Shane Lowry having fun as his team win on debut night for TGL

Shane Lowry's Bay Golf Club easily beat Xander Schauffele’s New York Golf Club 9-2. Lowry took the opening shot in the league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. 

Shane Lowry of The Bay Golf Club waves as he walks onto the field of play for the inaugural match of the TGL. Picture: AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell

The TGL simulator golf league promised to be different. It didn’t promise to be good, and the lack of competitive drama in Tuesday night’s debut didn’t help.

A year late due to hurricane damage in 2023 to its facility that was under construction, the new tech-infused TGL finally launched Tuesday with its first team match between the New York Golf Club and the Bay Golf Club. It proved to be landslide, as Shane Lowry’s Bay team dominated Xander Schauffele’s NYGC, 9-2.