Rory McIlroy opened his Australian Open campaign with a wild first round, signing for a one-over 72 that somehow included six bogeys and five birdies.

Starting with a birdie on the 10th alongside Aussie stars Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee, McIlroy immediately found trouble with back-to-back bogeys, only to respond with birdies at 14 and 15 to stabilise the card. But the turbulence on a blustery day never really stopped, as another slight misread on 16 led to another dropped shot, before he turned with an even 37.

The front nine was more of the same chaos. A bogey at the 1st was instantly countered by back-to-back birdie putts to drag him back to even, only for the 4th hole to bite with yet another bogey.

McIlroy finally found some calm, carding four pars in his final five holes, with only

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