Rory McIlroy reveals what he told Adam Scott about Australian golf fans during day two

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Rory McIlroy opted to play in the Australian Open this week ahead of the Hero World Challenge on the PGA Tour and it seems the Northern Irishman has zero regrets.

McIlroy goes into the weekend at two under par but needs to claw back seven shots to get near the leaders.

Still, the overall experience for McIlroy has been a positive one so far and he’s been very much complimentary towards Australia and the golf on offer over there.

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McIlroy has been playing with Aussie legend Adam Scott at the tournament and in that time, he’s had the chance to have a good catch up with the former Masters winner.

Indeed, speaking to the press after his second round today, McIlroy made a telling admission about the golf fans Down Under.

Rory McIlroy’s verdict on the fans at the Australian Open

McIlroy has already been bigging up this week’s event and he’s called on more to be done to keep the game growing and improving in Australia.

Of course, McIlroy’s commitment to playing in Melbourne means he misses the Hero World Challenge on the PGA Tour side of things.

But it seems that McIlroy is more than happy with his decision and he outright lauded the fans in attendance at his event.

In quotes shared by Golf Digest Australia Evin Priest, it seems McIlroy is more than impressed.

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Why the PGA Tour needs to build on McIlroy’s Australian Open appearance

The PGA Tour will always be very much concentrated on America and that is fine in a way. However, with LIV Golf and the DP World Tour ever expanding and bringing golf to different countries, it is something the PGA needs to have on their radar.

Yes, it would need a lot of planning and commitment from the best players on TOUR but we’ve seen this week in Melbourne that plenty of big names are willing to compete.

If the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth were all open to such events, then this gives the PGA Tour a real chance to expand beyond America.

McIlroy’s appearance in Australian has been a roaring success and as a learning experience and given McIlroy’s own comments through the week, it’s definitely something the PGA need to look at further.