Rory McIlroy and his camp are in talks with Golf Australia regarding his participation in the upcoming Australian Open. If the participation is confirmed, the tournament, which has been dubbed the fifth major by McIlroy himself, will see the Northern Irish golfer tee up for the first time since 2014.
McIlroy had previously clinched the title at the event, when he beat Adam Scott by a stroke in 2013. He did participate a year later to defend his title but couldn’t replicate his feat, with Jordan Spieth claiming the much-needed honors.
“The Australian Open, for example, should almost be the fifth major. The market down there is huge with potential. They love golf. They love sports. They have been starved of top-level golf. And the courses are so good.” Rory McIlroy had stated regarding the prestigious event at the Royal Melbourne.
Aside from McIlroy, the likes of Min Woo Lee, who recently won the Texas Children’s Houston Open and Cameron Smith and Adam Scott are slated t lay in the tournament which was founded in 1904.
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