Lowry emulated his Ryder Cup team-mate later in the day, finding the cup with his effort from the tee on the seventh hole. After finishing his round, the 37-year-old taunted McIlroy by insisting that his ace was the better of the two.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are both on eight-under par heading into the weekend at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am after rounds of 70, though they took very contrasting paths to get there.

Shane Lowry lived every golfer's dream on Thursday by making a hole-in-one on Pebble Beach's iconic seventh hole. But if you've been paying attention to Lowry's career, this was almost to be expected.

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 and Shane Lowry decorated stunning views Thursday with a hole-in-one for each on different courses. Russell Henley birdied his last two holes for an 8-under 64 and the lead. And there was Scottie Scheffler,

The Northern Irishman secured just the third ace of his career with a perfect tee shot on the 15th at Pebble Beach on Thursday, but has offered an honest take on the impressive feat

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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.

WENDY Lowry amusingly poked fun at Shane and his pal Rory McIlroy hitting holes-in-one within hours of each other. First up at Pebble Beach was Rory who hit a perfect tee shot on the 15th. That

Sepp Straka fired a second successive 65 to take a three-shot lead at the halfway stage of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The Austrian Ryder Cup player, who won The American Express tournament last month, carded his second successive seven-under-par round at Pebble Beach before the worst of the weather arrived.

Rory McIlroy loses ground on day two of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am as an erratic two-under-par 70 puts him six behind leader Austria's Sepp Straka.