Motor City Golf Club won in their WTGL debut
WTGL appears to be a league where newbies thrive.
Sunday brought the first ever WTGL match in history as Los Angeles Golf Club took on New York Golf Club. Los Angeles, who is the reigning champion of TGL for what it’s worth, won the first ever match in the new league’s history and were back at work on Tuesday night against another team playing for the first time ever.
It was Motor City Golf Club who made their debut on Tuesday and they did so with force. Lexi Thompson, who spoke to SB Nation about this match and WTGL at large earlier this week, Jeeno Thitikul, and Ronni Yin made easy work of Michelle Wie West, Aki Iwai, and Kiara Romero as they won 8-3.
WTGL is essentially the same game, from a format perspective, as TGL and therefore features the same principles. One of the more iconic elements from now both leagues is the hammer, and of the four thrown on Tuesday night the two won benefitted Motor City Golf Club, both of which were won during the triples portion of the night.
We’ll have to wait until next Monday for the next WTGL match when Motor City will be back and taking on Boston Common Golf. If the recent history is any indication then the team coming off of a win will fall short, so consider that good luck for Boston.