Rory McIlroy’s look ahead to a maiden TGL victory continues after his Boston Widespread Golf aspect have been crushed throughout a historic triple-header of matches on Monday.
McIlroy’s staff, who misplaced their season opener in opposition to Tiger Woods’ Jupiter Hyperlinks Golf Membership and have been then crushed by Los Angeles Golf Membership, fell to a different slim defeat after dropping 5-4 to The Bay Golf Membership.
Ludvig Åberg featured in each night time victories for The Bay – lower than 24 hours on from his PGA Tour title on the Genesis Invitational – whereas Wyndham Clark’s final-hole eagle closed out a win that strikes them prime of the season-long SoFi Standings.
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Wyndham Clark made a shocking eagle on the ultimate gap for The Bay to present his staff victory over Boston Widespread Golf
That they had earlier claimed a 6-5 win over Atlanta Drive GC, who had produced a dramatic comeback to beat Los Angeles Golf Membership by the identical margin in time beyond regulation, with modifications to the Hammer rule serving to to create three tight contests.
The Bay Golf Membership (3-0) now maintain a one-point lead over Los Angeles GC within the standings, with Atlanta Drive GC two again in third after successful one and dropping considered one of their two matches on Monday.
Boston Widespread (0-3) sit in fifth place and outdoors the projected playoff cut-line.
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Rory McIlroy’s Boston Widespread Golf suffered defeat for a third straight match at TGL as Shane Lowry, Ludvig Åberg and Wyndham Clark guided The Bay to victory
The Bay Golf Membership 5-4 Boston Widespread Golf
McIlroy’s aspect made the dream begin once they accepted the Hammer on the first and Hideki Matsuyama – on his TGL debut – rolled in a birdie for 2 factors, just for The Bay to win a gap again when the Hammer was rejected on the third.
Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley missed a six-foot birdie strive after accepting the Hammer on the fifth, edging The Bay into the lead, though levelled the match with a brilliant chip-in eagle to beat Lowry within the opening gap of singles play.
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Rory McIlroy and Ludvig Åberg traded birdies on the penultimate gap throughout the TGL conflict between The Bay and Boston Widespread.
Åberg poured in a 15-foot birdie to win the eleventh however noticed team-mate Clark burn an eight-foot likelihood with the Hammer on the subsequent, which might have moved them three up with three to play.
The match as a substitute was degree after The Bay declined the Hammer on the thirteenth and Åberg traded birdies with McIlroy on the subsequent, earlier than Clark made a 10-foot eagle putt on the final – after watching Matsuyama miss from a couple of ft additional away – to grab victory.
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Workforce USA Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley holed out for Rory McIlroy’s Boston Widespread Golf Membership at TGL in opposition to Shane Lowry’s The Bay Golf Membership.
“This is the first day that we’ve had these new Hammer rules and every match was really tight,” McIlroy stated. “I think it enables a team, if they do go down in the match, to come back.
“The Bay threw their Hammers early within the match and did not have any for the previous few holes, and we stored ours slightly bit, and that enabled us to maintain ourselves within the match.
“If it wasn’t for Ludvig holing that putt on the par-three, we would have went up going into that last hole. I think these new Hammer rules are really good.”
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Atlanta Drive GC 6-5 Los Angeles Golf Membership (after time beyond regulation)
Atlanta Drive GC produced a shocking late fightback to grab victory over Los Angeles Golf Membership, successful in time beyond regulation after a dramatic climax to the opening match.
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Justin Thomas chipped in for a birdie on the ultimate gap in opposition to Los Angeles Golf Membership at TGL to take the tie to time beyond regulation in dramatic circumstances
The all-American trio have been three down with three to play in opposition to Los Angeles, chasing a 3rd consecutive victory, just for Billy Horschel to utilise the Hammer and declare two factors on the thirteenth and arrange an exhilarating end.
Tommy Fleetwood drained a prolonged birdie on the subsequent – having watched Patrick Cantlay go near a hole-in-one – to maintain Los Angeles forward, earlier than Justin Thomas chipped in from off the inexperienced on the par-five final to ship the competition to only the second time beyond regulation shootout in TGL historical past.
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Patrick Cantlay caught his tee shot to only two ft on the par three 14th gap at TGL earlier than Los Angeles Golf Membership’s Tommy Fleetwood responded with an enormous putt to tie the opening
Atlanta Drive GC gained the primary level within the nearest-the-pin problem earlier than Fleetwood holed his effort to take it to a decider, the place Cantlay’s ball completed nearer than Sahith Theegala’s effort to shut out victory.
“It was a great match to be a part of,” stated Fleetwood, who fired a hole-in-one albatross throughout observe and almost repeated the feat throughout the match. “I am completely satisfied that I performed properly for the boys.
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Tommy Fleetwood made an unimaginable ace on a par 4 throughout observe for TGL…after which nearly repeated the feat throughout the dwell match in opposition to Atlanta Drive GC
“You always feel good about that. I just felt like we played great as a team, and how many times out of 100 would we lose that match. Probably not many?
“It simply did not go our method at this time, however I actually do not assume we did something unsuitable. That is simply the best way it goes.”
Atlanta Drive GC 5-6 The Bay Golf Membership
The Bay Golf Membership ended Atlanta Drive GC’s 100 per cent begin with a slim 6-5 victory within the center match of Monday’s triple-header, as Thomas and Cantlay fell agonisingly quick when trying a second late comeback of the day.
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Ludvig Åberg adopted up his PGA Tour win at The Genesis Invitational with victory at TGL for The Bay Golf Membership in opposition to Atlanta Drive Golf Membership
The Bay took early management by successful three of the primary 4 holes, then recovered from Thomas taking the fifth gap with the Hammer to say the following and restore a 4-2 benefit.
Lucas Glover chipped in for eagle on the par-five ninth to cut back the deficit to 1 heading to singles, the place Clark claimed the tenth earlier than Thomas levelled the match after utilizing the Hammer to win double factors with a birdie on the twelfth.
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Justin Thomas produced some acrobatics after Atlanta Drive teammate Lucas Glover chipped in to win a gap throughout their match in opposition to The Bay
Atlanta Drive GC rejected the Hammer on the following gap and remained one behind heading to the par-five final, the place Thomas went agonisingly near rolling in a long-range eagle putt and forcing time beyond regulation for the second successive match.
“JT hit a great putt on the last hole to give us a chance,” Cantlay stated. “I think we had two matches that were really close, which is probably exactly what they wanted with the Hammer change, and the new Hammer rules really do change it.
“There’s much more selections to be made on the market. I believe we made a whole lot of good ones at this time, hit some good photographs. We had an excellent day, simply got here up slightly quick in that second match.”
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Justin Thomas nearly took Atlanta Drive’s TGL conflict in opposition to The Bay in to time beyond regulation with a shocking eagle effort
What’s subsequent?
Tiger Woods returns to motion on Tuesday night (Wednesday 12am UK time) for the primary time since his mom’s dying earlier this month, as Jupiter Hyperlinks Golf Membership face a New York Golf Membership that will probably be aiming to keep away from a 3rd consecutive defeat.
Los Angeles Golf Membership are again in motion on February 24 in opposition to New York Golf Membership (10pm UK time), with Boston Widespread Golf enjoying Atlanta Drive later in that day.
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