Rory McIlroy couldn’t have asked for a better start to his first PGA Tour event of 2025.
At the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Thursday afternoon, McIlroy made a hole-in-one on the sixth hole during his first round.
Playing at Spyglass Hill’s back nine, McIlroy hit his tee shot down the hill, which landed directly in the hole on the 119-yard, par-3 15th. The crowd erupted with excitement as the ball dropped in.
As the Golf Channel broadcast pointed out, “No putts required.” The ace quickly put McIlroy at 3 under par, sharing the lead early in the tournament.
This is McIlroy’s first Tour start of the year. He had previously competed in the DP World Tour’s Hero Dubai Desert Classic, where he tied for fourth with Niklas Norgaard.
McIlroy has now made three hole-in-ones in his professional career. The first was in 2015 at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, where his 177-yard tee shot on the 15th hole bounced once before going in. He later made another ace at the 2022 Travelers Championship, which was a bit less dramatic but still memorable.
