For the second year in a row, celebrities were not a main attraction to the tournament. This year, it’s all about golf.

Scheffler went from the hill right of the 10th fairway at Spyglass to a front bunker, blasted out some 20 feet and missed his par putt. That was his only bogey, though he was 1 over until lacing the fairway metal to 30 feet for two-putt birdie on the par-5 14th, just as McIlroy on the hole next to him plucked his ball from the cup.

Mia Hamm, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion, talks with her fans on the 16th hole during the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament on Thursday. (Raul Ebio - Herald Correspondent)

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.

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;

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. “It came out lovely just left of the hole,

Rory McIlroy makes an ace at Spyglass in the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. For McIlroy, it was a three-quarter sand wedge from 119 yards on the par 3, 15 th hole at Spyglass Golf Club. Lowry made his ace at the iconic par 3, seventh hole on Pebble Beach Golf Links with a 54 degree sand wedge.

Rory McIlroy kicked off his PGA Tour season in style at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but kept it real afterwards.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (KION) - 49ers legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young is no stranger to Pebble Beach. Young is a fan-favorite out on the links, having played in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am for years.

One day after saying his game “sucked,” Viktor Hovland shot 65 on Thursday at Pebble Beach Golf Links to sit one stroke off the lead.