Rory McIlroy says carving out a standalone week for the Australian Open is the only hurdle to attracting more of the world’s top golfers after a creditable but rusty performance at Royal Melbourne that showed signs of fatigue after a career-defining year.
Cameron Smith missed a short putt to take the Australian Open into a playoff at Royal Melbourne after Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen made a sublime par save to lift the Stonehaven Cup.
Rory McIlroy capped his topsy-turvy 2025 Crown Australian Open campaign with a brilliant birdie putt on the final hole, sealing a remarkable turnaround after flirting with the cut earlier in the week.
Australian Open contender Cameron Smith is dreaming of a triumphant comeback win from a highly-publicised “crappy year” having salvaged a place in the last group at Royal Melbourne, where a star-studded leaderboard teases a final round for the ages.
Masters champion Rory McIlroy praised the massive “potential” of the Australian Open for his inspiration to save a near-nightmare missed cut with a champion finish to his second round at Royal Melbourne.
“HE’S MISSED IT!” So said a member of the gallery late on Day 2 at the 2025 Crown Australian Open. Tournament drawcard Rory McIlroy had hearts in mouths as he flirted with disaster at Royal Melbourne’s par-5 14th hole, spraying his tee-shot before a swing-and-a-miss in the shrubs led to a rare par-5 bogey and Read more…
After a career-changing birdie blitz in the final hour of the DP World Tour season, newly-minted PGA Tour player Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen feels he belongs atop the Australian Open leaderboard at Royal Melbourne.
On the eve of the 2025 Crown Australian Open, Golf Australia has today confirmed that the 2026 event will be held from Thursday, December 3 to Sunday, December 6 at Kingston Heath Golf Club.
With the start of the 2025 Crown Australian Open just 13 days away, the field is taking its final form with a late dash of international flavour added this week from the DP World Tour.
Rory McIlroy lost in a playoff to Matthew Fitzpatrick at the DP World Tour Championship, yet still won the season-long Race to Dubai for the fourth year in a row and seventh of his career.
To commemorate Rory McIlroy’s historic career Grand Slam, the DP World Tour is launching a new award in the Northern Irishman’s name that will focus on the majors.
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