World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler looked much like the world No. 1 Thursday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am as he effectively navigated his way through Spyglass Hill en route to a 5-under 67 in his first round of the 2025 PGA Tour season.

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,

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.

Russell Henley birdied his last two holes for an 8-under 64 and the lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where Scottie Scheffler made his 2025 debut and shot a 67.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry added to the stunning views Thursday with a hole-in-one for each on different courses. Russell Henley birdied his last two holes

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler took a 53-day unplanned absence from professional golf when he had a kitchen mishap that caused surgery to remove glass fragments from his right hand. On Thursday morning in his return, Scheffler looked a little rusty, making a bogey on the par 4, 10 th hole, when he couldn’t get up and down from a greenside bunker.

Shane Lowry had himself a day at Pebble Beach, sinking an ace and going wild afterward as he sits near the top of the leaderboard.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Scottie Scheffler felt frustrated sitting at home for two tournaments he normally plays while recovering from glass puncturing the palm of his right hand while making ravioli.

Scheffler's appearance in this tournament will also be his first since he last played in The Showdown in December 2024, where he and Rory McIlroy teamed up to beat Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau. Overall, there will be a lot of excitement to see Scheffler play this Thursday.

Twenty-seven players in the world top 30 will play for the $3.6 million winner’s check (from a $20 million purse), with the only players missing being world No. 2 Xander Schauffele ( rib injury) and LIV golfers Tyrrell Hatton and Bryson DeChambeau.