Watch: Rory McIlroy claims first PGA Tour ace at Travelers Championship

It was McIlroy’s first ace in competition since he made one in Abu Dhabi on the European tour in 2015.

Rory McIlroy claimed his first ace in competition since he made one in Abu Dhabi on the European tour in 2015 (Frank Franklin II/AP)

Rory McIlroy picked up his first ace on the PGA Tour, but America’s Denny McCarthy took the opening round lead with a blistering 60 at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut.

The Northern Irishman’s hole-in-one on the 214-yard eighth was the clear highlight on a mixed session for the US Open runner-up, who finished two-under-par on a day of low scores.