By Luke Pentony at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, for ABC

Photo: AFP/ William West

Inclement weather was not the only challenge Rory McIlroy faced on his way to shooting a three-under-par 68 in the third round of the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne.

After rain began falling an hour before his 9.39am AEDT tee time, McIlroy struck trouble in bizarre circumstances.

The world No.2 posted a double bogey on the par-four second hole, after his ball incredibly landed underneath a d

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