The 2025 Australian Open is shaping as much as be one of the crucial anticipated in current reminiscence. The occasion is headlined by the arrival of this 12 months’s Masters champion Rory McIlroy, who returns to Australia for the primary time since 2014 in a landmark second for the event co-sanctioned by the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and DP World Tour.
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Here is every thing you’ll want to know, together with tee occasions, who’s taking part in, and how one can watch all of the motion from Royal Melbourne.
When is the 2025 Australian Open?
The 2025 Australian Open might be performed from Thursday, Dec. 4 to Sunday, Dec. 7, with observe days Monday and Tuesday, and the official event pro-am on Wednesday.
The place is the Australian Open being performed?
This 12 months’s championship might be staged on the Royal Melbourne Golf Membership for the primary time since 1991, utilizing the enduring Composite Course, which includes holes from each the West and East programs, each ranked within the high 10 in Australia. Royal Melbourne additionally performed host to the Presidents Cup in 1998, 2011 and 2019.
Has it all the time been performed right here?
No. The Australian Open rotates between host venues, historically transferring between main cities. Final 12 months it was held at Kingston Heath, which would be the house of the Open once more in 2026.
The place can I watch the Australian Open in Australia?
The 2025 Australian Open might be broadcast in Australia on Channel 9, Fox Sports activities, and Kayo.
Tee occasions
ROUND 4
11:50Cameron Smith (QLD) 70 65 66 (-12)Si Woo Kim (KOR) 70 66 65 (-12)Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (DEN) 67 66 66 (-14)
11:39Daniel Hillier (NZL) 68 68 67 (-10)Josele Ballester (ESP) 69 68 65 (-11)Carlos Ortiz (MEX) 65 70 66 (-12)
11:28Wenyi Ding (CHN) 71 65 68 (-9)Min Woo Lee (WA) 69 65 69 (-10)Adam Scott (QLD) 69 66 68 (-10)
11:17Jack Buchanan (SA) 70 72 64 (-7)Caleb Surratt (USA) 70 66 69 (-8)Lucas Herbert (VIC) 75 65 65 (-8)
11:06Ryo Hisatsune (JPN) 71 70 66 (-6)Elvis Smylie (QLD) 65 72 69 (-7)Jake McLeod (QLD) 70 69 67 (-7)
10:55Greg Chalmers (NSW) 73 66 68 (-6)Marc Leishman (VIC) 70 69 68 (-6)Abraham Ancer (MEX) 70 70 67 (-6)
10:34Wade Ormsby (SA) 68 69 70 (-6)Michael Hollick (RSA) 69 69 69 (-6)Davis Bryant (USA) 71 67 69 (-6)
10:23Ben Henkel (VIC) 70 71 67 (-5)Daniel Rodrigues (POR) 69 64 74 (-6)Ryan Fox (NZL) 65 71 71 (-6)
10:12Matt McCarty (USA) 70 69 69 (-5)Stefano Mazzoli (ITA) 69 71 68 (-5)Rory McIlroy (NIR) 72 68 68 (-5)
10:01Jack Senior (ENG) 72 70 67 (-4)Aaron Cockerill (CAN) 74 68 67 (-4)Bernd Wiesberger (AUT) 70 68 70 (-5)
09:50Daniel Younger (SCO) 72 67 70 (-4)Sebastian Garcia (ESP) 72 69 68 (-4)Cameron Adam (SCO) 67 74 68 (-4)
09:39Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA) 71 65 73 (-4)Rafa Cabrera Bello (ESP) 69 67 73 (-4)Richard Inexperienced (VIC) 69 70 70 (-4)
