It is easy to forget that Rory McIlroy is already in the history books. These days, stories about the Northern Irishman at major championships tend to focus on his lack of them since 2014. But while McIlroy remains stuck on four, which puts him only joint-21st among the game's greats, he still holds bragging rights at the US Open.
Back in 2011, a 22-year-old McIlroy announced himself on the major championship stage by winning at Congressional in record-breaking fashion. He beat Jason Day by eight shots and reports at the time claimed McIlroy broke 12 US Open records in the process. Speaking ahead of last year's tournament at LA Country Club, McIlroy admitted his game peaked that week.
"It does feel like a lifetime ago,” McIlroy said. “And I honestly think it's the best week of ball-striking I've ever had. I don't know whether I've hit the ball better than that week.
“I go back and I watch that week quite a lot just because of how well I hit it, but also because, and this is what makes me feel old, I’ve just started to remember watching the highlights rather than remembering actually what happened. "But It's great to have your name on a trophy like this.” The US Open is traditionally the toughest test in golf but McIlroy made a mockery of that in 2011.
And as the 35-year-old heads to Pinehurst looking to end that major drought, he still holds the following five records from that week, some of which may never be broken...
McIlroy shot all four rounds in the 60s (65-66.