Tiger Woods' Jupiter Golf Links squad earned its first-ever TGL victory on Monday night by upsetting Rory McIlroy's Boston Common Golf. And one of Tiger's teammates, Kevin Kisner, earned something else as well: redemption.
It’s no secret that Kevin Kisner has a tremendous sense of humor. Tiger Woods has a pretty good one, too, and both of them were on full display during Monday’s TGL match. Before facing Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, and Keegan Bradley of Boston Common Golf Club, a camera caught Woods hollering over to his mother, Kultida, during his warm-up.
At tonight’s TGL golf match between Tiger Woods’ Jupiter Links and Rory McIlroy’s Boston Common, one man stole the show: Dallas resident Tom Kim. Kim made waves with his vociferous celebrations and clutch shots on the night.
Sound the trumpets! Raise the banners! TGL has finally had a close match! Tiger vs. Rory headlined the evening, but eventually took a backseat to the actual competition, which was settled with a closest-to-the-pin shootout in overtime. Did the newfound parity result in an improved product? Let’s take a closer look …
The 54-year-old represented the U.S. in nine consecutive Ryder Cups (1997, ‘99, 2002, ‘04, ‘06, ‘08, ‘10, ‘12, 14).
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, looking for leadership and experience, named Jim Furyk a vice captain on Wednesday for his team that will try to reclaim the trophy from Europe this year at Bethpage Black in New York.
The newly formed Tomorrow’s Golf League (TGL) had its best match so far on Monday with Tiger Woods’ Jupiter Links claiming a 4-3 overtime victory against fellow co-founder Rory McIlroy’s Boston Common.
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.
The fourth match of the inaugural TGL season pitted the founding fathers of the league against on another as Rory McIlroy's Boston Common made its debut against Tiger Woods' Jupiter Links Golf Club. After a horrendous debut match,
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.
Kevin Kisner took a jibe at his Jupiter Links Golf Club teammate after the team won their first game in the TGL.
Furyk is the first U.S. vice captain on this squad that brings prior Ryder Cup leadership experience to the table