Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland won the 111st US Open at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, on Sunday.


Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy holds the U.S. Open Trophy after winning the 2011 U.S. Open golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, June 19, 2011. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
The 22-year-old won the title with a tournament record 16-under-par total of 268, carding a final round of 69 to win by eight strokes from Jason Day of Australia who closed with a 68.


It was McIlroy's first win in a major.


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