Tiger Woods' Jupiter Links advances to TGL championship
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PALM BEACH GARDENS — Tiger Woods' team is set to play for a championship in the second season of TGL.
Jupiter Links GC defeated Rory McIlroy's Boston Common 9-5 in the second TGL semifinal held on Tuesday, March 17 at the SoFi Center on the campus of Palm Beach State College.
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The TGL final will pit Woods' Jupiter Links GC against Los Angeles Golf Club, which defeated defending TGL champion Atlanta Drive 6-4 in the night's first semifinal.
In a meeting of the two teams who failed to qualify for the playoffs in TGL's first season, Jupiter Links broke open a close contest after triples by winning a two-point "Hammer" throw in Max Homa's singles match with Rory McIlroy.
Jupiter Links, which Woods has called the "Bad News Bears" of TGL, fielded a roster of Akshay Bhatia, Tom Kim and Homa in the semifinal victory.
Boston Common fielded McIlroy, Adam Scott and Keegan Bradley in the loss. By winning the 14th hole with a doubled point value, Boston clinched a third-place finish in TGL's second season.
Jupiter Links vs. Boston Common: TGL semifinal scorecard
- Hole 1: Boston wins (1-0)
- Hole 2: Jupiter wins (1-1)
- Hole 3: Boston wins (2-1)
- Hole 4: Jupiter wins (2-2)
- Hole 5: Tied
- Hole 6: Tied
- Hole 7: Jupiter wins (3-2)
- Hole 8: Boston wins (3-3)
- Hole 9: Jupiter wins (4-3)
- Hole 10: Jupiter wins (6-3)*
- Hole 11: Tied
- Hole 12: Jupiter wins (7-3)
- Hole 13: Jupiter wins (9-3)*
- Hole 14: Boston wins (9-5)*
- Hole 15: TBD
Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at [email protected].
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