Australian Open 2025 LIVE: Rory McIlroy on fire with early birdie in star-studded group

The Aussie stars are painting a picture of sheer consistency out on the course at Royal Melbourne.
Cam Smith is absolutely locked in! He’s sitting pretty at -3 after eight holes, and he hasn’t dropped a single shot yet. That puts him right in a four-way tie for the lead.
Cameron Smith on the 16th hole during day one of the Australian Open 2025. Graham Denholm via getty Images
Meanwhile, Min Woo Lee is also keeping his card pristine with zero dropped shots, bagging two birdies through the back nine.
Playing alongside him, Adam Scott is also well in the mix at -2, courtesy of an impressive eagle, a birdie, and just one bogey so far.
Elvis Smylie is on fire at -2, stringing together a fantastic hat-trick of birdies at holes 13, 14, and 15 —his group kicked off the day on the 10th.
Fellow Australian David Micheluzzi, who is also off to a flyer, draining three birdies in his opening six holes.




