A missed putt has cost Cameron Smith the chance of winning his first Australian Open, as Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen claimed a thrilling one-stroke victory at Royal Melbourne.The tournament came down to a grandstand finish, with Neergaard-Petersen and Smith tied at…
After completing his second round of the Australian Open on Friday, Cameron Smith made it clear he only had one thing on his mind at Royal Melbourne.”I’m here to win the Stonehaven Cup,” Smith said, referring to the prize silverware…
Inclement weather was not the only challenge Rory McIlroy faced on his way to shooting a three-under-par 68 in the third round of the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne.After rain began falling an hour before his 9.39am AEDT tee time,…
When Cameron Smith was asked what it would take for him to win the Australian Open ahead of the final two rounds, his answer was blunt.”Good golf,” the 2022 British Open champion told reporters following his second round at Royal…
More than once, Australian Open organisers must have been sweating over whether Rory McIlroy would be playing this weekend.A hefty price tag came with securing the services of the five-time major winner for this year’s tournament, held at the prestigious…
Not even a 5am wake-up call was going to stop John and Kayleen Potter from driving more than 100 kilometres to watch the first round of the Australian Open.From their home in Jan Juc on Victoria’s Surf Coast, it took…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rory McIlroy had one of those rounds at Royal Melbourne on Thursday that fans of the gothic horror story Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde would love.McIlroy, whose pre-tournament news conference included comments that Royal Melbourne was…
Rory McIlroy claiming an illusive US Masters green jacket was arguably THE sport story of 2025. With the 36-year-old contesting the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne there is a sense the centre of the golfing universe residing in Victoria this…
Most of us will never what it’s like to receive a call from a global sporting legend.Aussie golf gun Karl Vilips does. Too bad he shunned it.That legend was Vilips’ hero Tiger Woods. Several months after letting that call go…
Abraham Ancer, the LIV Golf star, is eyeing his second Australian Open title and shares his love for the event and Royal Melbourne. Relive his 2018 victory at The Lakes in Sydney and discover why he considers Royal Melbourne one…