"That was awesome. That was so cool," Rory McIlroy said to Tiger Woods as they walked off the green Monday after their TGL match was decided.
TGL gave golf fans a taste of its new overtime format as the finale to the matchup between Tiger Woods' Jupiter Links and Rory McIlroy's Boston Common.
TGL played for the first time on Monday night instead of Tuesday, and it allowed McIlroy, the No. 3 player in the world, time to get a decent night’s sleep—he lives five minutes from the SoFi Center—and then fly to the west coast for the $20 million signature event.
In the first TGL meeting between Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, it was Woods' Jupiter Links Golf Club team that came out on top in overtime against McIlroy's Boston Common team.
Joining Woods will be Kevin Kisner and Tom Kim, while Adam Scott and Keegan Bradley round out the three-man lineup for Boston. Woods, Kiz and Max Homa took a beating in their first match, losing to 12-1 versus Los Angeles.
Four-time major champion Rory McIlroy made his long-awaited debut in Tomorrow's Golf League on 27 January. Golf fans weren't in the least bit surprised with the entrance music Rory McIlroy chose for his TGL debut. McIlroy made his long-awaited debut in the hi-tech league with his Boston Common Golf side on 27 January.
"That was awesome. That was so cool," Rory McIlroy said to Tiger Woods as they walked off the green Monday after their TGL match was decided.
Tiger Woods' Jupiter Links Golf Club earned its first TGL win, edging Rory McIlroy's Boston Common Golf in overtime in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Four teams are now tied for first place in the new tech-infused golf league.
TGL’s co-founders Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will go head-to-head in a mouth-watering singles clash, while Australian Adam Scott makes his debut in the indoor golf league’s biggest night yet.
After an up-and-down start, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy delivered TGL's best night and might have discovered the formula for future success.