Rory McIlroy sets sights on Scottie Scheffler’s winning formula for 2025 season

Rory McIlroy revealed that his game plan for the 2025 season was to emulate Scottie Scheffler. He made this statement during his post-round interview at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2025.

On Saturday, February 1, McIlroy shot a bogey-free 7-under 65, bringing his total to 15-under and jumping 11 spots to sit just one stroke behind leader Sepp Straka. Unlike his Friday round, his third round featured no bogeys, and he picked up seven birdies.

During the post-round interview, Rory McIlroy was asked if his Friday round was one of the best he had ever played. The four-time major champion didn’t fully agree but acknowledged that he played well. He also revealed his game plan for the season, stating that he was taking a leaf out of Scottie Scheffler's game.

"Yeah, look, I played well. I didn't make any mistakes," he said. "One of the things I really want to do this year is try to limit my mistakes and play bogey free.

"Three of my last four rounds have been that way, last round in Dubai, first round here and now this round. Just really try to limit the mistakes and play smart golf and be a little more like Scottie Scheffler basically."

When will Rory McIlroy tee off at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2025, Round 4?

Rory McIlroy is paired with Sepp Straka and Shane Lowry for the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2025. The trio will tee off on Sunday, February 2, from the first tee at 1:15 pm ET.

Here are the complete tee time details for the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2025, Round 4:

Tee 1

10:52 am: Gary Woodland, Akshay Bhatia, Robert MacIntyre
11:03 am: Hideki Matsuyama, Davis Thompson, Keith Mitchell
11:14 am: Nick Taylor, Patrick Cantlay, Andrew Novak
11:25 am: Rickie Fowler, Nick Dunlap, Aaron Rai
11:36 am: Eric Cole, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Tom Hoge
11:47 am: Seamus Power, Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland
11:58 am: Si Woo Kim, Min Woo Lee, J.J. Spaun
12:09 pm: Collin Morikawa, Tony Finau, J.T. Poston
12:20 pm: Billy Horschel, Jake Knapp, Sam Burns
12:31 pm: Rasmus Højgaard, Lee Hodges, Jason Day
12:42 pm: Sam Stevens, Scottie Scheffler, Taylor Pendrith
12:53 pm: Lucas Glover, Russell Henley, Austin Eckroat
1:04 pm: Justin Rose, Tom Kim, Cam Davis
1:15 pm: Sepp Straka, Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry

Tee 10

10:52 am: Chris Kirk, Sungjae Im, Justin Thomas
11:03 am: Jhonattan Vegas, Thomas Detry, Sahith Theegala
11:14 am: Denny McCarthy, Taylor Moore, Patrick Rodgers
11:25 am: Maverick McNealy, Ben Griffin, Byeong Hun An
11:36 am: Matt Fitzpatrick, Harry Hall, Brian Harman
11:47 am: Will Zalatoris, Erik van Rooyen, Stephan Jaeger
11:58 am: Mackenzie Hughes, Max Homa, Adam Scott
12:09 pm: Corey Conners, Justin Lower, Kevin Yu
12:20 pm: Adam Hadwin, Keegan Bradley, Doug Ghim
12:31 pm: Harris English, Mark Hubbard, Wyndham Clark
12:42 pm: Matthieu Pavon, Beau Hossler, Nico Echavarria
12:53 pm: Cameron Young, Max Greyserman
1:04 pm: Jordan Spieth, Brendon Todd

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