5-time main champion and profession grand slam winner Rory McIlroy will headline the boys’s Australian Open, with the match to be performed in Melbourne for the following two years.
Royal Melbourne on the Melbourne sandbelt will host the match from December 4-7 whereas close by Kingston Heath be the house of the Open in 2026.
McIlroy’s return to Australia comes off the again of his historic win on the 2025 Masters Match to finish the profession grand slam, with the world No.2 committing to the following two years Down Below.
The final time the 35-year-old appeared on the Australian Open was in 2014 when McIlroy defended the Stonehaven Cup the 12 months after he went head-to-head with Adam Scott in 2013 to finally be topped champion.
“I am 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 at all times wished to play professionally” McIlroy mentioned in an announcement.
“The success of the Australian Open is vital for the worldwide recreation, and I am extremely assured it is going to 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 planet over the following two years: The Royal Melbourne Golf Membership and Kingston Heath Golf Membership.”
Golf Australia CEO James Sutherland mentioned the looks of the Northern Irishman would assist elevate the standing of the match.
“Rory McIlroy, among the best to ever play our recreation, taking part in on the world-renowned Melbourne sandbelt, is a mouth-watering proposition for golf followers,” mentioned Sutherland.
“We’re dedicated to elevating the standing of our nationwide championship, and this announcement is a big step in that course.”
The Australian Open is transferring away from its earlier mixed occasion, with the dates and venue of the ladies’s Australian Open and Australian All Skills Championship to be confirmed at a later date.
“We’re assured that the revised format, with particular person males’s, ladies’s and all-abilities occasions will give every occasion their very own platform to showcase the unimaginable expertise in golf,” mentioned Sutherland.