09:23Sean Crocker (USA) 70 71 69 (-3)Ugo Coussaud (FRA) 72 69 69 (-3)Sebastian Munoz (COL) 69 72 69 (-3)
09:12Austin Bautista (NSW) 72 70 69 (-2)Jordan Gumberg (USA) 73 69 69 (-2)Tom Vaillant (FRA) 73 67 70 (-3)
09:01Rocco Repetto Taylor (ESP) 71 70 70 (-2)Haydn Barron (WA) 72 69 70 (-2)Nick Voke (NZL) 71 70 70 (-2)
08:50Jason Scrivener (WA) 73 67 71 (-2)Tyler Hodge (NZL) 72 68 71 (-2)Stephen Allan (VIC) 73 68 70 (-2)
08:39Geoff Ogilvy (VIC) 71 71 70 (-1)Curtis Luck (WA) 69 73 70 (-1)Clement Charmasson (FRA) 67 70 74 (-2)
08:28Nathan Barbieri (NSW) 72 70 71 (E)Joel Girrbach (SUI) 74 68 71 (E)Connor McKinney (WA) 73 68 71 (-1)
08:12Quim Vidal (ESP) 71 70 72 (E)Cameron John (VIC) 72 70 71 (E)Kerry Mountcastle (NZL) 72 70 71 (E)
08:01Alex Fitzpatrick (ENG) 74 68 72 (+1)Cameron Davis (NSW) 69 69 75 (E)Kaito Sato (JPN) (a) 72 69 72 (E)
07:50Tapio Pulkkanen (FIN) 74 66 74 (+1)David Regulation (SCO) 73 68 73 (+1)Brett Rumford (WA) 71 70 73 (+1)
07:39Robin Williams (RSA) 70 71 74 (+2)Benjamin Follett-Smith (ZIM) 69 73 73 (+2)James Morrison (ENG) 69 71 74 (+1)
07:28James Marchesani (VIC) 70 72 74 (+3)Romain Langasque (FRA) 72 69 74 (+2)Jediah Morgan (QLD) 70 71 74 (+2)
07:17Yannik Paul (GER) 74 67 77 (+5)Corey Lamb (NSW) 68 74 76 (+5)Tobias Jonsson (SWE) 73 69 75 (+4)
07:09John Senden (QLD) 69 73 79 (+8)Stephen Leaney (WA) 68 72 79 (+6)
Tee No. 1:
7:09 – LAMB, Corey | MARCHESANI, James
7:17 – SENDEN, John | GUMBERG, Jordan | GIRRBACH, Joel
7:28 – LUCK, Curtis | OGILVY, Geoff | FITZPATRICK, Alex
7:39 – BAUTISTA, Austin | BARBIERI, Nathan | FOLLETT-SMITH, Benjamin
7:50 – BUCHANAN, Jack | JONSSON, Tobias | MOUNTCASTLE, Kerry
8:01 – JOHN, Cameron | COCKERILL, Aaron | SENIOR, Jack
8:12 – PAUL, Yannik | HENKEL, Ben | RUMFORD, Brett
8:28 – MCKINNEY, Connor | VIDAL, Quim | VOKE, Nick
8:39 – MUNOZ, Sebastian | BARRON, Haydn | COUSSAUD, Ugo
8:50 – WILLIAMS, Robin | REPETTO TAYLOR, Rocco | ADAM, Cameron
9:01 – ALLAN, Stephen | HISATSUNE, Ryo | LAW, David
9:12 – GARCIA, Sebastian | MORGAN, Jediah | CROCKER, Sean
9:23 – LANGASQUE, Romain | SATO, Kaito | HODGE, Tyler
9:39 – MCILROY, Rory | PULKKANEN, Tapio | MORRISON, James
9:50 – MAZZOLI, Stefano | VAILLANT, Tom | LEANEY, Stephen
10:01 – ANCER, Abraham | HERBERT, Lucas | SCRIVENER, Jason
10:12 – YOUNG, Daniel | LEISHMAN, Marc | GREEN, Richard
10:23 – CHALMERS, Greg | MCCARTY, Matt | MCLEOD, Jake
10:34 – BRYANT, Davis | HOLLICK, Michael | WIESBERGER, Bernd
10:55 – DAVIS, Cam | SMYLIE, Elvis | CHARMASSON, Clement
11:06 – ORMSBY, Wade | BALLESTER, Jose Luis | SURRATT, Caleb
11:17 – CABRERA BELLO, Rafa | DING, Wenyi | HILLIER, Daniel
11:28 – APHIBARNRAT, Kiradech | KIM, Si Woo | FOX, Ryan
11:39 – SMITH, Cam | SCOTT, Adam | ORTIZ, Carlos
11:50 – LEE, Min Woo | RODRIGUES, Daniel | NEERGAARD-PETERSEN, Rasmus
What day is the ultimate spherical of the Australian Open?
