McIlroy recognizes that golf's issues might run a bit deeper than simply giving fans more face time with the game's top players though. With the emergence of LIV Golf, plus a jam-packed PGA Tour schedule, the Northern Irishman believes fans could be burnt out from simply consuming too much.
"That was awesome. That was so cool," Rory McIlroy said to Tiger Woods as they walked off the green Monday after their TGL match was decided.
TGL played for the first time on Monday night instead of Tuesday, and it allowed McIlroy, the No. 3 player in the world, time to get a decent night’s sleep—he lives five minutes from the SoFi Center—and then fly to the west coast for the $20 million signature event.
Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods brought fun, banter, and camaraderie to the TGL match, with McIlroy playfully teasing Woods' about his age.
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TGL gave golf fans a taste of its new overtime format as the finale to the matchup between Tiger Woods' Jupiter Links and Rory McIlroy's Boston Common.
Tiger Woods secures overtime win over Rory McIlroy as TGL delivers first thriller - Woods said the match delivered ‘what we had envisioned’ from the league as his Jupiter Links team edged out Boston Common in overtime.
Tiger Woods' Jupiter Links Golf Club earned its first TGL win, edging Rory McIlroy's Boston Common Golf in overtime in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Four teams are now tied for first place in the new tech-infused golf league.
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.
TGL's technology and green have come under criticism early on, but Rory McIlroy said there's a different setup issue that needs addressing.
"That was awesome. That was so cool," Rory McIlroy said to Tiger Woods as they walked off the green Monday after their TGL match was decided.