Furious Rory McIlroy tomahawks club after wild shot at US Open

Rory McIlroy's temper got the better of him during the second round of the US Open. 

McIlroy began day two of the third men's major of the year with hopes of making a charge up the leaderboard at Oakmont. 

But it all went south immediately for the Northern Irishman as he dropped four strokes in his opening three holes. 

The two double bogeys at the first and third saw McIlroy drop to 8-over par and left him an uphill battle to book a weekend tee time.

McIlroy made a long birdie putt at the par-4 ninth to turn in 3-over but gave that shot back at the 11th. 

At the next hole, the gargantuan 647-yard par-5 12th, McIlroy's sniped his approach straight left into the five-inch rough short of the green. 

In the immediate aftermath of that loose iron shot, McIlroy decided to toss his club towards the bunker. 

McIlroy was able to hack out and, after chipping onto the green, sank a four-foot putt to save par. 

Watch the moment here:

It wasn't the first angry outburst of the day from McIlroy. 

Five holes later he smashed a tee box marker after a wild drive at the 17th and is likely going to be fined by the USGA. 

McIlroy ultimately signed for a 2-over 72 but has plenty of work to do if he is to win his second major of the season. 

He decided to skip media duties once again. 

McIlroy wasn't the only player to lose his rag

Oakmont showed its teeth on day two with several big names struggling. 

Chief among them was 2023 Masters champion Jon Rahm, who couldn't buy a putt. 

LIV Golf recruit Rahm, 30, comfortably made the cut but had plenty of work to do on moving day. 

The Spaniard added a 5-over 75 to his opening 1-under 69. 

"I didn't make a putt, that was the main difference," Rahm said. 

"I didn't play bad. I played quite good golf. Didn't see anything go in beside a 7-footer on 7. That's it. 

"That's a very hard thing to deal with to try to shoot a score out here."

Rahm was asked to explain just how difficult Oakmont is. 

"Honestly, I'm too annoyed and too mad right now to think about any perspective," he said. 

"Very frustrated. Very few rounds of golf I played in my life where I think I hit good putts and they didn't sniff the hole, so it's frustrating."

World No.1 Scottie Scheffler also made the cut but he endured a tough mental battle. 

Scheffler was later seen visibly frustrated with the state of his game alongside his coach Randy Smith.