went 17 holes without missing a green. He went 35 holes without making a bogey. Doug Ferguson, AP

"It's very near the best I can play," McIlroy said.