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McIlroy: PGA and LIV "too far apart" for deal to happen
Masters champion Rory McIlroy says the PGA Tour and LIV Golf divide is still too vast for any chance of a reunification of world golf.
22 Jan 2026
Big guns slip up as Spaniard Elvira lifts Dubai crown
Nacho Elvira has benefitted from dramatic final-hole mishaps by Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry to win the Dubai Invitational by one shot and secure his third title on the European tour.
19 Jan 2026
World No.2 McIlroy needles LIV over recent signings
Rory McIlroy has taken a swipe at LIV Golf, questioning their recent signings when discussing the PGA Tour competitor's current state of affairs.
16 Jan 2026
McIlroy back in the swing with one-shot lead in Dubai
Rory McIlroy has posted a five-under 66 to lead by one stroke after the first round of the Dubai Invitational as the DP World Tour resumed following five events at the end of 2025.
16 Jan 2026
Rory McIlroy open to inviting LIV golfers back to PGA
Rory McIlroy's stance on LIV golfers participating on the PGA Tour has softened, with the world No.2 now open to them coming back into the fold.
3 Jan 2026
Column: The Sandbelt never lies
When any lofty event arrives on the doorstep of Royal Melbourne, it becomes a study in patience and precision.
8 Dec 2025
Dane locks in title defence after Open thriller
Lured to the Australian Open by its 121-year history, new champion Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen is vowing to return to defend his title as the championship continues to regain its lustre.
8 Dec 2025
McIlroy says schedule still a factor in Open appeal
Superstar Rory McIlroy says the Australian Open has all of the ingredients to attract the world's best golfers but scheduling still limits its appeal.
7 Dec 2025
Thanks, Champion: superstar thrills us to the end
He couldn't come back from seven shots down, he couldn't surge up the leaderboard, and he couldn't make off with his second Stonehaven Cup. But the great Rory McIlroy gave fans plenty in his final hit-out at Royal Melbourne and the fans gave him plenty back.
7 Dec 2025
Smith back to form in big Australian Open title bid
Cameron Smith feels there's no place like home with the former world No.2 finding some timely form to challenge for his first Australian Open title.
6 Dec 2025
Banana peel trips up superstar McIlroy's Open hopes
Drawcard Rory McIlroy wants to finish with a bang after his hopes of challenging for for a second Australian Open title were derailed by a banana peel.
6 Dec 2025
Cleary: McIlroy shoots 68 as the golf gods go crazy
Rory McIlroy has battled heat, wind, rain, clutching ti-tree and children squealing like banshees for his autograph. Yet nothing in his long career could have prepared him for what the golf gods threw at him in round three of the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne.
6 Dec 2025
Australian Open third round tee times
Moving Day arrives at Royal Melbourne. The field is set for a defining third round. Rain and wind are scheduled today as the championship picture begins to take shape across the Sandbelt.
6 Dec 2025
Open buzzing as star Australian trio chases leaders
With 50,000 fans expected in the next two days and Min Woo Lee leading the local charge, Cameron Smith says the Australian Open has regained its lofty status.
6 Dec 2025
Diamonds from the rough see McIlroy still standing
Rory McIlroy has avoided disappointing 50,000 Australian Open golf fans with the global superstar recovering from a rare air swing to make the halfway cut.
5 Dec 2025
Hoffman: Royal Melbourne not enough to entice PGA Tour stars
With Rory McIlroy locked in for two years and lauding the Australian Open and our Sandbelt gems, will it entice his fellow PGA Tour stars to contest our national crown? To paraphrase and Australianise one PGA Tour veteran, yeah-nah.
5 Dec 2025
McIlroy and Aussie stars shift to afternoon action at the Open
Rory McIlroy will start the second round of the Australian Open on Friday seven shots adrift of the leading trio.
5 Dec 2025
Elvis smiling as young gun shoots to share of Open lead
Elvis Smylie had the Australian Open field, including megastar Rory McIlroy, all shook up, with the Queensland young gun claiming a share of the round-one lead.
4 Dec 2025
Rory fever takes hold at Royal Melbourne
Tournament drawcard Rory McIlroy has mixed five birdies and six bogeys on a rollercoaster start to his Australian Open campaign.
4 Dec 2025
Australian Open Round Two Tee-Times
Ryan Fox, Si Woo Kim and Joaquin Niemann will make up a cosmopolitan three-ball in the morning session of round two of the Australian Open, while Rory McIlroy, Min Woo Lee and Adam Scott will again be afternoon's marquee match. All the tee-times here.
4 Dec 2025
Periscopes up! A morning with the masses and the marquee group
Matt Cleary was out early among the teeming masses at Royal Melbourne, straining on tippy-toes to see the great one, Rory McIlroy, take on the course he rated top 10 in the world but not the best course in Melbourne. And despite McIlroy's card looking like an 18-marker's in a par-comp, the appreciative galleries took Cleary back to simpler times...
4 Dec 2025
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