Shane Lowry joked the drinks were on Rory McIlroy after both men hit a hole-in-one in the opening round of the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

McIlroy was first up as his wedge on the 119-yard par three 15th hole flew straight into the cup without touching the sides in what was only his second ever hole-in-one on the PGA Tour.

Lowry though wasn't to be outdone and followed his Ryder Cup teammate in achieving a similar feat on the 7th.

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Tradition dictates that anyone scoring an ace at one of these tournaments sets up some complimentary drinks for the media personnel.

McIlroy and Lowry duly obliged with a cooler of beers including bottles of Amstel and Guinness being provided for the press pack.

The journalists were grateful to the duo with the Read The Line X account tweeting a photo of the drinks with the message: "A tradition like no other… thx Shane & Rory!"

Offaly man Lowry couldn't resist taking a cheeky pop at his good pal McIlroy as he replied: "Chuck it on Rory's tab."

There is a $20m prize purse up for grabs at Pebble Beach with the winner walking away with $3.8m.

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