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 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, of Northern Ireland, tees off on the 10th hole at Spyglass Hill Golf Course during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Rory McIlroy made a hole-in-one in his PGA Tour season debut, but Russell Henley sat atop the leaderboard after a low-scoring first day at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Thursday in Pebble Beach, Calif.

Rory McIlroy hit just the second hole-in-one of his PGA Tour career on Thursday, a remarkable slam dunk ace on Hole 15 of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Spyglass Hill.

While both golf courses present challenges, Spyglass Hill Golf Course is widely regarded as the more difficult test in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Its demanding layout, tougher greens, and tree-lined fairways typically result in higher scoring averages compared to Pebble Beach.

Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy aced the par-3 15th hole at Spyglass Hill on Thursday, sinking a hole-in-one at the PGA Tour's Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

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 on Thursday. Former British Open champion Shane Lowry emulated McIlroy,

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 power of the weather gave the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am a year-awaited reprieve from its often wicked ways Thursday and powered the condensed elite field onto a leaderboard

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