In an electrifying showdown at the TMRW Golf League (TGL), Tiger Woods and his Jupiter Links Golf Club team triumphed over Rory McIlroy's Boston Common Golf squad with a 4-3 overtime victory. 🏆⛳️
The match, held in the custom-built arena in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was a nail-biter from start to finish. Woods' teammates Tom Kim and Kevin Kisner delivered clutch shots in overtime, sealing the win in what many are calling the best match of the inaugural TGL season. 😲👏
TGL co-founders Woods and McIlroy couldn't have been more thrilled. \"It couldn't have been a more pleasurable display of golf and banter,\" Woods shared. \"Everyone in the audience was engaged. Hopefully all the viewership were engaged. We as players loved it. This is what we had envisioned for TGL, to have an experience like this, and I think we delivered.\"
McIlroy, making his TGL debut alongside Keegan Bradley and Adam Scott, praised Woods, the best player of his generation who bounced back from a 12-1 loss against the Los Angeles Golf Club earlier this month. \"He stepped up and delivered like he usually does,\" McIlroy said. \"It was a great match all night, back and forth, and exactly what the league needed.\"
The innovative league, utilizing a five-story simulator screen and a tech-infused green, aims to bring a fresh vibe to golf. With nearly a million viewers tuning in on ESPN for the debut, it's clear that TGL is resonating with a younger generation. 📺🌟
\"It's been really cool to hear that a younger demographic, it's sort of resonated with them,\" McIlroy noted. \"One of the visions when we started was to try to engage that younger demographic and give them a bite-sized version of golf that they could get into and understand, and hopefully we've done that.\"
The 15-match regular season runs through March 4, followed by the playoffs later that month. If this match is any indication, we're in for an exciting ride! 🚀
Reference(s):
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