"I turned it on when I needed to" – McIlroy overcomes "fresh air" to keep Australian Open hopes alive
Rory McIlroy overcame a fresh air bogey that left him outside the cut line before he spectacularly birdied three of his last four holes to make the weekend in the Crown Australian Open.
"I need to putt better"—McIlroy trails leaders by seven at Australian Open
Rory McIlroy had to battle hay fever and a 4am alarm clock call, but he couldn't wake up his putter as he opened with a one-over 72 in the Crown Australian Open at Royal Melbourne.