How Many Times Has Rory McIlroy Made A Hole-In-One In His Career?

Rory McIlroy is one of the most decorated male golfers in modern history, with four Major championships and multiple Race To Dubai and FedEx Cup victories - among countless other professional trophies and prestigious awards.

The Northern Irishman began his professional career in 2007 and quickly made a name for himself via his extraordinary striking power and ability to win from an early age.

However, his capacity to card a hole-in-one in competitive events is something which has been strangely lacking throughout McIlroy's incredible pro career.

As an amateur or in pro-am tournaments pre-2014, the man from Holywood, Northern Ireland had apparently been quite prolific in holing out from his tee shot.

McIlroy revealed in 2015 he had made 10 aces to that point in his life, with the most recent coming during a pro-am in 2013 and his first occurring as a nine-year-old - coincidentally, with a 9-iron - on a 106-yard hole at his home course in County Down.

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But it wasn't until several months after McIlroy had collected the fourth Major of his career - which arrived at the 2014 PGA Championship - that his very first professional ace arrived.

At the 2015 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, McIlroy settled over his golf ball at the 177-yard 15th hole with a 9-iron in hand and sent it rocketing towards the green. His ball then took one bounce forward and to the right before quickly disappearing from view.

Quick to congratulate him was playing partner, Rickie Fowler, with the broadcast team watching on noting it was the third ace of the week at that particular DP World Tour event.

It took McIlroy around seven-and-a-half years from turning pro before the 2007 British Masters to scoring his first hole-in-one in Abu Dhabi, and it was - quite remarkably - around the same amount of time before he managed to do it again.

Just the second professional ace of McIlroy's career was recorded in the opening round of the 2022 Travelers Championship.

Stood at one-over on the 218-yard par-3 eighth at TPC River Highlands, McIlroy whipped a beautiful baby draw in towards the hole, watching on as it bounced some 15 feet from the flag before rolling at a perfect speed into the bottom of the cup.

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Tom Kim and Viktor Hovland celebrated alongside the hero of the hour and his caddie, Harry Diamond, and a delighted McIlroy twirled his index finger in the air to acknowledge the crowd.

While most amateurs would cherish that ball more than most other things in their life, McIlroy admitted it now belongs to someone else.

Speaking to reporters about the fate of his golf ball afterwards, the Northern Irishman said: “I threw it away to someone. I’m not sentimental, I don’t care. I’d rather have trophies than golf balls.”

Between ace number two (June 2022) and three (January 2025), McIlroy gathered eight more victories (and a Ryder Cup).

His third, and most recent, hole-in-one was produced during the first round of the 2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at Spyglass Hill.

Stood on the 119-yard par-3 15th, McIlroy dunked his ball straight into the hole with a wedge after having only just three-putted the par-5 14th. However, as one commentator pointed out, there would be no need for the then 35-year-old to pull out his flat stick this time.

How Many Aces Does Rory McIlroy Have As A Professional?

Remarkably, Rory McIlroy has only managed to record a hole-in-one three times during competitive rounds in his pro career.

The first was at the 2015 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on the DP World Tour while the second arrived at the 2022 Travelers Championship on the PGA Tour. His third was recorded during round one of the 2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, also on the PGA Tour.

As an amateur or in rounds outside of pro events, McIlroy has made at least 10 more aces.