Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott to resume rivalry at Australian Open

 

Sydney: World No 1 Rory McIlroy returns to defend his Australian Open title this week with Adam Scott itching for revenge after last year’s final hole anguish.The Northern Irishman is coming off a stellar year and heads into the Sydney tournament as Europe’s top player for the second time in three years.

 

McIlroy won two majors (the British Open and the US PGA Championship), a World Golf Championship title (WGC-Bridgestone) and the flagship event of the European Tour (BMW PGA Championship) to comfortably finish the season at the summit of the world rankings.

 

His return to form kicked off at the Australian Open last year, when he narrowly edged Scott for his first tournament win of 2013.  “I’m really looking forward to defending my Australian Open title,” McIlroy said.

 

“I think I was four shots behind Adam going into the weekend and he was coming off two wins and he was the Masters champion. So to battle with him for 36 holes and come out on top, I did take a lot from that victory,” he added.