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.
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RoryMcIlroyhitjustthesecondhole-in-oneofhisPGATourcareeronThursday,aremarkableslamdunkaceonHole15ofthePebbleBeachPro-AmatSpyglassHill.
Thefour-timemajorchampion,playinginhisfirstPGAToureventoftheyear,tookawedgeanddrilledhisshot119yardsdirectlyintotheholewithoutbouncing,beforecelebratingwithhiscaddieandplayingpartners,includingRyderCupteammateLudvigÅberg.Hisonlyotherhole-in-oneontheTourcameattheTravelersChampionshipin2023.
“It’ssuchanelevatedteethattheball’sintheairandyouknowit’sonline,butyoudon’tknowwhethertosay‘Go’or‘Sit’or‘Spin’or‘Release’orwhatever,”hesaidafterwards.“You’relookingatitandyou’rewatchingwhereitmightlandonthegreenandthethingjustdisappears.
“Itwasagoodswing,goodwedgeshot.Itwasobviouslyanicelittlemoment.”
RoryMcIlroyandLudvigÅbergwerepartoftheTeamEuropesquadwhichwonthe2023RyderCup.–EzraSh
