Shane Lowry might be chasing a $1.25m (€1m) pay day in Sun City this week but he’s already feeling like a winner after breaking into the world’s Top 50 and getting engaged.

Jordan Spieth smashed the course record in Sydney to claim the Australian Open, while Rory McIlroy finished on two over.

Rory McIlroy’s hopes of retaining his Australian Open title look to have sunk without trace after a woeful third round left him well adrift of the leading pack.

Rory McIlroy got the defence of his Australian Open title underway with a two-under-par 69 that leaves him just one shot off the clubhouse lead.