5-time main champion Rory McIlroy has dedicated to the following two editions of the Australian Open, with the world No. 2 set to headline tournaments in 2025 and 2026.
The 35-year-old, who final month gained a maiden Masters title, has not appeared on the Australian Open since 2014, whereas the Northern Irish star gained the Stonehaven Cup in 2013.
Composite Course of Royal Melbourne will welcome McIlroy and 155 different gamers from December 4-7 this 12 months, with the 2026 version occurring at Kingston Heath.
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“I’m proud to be committing to the Australian Open for the following two years, particularly with it being performed on the world-class Melbourne Sandbelt, someplace I’ve all the time needed to play professionally,” McIlroy mentioned in a press release.
“The success of the Australian Open is necessary for the worldwide sport, and I’m extremely assured it’ll thrive once more this 12 months, particularly with it being staged in one of many world’s nice sporting cities and on two of the best golf programs on the earth over the following two years: The Royal Melbourne Golf Membership and Kingston Heath Golf Membership.
“Melbourne is thought for being one of many world’s nice sporting cities and I can’t wait to be a part of that environment and soak in every thing it has to supply, each on and off the course.”
McIlroy turned the game’s hottest commodity after changing into simply the sixth males’s participant to win the grand slam of majors, a feat he achieved with final month’s triumph at Augusta Nationwide.
“The Victorian Authorities really understands the worth that golf brings to the native financial system,” Golf Australia chief government James Sutherland mentioned in a press release.
“We admire their ongoing assist and we sit up for partnering with them once more as we host this 12 months’s males’s Australian Open.
”Rory McIlroy, the most effective to ever play our sport, taking part in on the world-renowned Melbourne Sandbelt, is a mouth-watering proposition for golf followers. We’re dedicated to elevating the standing of our nationwide championship, and this announcement is a big step in that route.”