Although it sometimes doesn’t seem so, world No. 2 Rory McIlroy showed fellow golfers during the second round of the Australian Open that he is, indeed, human.On the 14th hole, McIlroy pushed his tee shot under a low-hanging tree, and on his second attempt, the 2025 Masters champion tried to punch it out, emulating the moves of some of the game’s legends.Rory with a whiff!!!One of us! One of us! One of us!This is a rare one for a pro. Can’t remember last time I saw one that wasn’t even remotely close to hitting the ball. pic.twitter.com/DoaqziRfhD— Rick Golfs (@Top100Rick) December 5, 2025Unfortunately, it didn’t work out. McIlroy completely whiffed on the shot, and ending up taking a bogey on the hole.”Felt like I could get in there, really low like Seve (Ballesteros) used to do and just get a little 4-iron and get it back into play,” McIlroy said. “On the way down, I caught a branch and obviously just completely went over the ball. I honestly can’t remember the last time I had a ‘fresh air.’ Not one of my finer moments, but it was nice to bounce back after that and play like I did the last few holes.”But while McIlroy admitted that his opening two rounds at Royal Melbourne weren’t up to his standards, he still found a way to rally with a 68 that got him into the weekend. McIlroy made three birdies over the final four holes, including the 17th hole in which he hit an outstanding shot out of a small bush to make birdie.”It wasn’t my best stuff over the last couple of days, but it was nice to finish the way that I did. Delighted to be here for the weekend. You know, seven isn’t too far back. I feel like if I can go in tomorrow morning and shoot a good one, I can get myself right back in the tournament.”Daniel Rodriques and Rasmus Neergaard-Peterson lead the way at 9 under while McIlroy sits well back at 2 under par.This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Rory McIlroy has total whiff at Australian Open