It was also as if Australian golf had been thrust back to its halcyon days when fans turned out in their droves for a ‘Great White Shark’ sighting, or to watch legends like Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Seve Ballesteros in the flesh.

Rory McIlroy had a self-described “rollercoaster” of a round at Royal Melbourne in the first round of the Australian Open. He wasn’t exaggerating.

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

Melbourne’s rail network will feel the improvements immediately, but experience from Sydney and elsewhere shows changes in travel behaviour will take time.

Injured Danish star Holger Rune will be the only notable absentee from the 2026 Australian Open men’s field, with 99 of the world’s top 100 players confirmed starters at Melbourne Park next month.

Rory McIlroy might not have endeared himself to the Royal Melbourne Golf Club membership on Wednesday when he gave his impression of the famed sandbelt course — he says it's not the best in Melbourne.

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

From “young boy” to being the man leading the Australian Open, the evolution of Elvis Smylie took another gigantic step at Royal Melbourne on Thursday.

Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen won the Australian Open on Sunday and earned a spot in the Masters when he scrambled for par on the final hole at Royal Melbourne for a 1-under 70 to crush the hopes of home favorite Cam Smith,

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Melbourne will test a terrorism alarm system this month after police thwarted two alleged plots targeting Christmas-New Year crowds and a lone driver killed six pedestrians in the last year in Australia's second-largest city.

Host of this week's Australian Open, the legendary course in the Melbourne Sandbelt is one of the world's best with a storied history for a reason. Here's why.