Rory McIlroy may still be looking to win his first major since 2014, but he has achieved a new first at the The Travelers Championship.
Following McIlroy's disappointment at the US Open, the Northern Irishman is competing in Cromwell, Connecticut, alongside many of the pros that featured in the major last week. McIlroy may be a way off the lead on day one, but he hit his first-ever PGA Tour hole-in-one and it clearly meant the world to him.
McIlroy went into Thursday fresh off the back of his latest major disappointment after being edged to the US Open title by one stroke. He could have been forgiven for having some emotional hangover from that result, but a hole-in-one was the perfect tonic.
