Rory McIlroy waited until the end of January to make his 2025 PGA Tour debut, but he didn't waste any time creating an incredible highlight. The four-time major champ played at Spyglass Hills for Thursday's first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. And he delivered a hole-in-one on just his sixth hole of the season.
The Northern Irishman is beginning his week at Spyglass Hill, with his Friday round being played at Pebble Beach. On his sixth hole of the day (the 15th at Spyglass Hill), McIlroy made a slam dunk hole-in-one, which put him at -3 through six holes.
Rory McIlroy has suggested that the PGA Tour could scale back the number of tournaments it stages each year in order to combat “fatigue” among golf’s fanbase.
McIlroy, 35, played his first match with his Boston Common Golf team on Monday, losing to fellow TGL co-founder Tiger Woods in overtime. He then traveled from Florida to California to make his first start of the 2025 PGA Tour season.
Rory McIlroy makes his 2025 PGA Tour debut this week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. This comes on the heels of his TGL debut and also his season opener on the DP World Tour, which took place a couple weeks ago.
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.
Playing on the back nine at Spyglass Hill, McIlroy launched his tee shot down the hill and it landed straight into the hole on the 119-yard, par-3 15th. The outburst from the crowd added punctuation for the thrilling shot.
Rory McIlroy marked the first round of his PGA Tour year with that rarest of holes-in-one: an ace that did not even take a bounce or a roll before disappearing into the hole.
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry two shots off the lead after hitting holes-in-one during first round of Pebble Beach Pro-Am; Justin Rose carded seven-under 65, one shot behind clubhouse leader Russell Henley;
Scottie Scheffler looked every bit like the No. 1 player in the world even if he didn't make a hole-in-one during the exciting start to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Rory McIlroy, the world’s third-ranked player, rattled the flagstick from 119 yards out with a wedge, and the ball dropped into the cup on Thursday. Coverage will continue on Friday and through the weekend.