McIlroy aced the 15th hole at Spyglass Hill in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Thursday. The world's third-ranked player rattled the flagstick from 119 yards out with a wedge, and the ball dropped into the cup. The hole-in-one helped McIlroy shoot a 6-under 66 in the first round.
Shane Lowry had himself a day at Pebble Beach, sinking an ace and going wild afterward as he sits near the top of the leaderboard.
Shane Lowry stole some of Rory McIlroy’s thunder when he followed the Holywood star’s lead and made a hole-in-one in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler looked much like the world No. 1 Thursday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am as he effectively navigated his way through Spyglass Hill en route to a 5-under 67 in his first round of the 2025 PGA Tour season.
Rory McIlroy sure knows how to make a first impression on the 2025 PGA Tour season. The four-time major champion made his season debut Thursday during
Rory McIlroy marked his PGA Tour season debut with a sensational hole-in-one on his way to a six-under-par 66 in the opening round of the PGA Pebble Beach Pro-Am tournament
Rory McIlroy's first PGA Tour start of the year got off to a bang when he aced his sixth hole in Round 1 of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. McIlroy, who started on the back nine at Spyglass Hill, flew his tee shot into the hole at the 119-yard, par-3 15th.
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry both had a hole-in-one in the opening round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Starting on the back nine at the Spyglass Hill course, world number three McIlroy struck the second ace on his PGA Tour career at the par-three 15th.
You can only imagine how the TGL technicians felt when Rory McIlroy walked into his 90-minute practice session last week with two launch monitors from his personal collection. The four-time major champion and TGL co-founder needed to put his concerns to rest before he debuted in the league: Is the simulator used for golf’s new indoor league accurate?
McIlroy has committed to a reduced playing schedule – having played 27 times last season, juggling the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour – for the year ahead, with three prime targets: firstly, the Masters in April; the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush; and the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in New York in September.
Shane Lowry has decided to follow in Rory McIlroy's footsteps by forming his own management company. The new venture will take over the management of Lowry himself, who is leaving Horizon Sports after 15 years.