Rory McIlroy sinks hole-in-one on the fly at 2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Rory McIlroy couldn't have started his first PGA Tour event of 2025 any better.
Competing at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, McIlroy aced the sixth hole of his first round on Thursday afternoon.
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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.
As the Golf Channel TV broadcast stated, "No putts required."
That hole-in-one quickly gave McIlroy an early share of the lead at 3 under par for the tournament.
The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is McIlroy's first Tour start of the year. He competed in the DP World Tour's Hero Dubai Desert Classic nearly two weeks ago, tying for fourth with Niklas Norgaard.
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