An air swing one day, dealing with a banana peel the next. Welcome to the crazy Rory McIlroy Australian Open experience.

The 2025 Australian Open is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated in recent memory. The event is headlined by the arrival of this year's Masters champion Rory McIlroy, who returns to Australia for the first time since 2014 in a landmark moment for the tournament co-sanctioned by the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and DP World Tour.

Rory McIlroys 68 on day three moves him to five-under par for the tournament, sitting in joint 24th; Dutchman Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen made a late surge to go lead ahead of 2022 Open champion Cam Smi

The Northern Irishman's rollar-coaster finish in the second round of the Australian Open included a swing and a miss on a short and three late birdies to make the cut

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

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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.

Not before a bit of back-nine drama at Royal Melbourne, Rory McIlroy has made the weekend at the Australian Open after shooting a 3-under 68 on Friday.