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TGL golf highlights: Score, results from Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy golf league

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January 8, 2025

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TGL golf highlights: Score, results from Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy golf league

Welcome to TGL play! The new golf league created by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy got underway Tuesday night from its brand new interactive facility in Palm Beach Gardens.

The three-month inaugural season teed off with New York Golf Club — featuring world No. 2 Xander Schauffele and Rickie Fowler — against The Bay Golf Club, led by a pair of the PGA Tour’s rising stars in Wyndham Clark and Ludvig Aberg.

There was definite fanfare from an event that has some legs. That’s saying something as Bay Golf Club absolutely dominated the proceedings behind deft putting from Aberg. The action will continue next Tuesday, Jan. 14, when Los Angeles Golf Club takes on Tiger Woods and the Jupiter Links Golf Club.

Here is how it all went down with highlights and analysis from the first TGL match.

Watch TGL golf live on ESPN+

Follow along for the official results from this week’s TGL match.

Through Hole 15

Bay Golf Club: 9
New York Golf Club: 2

It was Aberg all day as the Bay Golf Club brings home the win in the debut match of the TGL.

It was fitting to end the night with Aberg on the final hole. He was lights-out all evening and showed off what might make Bay Club the team to beat. With confidence around the green and consistent play, Aberg is an early star for the TGL.

Staring at eagle, Aberg left the putt just feet from the hole. It was good enough to earn the tie and his team the official first TGL win.

Similar play on this short par 3 results in a tied hole. Looking to keep some momentum, New York will go into the final hole with an assured loss and the only hope a moral victory.

Lowry found the bunker off the tee, which gave Fowler an opening. Two great shots and New York Golf Club is looking to end this night with some positivity.

Needing something special from 34 feet out, Lowry chunked it a bit and Fowler was able to corral the hole and the point. At this point, New York is looking for the postseason tiebreaker, which is total holes won.

With an 8-1 lead, Bay Club calls a timeout just before Schauffele tees off on this par 3. Schauffele lands the shot 52 feet from the hole, which left him with a tough pitch.

At that point, there wasn’t much to do but concede the hole to the red-hot Aberg.

Bay Golf Club is the team to beat one match in, or so it would seem as we close out the final holes. Fitzpatrick failed to grab par on this par 4 and Clark was there to clean up a sharp hole from his standpoint.

We are now at the golfer vs. golfer portion of the proceedings. Lowry got on in three and looked at birdie when Fowler conceded the hole. It’s all fun and games as New York is looking at a nearly insurmountable deficit after 10.

It took a while, but New York finally gets on the board and scores the team’s first point. But it will need a lot more going forward.

We are through the first session. The alternate shot session paid off big time for Bay Club, which comes into the singles session with a 6-0 lead.

New York had a chance to score here after Lowry failed to sink a birdie putt from the fringe. Fowler’s chip was good but not good enough.

New York throws the hammer before the tee shot, which means Bay Club has to accept. With the hole worth two points, Lowry and Fowler hit similar shots, leaving chips for their teammates.

Clark hits one just past the hole for Bay Club. Fitzpatrick hits it just a bit better, giving Aberg something to think about as he stands over the putt. But as he has been all day, Aberg is hot and sinks the putt, and the hole is tied.

New York is not having what you would call a good day on the green. Schauffele pushed one just left of the hole, leaving Aberg with a short putt to win the hole.

New York concedes the hole rather than see Bay Club sink another in its face. The bleeding continues for Fowler and crew.

Ludvig Aberg sinks a mammoth put to put Bay Club up huge to end the fifth hole. There was some speculation as to whether New York should throw the hammer with Schauffele chipping on. It’s a good thing the hammer stayed where it was.

The fourth hole is an impressive dogleg right. Fowler got New York onto the fairway following Shane Lowry’s shot into the rough stuff.

Bay Club benefitted from Ludvig Aberg’s nice approach, leaving Shane Lowry for a short putt and the hole.

The third hole was a par-3 measuring 188 yards. But it was far more daunting than it sounded for New York, which ended the hole with four strokes.

That’s when Bay Club threw the hammer, which raises the value of the hole to two points. Bay Club gets the hole and the subsequent two points. The hammer switches sides but at a cost as New York trails, 3-0.

Matt Fitzpatrick had a chance to sink a putt to win the hole for New York but came up just short. Bay Club teased Fitzpatrick but relented and allowed him to pick up for a gimme, and the second hole was a tie.

Shane Lowry is first to tee off on this 377-yard, par-4 opening hole. We are off and walking here from Palm Beach Gardens. On this alternate shot “triples” session, Ludvig Aberg looked down over a 9-yard putt for birdie.

He sinks the shot and puts Bay up by one to start the festivities.

You may need a refresher or just an initial meeting of these clubs.

The Bay Golf Club is comprised of Ludvig Aberg, Wyndham Clark, Min Woo Lee, and Shane Lowry. They will match irons with The New York Golf Club, which features Matt Fitzpatrick, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, and Cameron Young.

We are getting a WWE type of introduction for each golfer as the fans in attendance cheer them on. Scott Van Pelt interviewed a few of the players as the broadcast launched.

Ludvig Aberg promises, “a lot of cool features you’ll see tonight.”

What time is TGL golf match tonight?

New York Golf Club vs. The Bay Golf Club begins at 9 p.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 7 from SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

What channel is TGL golf league on? TV schedule, streaming info

Tonight’s TGL match will air nationally on ESPN. Matt Barrie will have the play-by-play with Scott Van Pelt as the show’s host and Marty Smith reporting from the SoFi Center.

Watch TGL live on Fubo

TGL stands for TMRW Golf League, a competitive league of interactive golf started by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Mike McCarley, CEO of TMRW Sports. The league is made of current PGA Tour members, including major champions and those in the top-10 world rankings.

Matches feature two teams of three golfers and include 15 holes. Players tee off from a mat into a giant simulator screen that incorporates real fairway, rough and sand surfaces to hit from. When the ball lands about 50 yards away from the pin, players will transition to the “Green Zone,” a 3,800-square-foot rotating green that can be adjusted for variety on each hole.

Match tickets start at $160 and can be bought through Ticketmaster, though tickets for the first few weeks are already sold out. They are also available on VividSeats.

All TGL matches this season will air on ESPN or ESPN2 and can be streamed on ESPN+. The championship is set for March 24-25. Here’s the January schedule:

January 7: New York vs. Bay, 9 p.m., ESPN
January 14: LA vs. Jupiter, 7 p.m., ESPN
January 21: New York vs. Atlanta, ESPN
January 27: Jupiter vs. Boston, ESPN

TGL teams pick three of their four members to participate in each match. Here’s a look at the rosters:

Atlanta Drive GC: Patrick Cantlay, Lucas Glover, Billy Horschel, Justin Thomas
Boston Common Golf: Keegan Bradley, Hideki Matsuyama, Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott
Jupiter Links Golf Club: Max Homa, Tom Kim, Kevin Kisner, Tiger Woods
Los Angeles Golf Club: Tommy Fleetwood, Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose, Sahith Theegala
New York Golf Club: Matt Fitzpatrick, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, Cameron Young
The Bay Golf Club: Ludvig Aberg, Wyndham Clark, Min Woo Lee, Shane Lowry

New York GC: -138
The Bay GC: +100

Odds according to FanDuel.

The SoFi Center finished construction in Fall 2024 on the campus of Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. It’s nearly 250,000 square feet with a simulator screen that’s 64 by 53 feet, a rotating green sits on a turntable 41 yards wide. It seats a capacity of 1,500 fans.

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