Rory McIlroy played often in the "offseason" and looked sharp in his first PGA Tour round of the real season, shooting 66 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry didn’t manage to claim the first round lead in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am – that honour fell to American Russell Henley – but the two Irishmen stole the highlight reels in each recording holes-in-one in the $20 million PGA Tour signature event, as each used their aces to move into contention.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry decorated stunning views Thursday with a hole-in-one for each on different courses.

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

SHANE Lowry joked ‘Put it on Rory’s tab’ as journalists at Pebble Beach were treated to free drinks after their respective hole-in-ones. As if getting to cover a golf tournament

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry both made a hole-in-one in the opening round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Starting on the back nine at

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;

Rory McIlroy scored a hole-in-one in his first start of the PGA Tour season, as the Northern Irishman carded a six-under 66 in the opening round at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

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,

Rory McIlroy kicked off his PGA Tour season in style at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but kept it real afterwards.

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