There’s nothing I love more than the smell of freshly cut grass through my living room TV on a Thursday morning opening round. And much like the picture on my TV, the players are looking great!

In my opinion, the highlights of the day came from two Irishmen, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry. Rory, who finished the day 6 under (-6), aced the 15th hole (119-yard Par 3) at Spyglass Hill like he was competing in a beer pong championship. Then Shane, who also finished the day at 6 under (-6), aced the 7th hole (113-yard Par 3) at the Pebble Beach course. Talk about the luck of the Irish!

Russell Henley finished the day at #1 on the leaderboard, shooting a beautiful 8 under (-8). It looked like he was fresh off a hunting trip, pocketing 9 birdies (tweet-tweet). Let’s see if he can keep the momentum going into round 2 tomorrow.

In other news, Scottie Scheffler made his debut this season after recovering from a hand injury, although you couldn’t really tell he was ever injured by the way he played. He ended the day shooting 5 under (-5) and has the field right where he wants them.

Once again, it was a great day for golf, as it always is, and I look forward to watching some more throughout the weekend. Check out the leaderboard below. Thanks for reading, and may your shafts forever be X-Stiff!