Pebble Beach, California (AP) – Rory McILroy and Shane Lowry decorated a breathtaking view Thursday with a hole in one for each lessons. Russell Henley sorted out his last two holes for an 8-mine of 64 and the head. And there was Scottie Scheffler, who looked very much like he was never absent.
Scheffler, outside the golf course for a month from an injury before making ravioliOpen with a Bogey in Spyglass Hill, did not make another Bogey the rest of the path, missed only one green and started its recall with a 67.
“I like what I saw today,” said Scheffler, who ended up missing two tournaments to start the year. “I hit a few wandering shots, but overall, I kept the course in front of me for the most part, so I was able to do a decent amount of birdies.”
Jordan Spieth, the triple major champion who played for the last time in August before end -of -season surgery on his left wrist, dried the Birdies after a solid start on the nine rear at Spyglass Hill, and he had to satisfy 70.
The conditions were as calm as they will probably get it this week, with cloudy coverage and fresh time. Pebble Beach is generally the place where to be when the wind does not blow because of the score opportunities, especially on the first seven holes. It is the worst place to be – in terms of golf competition, anyway – when the wind arrives.
The crowd was relatively silent – the product of a signature event and losing 76 players and amateurs, for decades, the At & T fabric – until they come to life while the Scheffler Fairway metal barely covered the bunker On the par-5 14 to install an eagle putt.
But it was not for Scheffler. McILroy played in front of him, and Its 119 -meter -in -law, flew away directly in the cup for an ace.
“It’s a T-shirt so high that the ball is in the air and you know it’s online but you don’t know if you have to say:” Come on! “Or” Sit up! “Or” spin “, or” liberation “or other,” said McILroy. “You look at him and you look where he could land on green and the thing disappears.”
McILroy pulled 66, including a 33 on the nine rear without 3 on his dashboard. He had a 1 of the AS, a birdie on the 12th par-3 and the birdies on the two by 5.
Lowry was in Pebble Beach when he struck a beauty of 54 degrees who landed on the left and rolled in the cup. It was a great blow. And yes, there is a little fortune for all good golf strokes.
“Big bounce, it was perfect. He turned and turned directly into the hole. It was pretty cool, “said Lowry. “I know that I am sometimes quite good, but you know, a little luck from time to time is also useful.”
Jim Nantz de CBS Sports, who lives in Pebble, mentioned “full life” so that Lowry made an ace of one of the most beautiful – and famous – by 3 in the world. Augusta National could love a word. Lowry also has a hole in the 16th hole in the masters, as well as a hole in one on the 17th island at TPC Sawgrass. Chance of the Irish, indeed.
Lowry also opened with a 66 and plays Spyglass Hill on Friday, with chances of wind and rain increasing every day.
Henley was in Spyglass, who had an average of courses (69.775) which was 1.6 more gunshots than Pebble Beach. Viktor Hovland, Cam Davis, Jake Knapp and Justin Rose fired 65 in Pebble Beach, while Sepp Straka and Rasmus Hojgaard turned their 65 in Spyglass.
Scheffler went from the hill to the right of the 10th Fairway in Spyglass to a front bunker, exploded some 20 feet and missed his putt by. It was his only Bogey, although he was 1 until he was lacing the Fairway metal at 30 feet for two-strokes on the 14th par-5, just like McILroy on the hole On the side of him tore off his ball from the cup.
According to Golf analyst Justin RayScheffler had his 100th round on the PGA Tour since 2022 with a Bogey or less. This is what McILroy delighted when he talked about the best golf player earlier in the week. At one month, and a failed attempt to cut the paste of ravioli with a wine glass has not changed this.
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