Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy were in high spirits after both carded hole-in-ones during the opening round of the ATandT Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Thursday

Shane Lowry was quick to get the beers in after he followed Rory McIlroy by sinking a hole-in-one at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. McIlroy achieved the second ace of his PGA Tour on the par-three 15th

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.

Just hours after Rory McIlroy slam-dunked a hole-in-one on the 15th hole at Spyglass Hill, Shane Lowry made an ace on the 7th hole at Pebble Beach, one of the most famous par-3s in the world.

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 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 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 celebrated a hole-in-one on his way to carding a score of 66 in the opening round at California’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Thursday.

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Rory McIlroy hits hole-in-one at Pebble Beach in first start of the PGA Tour season - The 35-year-old made it from the tee on the par-three 15th hole