Scottie Scheffler dubs media interaction ‘part of it’ following Rory McIlroy 'frustration' controversy

Scottie Scheffler opened up about attending the media conference regularly following Rory McIlroy's controversy for not attending it. This week at the 2025 US Open, McIlroy has missed the press conference following his struggle on the greens.

After the third round of the Major, Scottie Scheffler opened up about attending the press conference and called it a "part of it." He hilariously talked about the questions asked by journalists during the conference while also talking about attending it regularly. He said (via ASAP Sports):

"Sometimes you get good questions, sometimes not so good. Doug throws out a bad one every now and then (laughing). No, this is part of it, I guess."

Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy skipped the press conference in the last two rounds of the Major, and on Saturday, when he talked to the journalists, the Northern Irishman was asked the reason for missing the press conference after the rounds. He said (via ASAP Sports):

"It's more a frustration with you guys."

"In what way?" he was asked by a reporter.

"I'm just, yeah, I don't know. I have, I've been totally available for the last few years, and I'm not saying -- maybe not you guys, but maybe more just the whole thing," McIlroy replied.

McIlroy started his game at the 2025 US Open with an opening round of 74 and then carded the next two rounds of 72 and 74 to settle in a tie for 49th place. Meanwhile, Scottie Scheffler secured a spot in the top 15 after three rounds. He was tied for 11th at 4-over.

When will Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy tee off on Sunday at the 2025 US Open?

The final round of the 2025 US Open is scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 15, at the Oakmont Country Club. Players will start their game on the first tee hole at 7:52 am ET.

Scottie Scheffler will start the final round in a group with Nick Taylor at 1:04 pm ET, while Rory McIlroy and Andrew Novak start the game together at 9:36 am ET.

Here are the tee times for the final round of the 2025 US Open (all times in ET):

7:52 a.m.: Cam Davis
8:03 a.m.: Matthieu Pavon, Jordan Smith
8:14 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Harris English
8:25 a.m.: Ryan McCormick, Taylor Pendrith
8:36 a.m.: Johnny Keefer, Michael Kim
8:47 a.m.: James Nicholas, Brian Harman
8:58 a.m.: Philip Barbaree Jr., Sungjae Im
9:14 a.m.: Niklas Norgaard, Denny McCarthy
9:25 a.m.: Daniel Berger, Tony Finau
9:36 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Andrew Novak
9:47 a.m.: Adam Schenk, Mackenzie Hughes
9:58 a.m.: Justin Hastings (a), Matt Fitzpatrick
10:09 a.m.: Collin Morikawa, Rasmus Højgaard
10:20 a.m.: Ryan Fox, Corey Conners
10:36 a.m.: Patrick Reed, Laurie Canter
10:47 a.m.: Jon Rahm, Tom Kim
10:58 a.m.: Maverick McNealy, Xander Schauffele
11:09 a.m.: Si Woo Kim, Jhonattan Vegas
11:20 a.m.: Aaron Rai, Trevor Cone
11:31 a.m.: Jordan Spieth, J.T. Poston
11:42 a.m.: Brooks Koepka, Thomas Detry
11:58 a.m.: Jason Day, Chris Kirk
12:09 p.m.: Keegan Bradley, Sam Stevens
12:20 p.m.: Matt Wallace, Ryan Gerard
12:31 p.m.: Ben Griffin, Victor Perez
12:42 p.m.: Russell Henley, Emiliano Grillo
12:53 p.m.: Max Greyserman, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
1:04 p.m.: Nick Taylor, Scottie Scheffler
1:20 p.m.: Chris Gotterup, Marc Leishman
1:31 p.m.: Cameron Young, Robert MacIntyre
1:42 p.m.: Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Thriston Lawrence
1:53 p.m.: Tyrrell Hatton, Carlos Ortiz
2:04 p.m.: Viktor Hovland, J.J. Spaun
2:15 p.m.: Adam Scott, Sam Burns