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 an interview with BBC Sports, Rory McIlroy listed 3 things on his to-do list for the rest of his career. And yes, one of them is a green jacket.
SportsLine's Eric Cohen reveals his TGL best bets for Boston Common vs. Lupiter Links featuring Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods on Monday, Jan. 27
So, for a moment, let’s treat this like a serious competition. Jupiter Links ran out Woods; Kevin Kisner, who struggled the last time he played two weeks ago; and Tom Kim, making his TGL debut. Boston Common featured McIlroy, Adam Scott and Keegan Bradley, major winners across the board.
SALCEDO. SO YOU GOT SOME SUPERSTARS HERE. RORY MCILROY, KEEGAN BRADLEY, ADAM SCOTT. BUT HOW DOES IT ALL WORK? WELL, DOWN IN THE SOFI CENTER IN FLORIDA, THE PROS HIT THEIR SHOTS INTO A SCREEN ...
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.
The 22-year-old Kim routinely played to the crowd in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and backed it up with three key 8-footers and nearly the first ace in the TGL's brief history.
"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.
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.
Woods was about to pull the putter back when his allotted 40 seconds expired and the buzzer sounded, handing the 15-time major winner an automatic one-stroke penalty, and thus costing him a chance of matching McIlroy's birdie.