The ultimate spherical will happen on Sunday, Dec. 7, with the ultimate group anticipated to complete round 5pm, relying on climate and naturally tempo of play.
What climate is forecast for the week?
It is trying like a really Melbourne week forward so count on a little bit of every thing. Thursday is the choose of the bunch at 31 levels and sunny, so good situations there. Friday cools off to round 23 however ought to keep clear, Saturday brings the possibility of some mild showers, and Sunday dips to about 18. Then once more… it’s Melbourne, so take all of this with the same old grain of salt.
Why is Rory McIlroy taking part in the Australian Open?
The Northern Irishman and world No. 2 has dedicated to the Australian Open for the following two years. The five-time main champion, who this 12 months accomplished the profession grand slam along with his Masters win, returns for the primary time since defending the Stonehaven Cup the 12 months after he went head-to-head with Adam Scott in 2013 to finally be topped champion.
McIlroy, who as soon as dubbed this golf’s fifth main, stated in a press release: “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 all the time needed to play professionally.
“The success of the Australian Open is vital for the worldwide sport, and I am extremely assured it can 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.
“Melbourne is understood for being one of many world’s nice sporting cities and I can not wait to be a part of that ambiance and soak in every thing it has to supply, each on and off the course.”
McIlroy is arguably essentially the most recognisable participant in world golf, and his presence in Melbourne has generated vital curiosity for this 12 months’s event.
What number of occasions has Rory performed in Australia?
McIlroy first got here to Australia in 2005 as a brand new child on the scene. At 16, he competed within the Australian Masters which was an annual event held at Huntingdale in Melbourne, earlier than coming again Down Underneath in 2013 with a win within the Open at Royal Sydney. He then returned in 2014 to defend his crown however was no match for American and now-two-time winner Jordan Spieth.
Which different huge names are competing at Royal Melbourne?
Past McIlroy, the robust subject contains Aussies Adam Scott, Cameron Smith, Min Woo Lee, and Marc Leishman, whereas there is a robust worldwide contingent, corresponding to LIV stars Joaquin Niemann, Carlos Ortiz, Sebastian Munoz, and Josele Ballester, and main DP World Tour gamers Marco Penge, Victor Perez, Jordan Smith, Yannick Paul, Richie Ramsay, and Manuel Elvira.
Who has essentially the most Australian Open wins?
A handful of the game’s biggest gamers have dominated this occasion over completely different eras. The event’s all-time document belongs to Gary Participant, who gained an unbelievable seven Australian Opens throughout three many years (1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, and 1974). Proper behind him is fellow legend Jack Nicklaus with six titles (1964, 1968, 1971, 1975, 1976, and 1978), whereas essentially the most adorned Australian champion is Greg Norman, a five-time winner spanning 16 years (1980, 1985, 1987, 1995, and 1996).
Who gained final 12 months’s Australian Open?
American Ryggs Johnston claimed the Stonehaven Cup in 2024 with a nerveless final-round four-under-par 68 at Kingston Heath. He is not on this 12 months’s Melbourne subject, although.
What’s the Stonehaven Cup?
The Stonehaven Cup is the trophy awarded to the winner of the Australian Open. Though the event first began in 1904, solely since 1930 has the championship had an official trophy. It was named after Baron Stonehaven, the Governor-Common of Australia (and eager golfer) from 1925 to 1930.
Australian Open prize cash
The 2025 Australian Open will characteristic a minimal prize purse of AUD $2 million, as confirmed by Golf Australia, with cash distributed throughout your complete leaderboard according to PGA Tour of Australasia laws.
Do you know?
Beginning this 12 months the Australian Open winner will obtain an invite to the next 12 months’s Masters event as a part of a brand new transfer by Augusta Nationwide that awards Masters spots to winners of six historic nationwide opens.
“These six opens [are] historic championships around the globe that we and the R&A recognised in a joint assertion lately,” chairman Fred Ridley stated in a press release earlier this 12 months. “Worldwide competitors has all the time been an enormous a part of the Masters Match. That illustration internationally has grown over time to the place it is just about 50/50, and perhaps even a number of extra, worldwide gamers. So, we thought it was acceptable to kind of stick with it that custom and the tradition that we have established on the Masters.”
Additionally included on this qualification change is the Scottish Open, South African Open, Spanish Open, Japan Open, and Hong Kong Open.
