Los Angeles take the opener
The women’s version of TGL played its first match overnight, and Los Angeles Golf Club won it 3-1 over New York Golf Club at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Michelle Wie West, Alison Lee and Gaby Lopez beat the New York trio of Rose Zhang, Linn Grant and Lydia Ko in front of 1,500 fans inside the indoor venue.
Zhang had the honor of hitting the first tee shot in WTGL history, a 301-yard drive down the fairway. Wie West then came within inches of the league’s first hole-in-one on the par-three seventh. Los Angeles led 2-1 after the opening nine holes of team play, with New York taking the fifth and Lee beating Grant on the 11th.
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Where it was decided
New York had their chances late. Zhang missed two short putts on the 13th, and Grant failed to convert from 10 feet on the 14th. That sealed the result for Los Angeles, and the teams then halved the last hole.
Lee said the league gives players a more intimate stage and bigger purses, and hoped it would bring new eyes to the sport. Serena Williams was in attendance.
What comes next
WTGL is modeled on the men’s TGL, which was founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports. Five city-based teams with five-player rosters will play through November and December at the SoFi Center, with every shot live and players mic’d up.
Los Angeles go again on Tuesday against Motor City Golf Club, whose lineup is led by Lexi Thompson and Brooke Henderson.
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