We're into Day 3 at the Australian Open from Royal Melbourne and the leaderboard is perfectly poised for another dramatic round of golf.

Rory McIlroy literally left an impression on a fan during the second round of the DP World Tour's Australian Open at Royal Melbourne Golf Club on Friday.

Rory McIlroy is playing the 2025 Australian Open at iconic Royal Melbourne, where he shared a controversial opinion about the top 10 course. The post ‘That’s my opinion’: Rory McIlroy drops hot take about iconic host course appeared first on Golf.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rory McIlroy might not have endeared himself to the Royal Melbourne Golf Club membership on Wednesday when he gave his impression of the famed sandbelt course — he says it's not the best in Melbourne.

The Australian Open kicked off this week at Royal Melbourne, and Rory McIlroy shocked fans with an embarrassingly relatable swing and miss shot.Despite the gaffe, McIlroy was able to make a come back.

McIlroy and Scheffler, and their teams, will compete in a one-of-a-kind competition on Dec. 17 at Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter.

That legacy was immortalized over the past 11 months by a career-defining year that McIlroy himself called his best yet. With a green jacket win in April, he became just the sixth golfer in history to complete the career Grand Slam, having already triumphed at a U.S. Open, two PGA Championships and the 2014 Open Championship.

The top three players in the Official World Golf Rankings are among those nominated for the Jack Nicklaus Award