Boston Common Golf continues its dominance in the second TGL season, securing the highest victory so far and leading the standings as McIlroy and Thorbjornson shine.
On Monday evening, Boston Common Golf demonstrated its title ambitions impressively at the SoFi Center. In Match 6 of the second TGL season, Rory McIlroy’s team swept The Bay Golf Club 9-1. With this resounding victory, Boston climbs undefeated (2-0-0) to first place in the SoFi Cup Standings, matching defending champion Atlanta Drive GC. For The Bay Golf Club, the loss means a poor start to the season with a record of 0-2-0.
Close Start Turns Into Disaster
The match appeared evenly matched at first, tied 1-1 after two holes. However, from that point, the match was defined by two factors: Boston’s long drives and penalties for The Bay. The Bay lost a total of four points after finding penalty areas on holes 1, 5, 12, and 13.
The loss of the \”Team Hole\” on hole 9 was particularly painful. The Bay became the first team this TGL season to lose its own Team Hole when Wyndham Clark missed a birdie putt from just about 1.5 meters.
McIlroy and Thorbjornson in Top Form at TGL
Boston Common Golf was full of highlights. Rory McIlroy broke several tee distance records, hitting the ball 327 meters on hole 10, surpassing the previous hole record by nearly 15 meters. He also set a personal best of 326.5 meters on hole 4. McIlroy praised his young teammate after the game: \”Michael has been a fantastic addition to the team and adapted very, very easily to this style of golf.\”
Michael Thorbjornson once again showed nerves of steel on the greens. Improving his singles record to 3-0-1, he delivered decisive moments: on hole 4, he holed a 3-meter putt for eagle to tie the hole; on hole 12, he secured a point with a birdie; and on hole 15, he finished the match with an eagle putt from nearly 5 meters. Thorbjornson calmly commented: \”I’m just having a lot of fun. I don’t really think about whether a hole is worth two points (…) I’m just trying to have fun out here and play good golf.\”
Frustration and Fatigue for The Bay
It was an evening to forget for The Bay Golf Club. Shane Lowry, visibly struggling with jetlag effects, did not make excuses but gave insight into his condition: \”I’m pretty tired (…) I’ve spent 17 hours on a plane in the last 24 hours.\”
Lowry summed up the team’s mood aptly: \”It wasn’t great, was it? Yeah, we just didn’t play very well. We fell behind early (…) for most of the evening, it somehow felt like we were in a bad position.\”