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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
Aussie Vilips up for Rookie of the Year on PGA Tour
Karl Vilips has been rewarded for his exciting breakthrough campaign on the PGA Tour by being short-listed for its prestigious Arnold Palmer Award as Rookie of the Year.
4 Dec 2025
Let him cook ... and eat: Lee hoping to feast at Open
Ahead of this year's Australian Open, Min Woo Lee has bulked up, saying he needed to become stronger after suffering a bizarre injury in last year's lead-up.
4 Dec 2025
McIlroy sets cat among birdies at Royal Melbourne
Golf superstar Rory McIlroy loves playing in Australia but isn't sure about Royal Melbourne, the venue for the Australian Open, rating another course over it.
3 Dec 2025
"I'm in": When Adam Scott talked Rory McIlroy into playing Australian Open
Rory McIlroy decided he would play this year's Australian Open at Royal Melbourne before he won the Masters at Augusta National in April, the man himself revealed, among other things, to John Huggan in the feature piece of our December issue.
3 Dec 2025
How To Watch The Australian Open
From 07:00 on Thursday through to close-of-play Sunday afternoon, coverage of the 2025 Australian Open at Royal Melbourne will be wall-to-wall. Here's how to watch the action and when.
3 Dec 2025
Cleary: The Master cometh, but the Aussie to beat him is...
It is a fraught pursuit, golf tipping; the fields are the size of six Melbourne Cups, “exposed form” is fractious, and conditions can be diametrically different for morning and afternoon players. This hasn't stopped Deputy Editor Matt Cleary from ponying up (and no doubt mocking to death) his tip to beat the Master, Rory McIlroy, in this 2025 Australian Open.
3 Dec 2025
Adam Scott laments Open near miss at the hands of McIlroy
The painful memories of having the Stonehaven Cup slip from his fingers are driving Adam Scott's quest for an elusive second Australian Open crown.
3 Dec 2025
Cleary: The Aussie is back and it never went away
Australia's great tournament is back on Australia's great golf course, and they'll be hanging from the trees for a look, writes Matt Cleary.
2 Dec 2025
Australian Open Round One Tee-Times
Rory McIlroy, Min Woo Lee and Adam Scott are the marquee three-ball among round one tee-times at the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne beginning Thursday. Check out when to catch them here.
2 Dec 2025
McIlroy fever hits Royal Melbourne ahead of Open
Rory McIlroy and his entourage have arrived at Royal Melbourne as the Irish golfing superstar prepares for the Australian Open.
1 Dec 2025
Leishman turning back clock as McIlroy-mania awaits
Undeterred by his latest near miss, Marc Leishman estimates he's in the form of his life as the Australian Open - and Rory McIlroy-mania - awaits.
1 Dec 2025
McIlroy pipped by Ryder Cup pal for World Tour title
Rory McIlroy has lost out to Matt Fitzpatrick in a play-off for the World Tour Championship title but sealed the consolation of the Race to Dubai crown.
17 Nov 2025
McIlroy shares Dubai lead after late birdie rush
Rory McIlroy has moved into the joint lead of the DP World Tour Championship to give himself hope of a seventh season-ending Race to Dubai title.
16 Nov 2025
Rory's great start in latest bid for Europe's golf crown
Rory McIlroy has surged into a dominant position in the head-to-head duel with Marco Penge at the season-ending World Tour Championship in Dubai, as the Masters champ seeks to be crowned European golf's king once again.
14 Nov 2025
LIV Golf star out to make amends at Australian Open
His final round in last year's Australian Open still rankles for Lucas Herbert, and the 29-year-old LIV Golf star is hoping to contend this year alongside world No.1, Rory McIlroy.
13 Nov 2025
Rai holds slender Abu Dhabi lead as Smylie fades
Aaron Rai will take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Abu Dhabi Championship as Australia's Elvis Smylie battled to stay in contention.
9 Nov 2025
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