Australian golfer Lucas Herbert believes superstar Rory McIlroy won’t have any problems adjusting to the tricky conditions of the famous sandbelt at Royal Melbourne, and rates him a sure bet to be among the contenders as he chases a second Australian Open.

Herbert’s prediction about McIlroy came as the LIV golfer also welcomed a recent decision for the breakaway tour to shift from 54 holes to four-round, 72-hole events next year, saying the move was a way for LIV to fit back in the broader “golfing ecosystem”.

“The good thing about a new CEO with LIV in Scott O’Neil, and a new CEO at the PGA Tour with Brian Rolapp, I do think now there is a vested interest in wanting to bring the game together a little bit more, and from LIV’s perspective, maybe making it less of a disruptive environment

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