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.

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, tees off on the 10th hole at Spyglass Hill Golf Course during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Rory McIlroy, the world’s third-ranked player, rattled the flagstick from 119 yards out with a wedge, and the ball dropped into the cup on Thursday. Coverage will continue on Friday and through the weekend.

Viktor Hovland has become one of the most likable players on the PGA Tour, and his self-deprecation on Friday illustrated why.

While both golf courses present challenges, Spyglass Hill Golf Course is widely regarded as the more difficult test in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Its demanding layout, tougher greens, and tree-lined fairways typically result in higher scoring averages compared to Pebble Beach.

Pebble Beach & Spyglass Hill are the two courses for the 2025 Pebble Beach Pro-Am Signature Event with a $20 million prize pool & elite field of PGA Tour golfers. Odds, stats, matchups, picks, props and insight with information you can bet on.

The power of the weather gave the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am a year-awaited reprieve from its often wicked ways Thursday and powered the condensed elite field onto a leaderboard of low scores in the first round.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry decorated stunning views Thursday with a hole-in-one for each on different courses.

Here's everything you need to know for the second round of the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, including tee times and TV information.