Smith missed a short putt to force a playoff as the tournament returned to Royal Melbourne for the first time in 34 years and set attendance records.

Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen sank a 10-foot par putt on the 18th hole to win the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.

The major champion could not convert from inside five feet on the final hole at Royal Melbourne, handing the title to Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen

The five-time major champion encountered another oddity this year with his drive settling next to a banana skin in Round 3 at Royal Melbourne.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rory McIlroy had a self-described "rollercoaster" of a round Thursday at the Australian Open. He wasn't exaggerating. McIlroy, whose pre-tournament news conference included comments that Royal Melbourne was not the best sandbelt course in the city,

Rory McIlroy'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

World No. 2 Rory McIlroy birdied four times on the back nine for his second straight round of 68 in Saturday's third round of the Australian Open.

Denmark's Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen pipped former British Open champion Cam Smith to the Australian Open title on Sunday with a par at the final hole to lift the winners trophy with a 15-under par total at Royal Melbourne.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — 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 to finish inside the 36-hole cut line.

Although it sometimes doesn't seem so, world No. 2 Rory McIlroy showed fellow golfers during the Australian Open that he is, indeed, human.

Rory McIlroy, the world's second-ranked golfer, has called on organisers of the Australian Open to reschedule the event in an effort to attract a stronger international field to the tournament in the future.