The last TGL match attracted the most attention so far, considering that Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, two major names on the golf scene, were standing across the street. The two are also the creators of TGL, cooperating with the PGA Tour.
In the end, Jupiter Links Golf Club, captained by Tiger, celebrated against Rory’s Boston Common Gold at SoFi Centre.
This was also the debut for the Northern Irishman in this competition, and you could feel a bit of nervousness in him.
Rory had a great chance to take the lead at the start. His team called the hammer on the very first hole, doubling the points on offer. However, McIlroy missed the target, after which Tiger Woods had a comical reaction, with picking up the hammer and ironically swinging it.
The 35-year-old golfer admitted after the match that he was nervous. That didn’t stop the world’s third-ranked player from praising Tiger Woods, saying: “They always say you never get to meet your heroes, and that’s just not true,” McIlroy said, as quoted by MIRROR.
Rory McIlroy recalls first meeting with Woods
Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods have had a great relationship for years, and their importance to the PGA Tour is enormous. The two of them, especially Rory, were the main ambassadors of the PGA Tour in moments when this Tour had conflicts with LIV Golf. McIlroy recalled the moment he met 48-year-old, stressing that a lot has changed in the last 20 years.
“When I met Tiger back when I was 15 or 16, to coming through in the pro game, to calling him a friend, a business partner, a colleague. He’s always been amazing to me, amazing to my family all the way through. I had unbelievably high expectations of who he was growing up and he lived up to them so it’s really cool to be a part of this with him.”- Rory said.
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