Down goes _____! Rory McIlroy has filled that blank often. The round-shouldered Irishman, now 36, has endured all manner of fourth-round trauma, including four seconds in majors. More than once we’ve wondered: Can he get off the mat again?

Masters champion Rory McIlroy is heading Down Under for the first time in more than a decade to play the Australian Open on Melbourne’s famed sandbelt courses for the next two years.

Rory McIlroy's Masters win has the focus on Jordan Spieth at the PGA. But their career Grand Slam quests couldn't be more different.

Golf Australia has confirmed that Rory McIlroy will headline this year's Australian Open and has also committed to play in 2026.

Masters champion Rory McIlroy will play the next two editions of the Australian Open in a major coup for one of golf's oldest tournaments, which has struggled in recent years to get marquee names to undertake the long journey south.

For Rory McIlroy, his has usually been to make a trip to Charlotte and turn down Gleneagles Road to Quail Hollow Golf Club.  It was here in 2010 that McIlroy underlined his arrival on the PGA Tour, winning his first title to a delightful Jim Nantz flourish from the commentary booth.

Young golf star Tom McKibbin made the switch to the contentious LIV Golf League at the turn of the year, and in doing so defied Masters champion and golfing icon Rory McIlroy