Masters champion Rory McIlroy survived an almighty scare on Friday afternoon to sneak into the weekend’s field at the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne, averting the worst nightmare of tournament organisers.
The Northern Irish star had an air swing on the par-five 14th and made bogey, sending waves of fear around the composite course that he could miss the cut.
Rory McIlroy’s air swing.Credit: Nine
But in the end he birdied three of the last four holes, including the 18th, to shoot a three under par round of 68, meaning he finished inside the cut line.
McIlroy’s playing partners Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee shot up the leaderboard on Friday, shooting 66 and 65 respectively to put themselves in contention for the Stonehaven Cup.
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