The TGL, the simulator golf league driven by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy that started this year, ends its regular season this Tuesday, and it is already known, before the last match is played tonight, that neither Tiger Woods nor Rory McIlroy will be in the final phase. Only two of the six teams were eliminated in this first phase, and they were Rory and Tiger’s teams, Boston and Jupiter.
McIlroy, along with Keegan Bradley and Adam Scott, lost their chances of being in the final phase after losing on Monday against New York, the team of Xander Schauffele, who returned to competition before the Arnold Palmer, Rickie Fowler and Cameron Young. Fowler, with several great shots, and Schauffele with the putter, finished off McIlroy’s team, which needed to win to have any chance of making it to the final four. They lost 10-6.
With this result, it was also confirmed that Tiger Woods‘ team is eliminated regardless of what happens tonight against Atlanta. It is undoubtedly a significant setback for this newly created league. Its two most attractive players and the driving force behind the product will not be in the final rounds.
Similarly, it is now certain that Los Angeles will finish the regular season as group leaders, after defeating The Bay 5 to 3 yesterday. The trio of Theegala, Fleetwood, and Morikawa defeated Lowry, Min Woo Lee, and Clark, although they have also secured their qualification.
As it stands, the four qualifiers are Morikawa’s team, Schauffele’s team, Lowry’s team, and Justin Thomas’s team. By the way, Thomas will not play tonight in the match against Tiger Woods.
