Los Angeles Golf Membership climbed out of a 4-0 gap to beat New York Golf Membership 5-4 in additional time and clinch the primary playoff berth within the inaugural TGL playoffs on Monday in Palm Seaside Gardens, Fla.
After scoring 4 factors in three holes (Nos. 12-14) to tie the match, Los Angeles bested New York in a best-of-three, closest-to-the-pin additional time competitors. Neither LAGC’s Tony Finau nor New York’s Matt Fitzpatrick have been shut within the first spherical, however Finau (29 toes, 6 inches) beat Fitzpatrick by a mere 5 inches.
Then, Collin Morikawa’s shot spun again to six toes and Rickie Fowler could not match that, his shot settling at 9 toes, 7 inches, clinching the match for LAGC (3-0-1, 7 factors).
New York (1-2-1, 3 factors) appeared to have all of the momentum throughout triples play, totally on the greens. Fowler received the primary gap with a 36 1/2-foot putt, and Cameron Younger set the TGL file for longest made putt at 38 1/2 toes to halve the fourth gap.
Younger beat Finau on No. 10, the primary gap of singles competitors, to place New York in entrance 4-0. Sahith Theegala lastly bought LAGC on the board at No. 12 by sinking a protracted putt of his personal, a 28 1/2-footer to beat Fowler.
LAGC threw the hammer on the following gap, and New York accepted. Finau — signed to a one-match contract as a result of common gamers Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood weren’t out there — holed a 10-foot birdie putt for the win, incomes two factors.
Morikawa stored it going for Los Angeles on the following gap, beating Fitzpatrick with a 6-foot putt.
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