Tiger Woods makes TGL debut as Jupiter thrashed by Los Angeles
Witnessed by Los Angeles team co-owner and tennis legend Serena Williams, England’s Justin Rose, his U.S. teammate Sahith Tigala and former Open champion Colin Morikawa were among the four A 5-0 lead after the hole.
There was little use of the hammer in the opening week, but Woods knocked it down before hitting the first ball on Tuesday night, and while the opening hole was halved, Los Angeles, which won the second hole, gained on the third and fourth holes. Earned double points.
Rose drained a 10-footer to win Game 3, and Woods missed the next 7 feet to give Los Angeles two more points.
Rose hit the target again from six feet on the sixth hole, holed out to good-natured boos from a crowd eager to see the home team score its first points.
“I’m digging it, I love it,” Rose said after hitting a 12-footer to win the eighth inning, and Los Angeles added a Hammer-inspired two-run shot in the ninth to go up 8-1 Lead and canter.
Sigala was equally impressed after he teed off on the ninth hole and noticed the statistics on the screen showing his ball speed was 184 mph. “I’ve never had that shot in a game,” he said, even though the expected insights from having players put on microphones were mostly limited to laughter and trying to stop opponents.
To keep the entertainment value high, Spandau Ballet’s “Gold Medal” rang out while former Olympic champion Rose hit the ball. Spotlights often sweep around the arena.
Rose faced off against Woods in singles, but the sporting contest was over. Woods barely played a round last year and looked isolated, especially on the greens. On the 10th hole, he three-putted after hitting a 35-foot putt from 14 feet outside the hole.
Kisner said petulantly on the tee: “How did I hit a six?” Jupiter then trailed 9-1 and lost the 11th inning to Morikawa.
Morikawa made a great flop on the artificial turf, Rose tried to dunk a chip shot straight into the hole from close range, Los Angeles showed off their golf skills and as the game fell away, Keith Na and Homa discussed whether they would be relegated to being the worst TGL team.
Kisner then hit a high-handicap shot from the bunker on No. 14 that hit the pin and sailed over the other side of the green, sending players and fans ducking for cover. It was borderline farce until he nearly holed a 50-foot return shot.
“Honestly, we didn’t think anyone was going to get hit here,” Woods said. “Honestly, it was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. And then the chip shot, the next one, should have gone in. It was just one of those weird nights.”
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