TGL: Los Angeles GC rallies from at the back of, knocking off The Bay and claiming #1 playoff seed

Sahith Theegala gloats as Shane Lowry and Min Woo Lee glance on. (Megan Briggs/TGL/TGL by way of Getty Photographs)We are nonetheless fairly new with this entire team-golf factor, however it is transparent that some professional golfers thrive a lot more than others in a team-based atmosphere. Of their ultimate regular-season fit and the primary of 2 Monday night time TGL fits, LA Golfing Membership crowned The Bay GC 3-1 in a fit that had an entire lot extra persona, showmanship and party than TGL had observed previous within the season. Sahith Theegala, Tommy Fleetwood and Min Woo Lee, particularly, legitimately appeared to be playing themselves.At stake on Monday: the highest seed in TGL’s inaugural playoffs. The advantage of that seed is that the 3 groups within the decrease part of the TGL bracket — New York, Boston Commonplace and Jupiter Hyperlinks — have all struggled way over the highest 3 groups. Getting into the day, The Bay had no longer but misplaced a fit, going 4-0-0, whilst LA had 3 victories in law and one in extra time.Early on, The Bay held a made up our minds edge. Shane Lowry, Wyndham Clark and Lee received holes 3, 4 and six to jump out to a 3-0 lead over Theegala, Fleetwood and Collin Morikawa. The run featured a near-ace from Clark:However LA evened up the fit by way of successful the ninth on a declined hammer, after which claiming a double-hammer hollow at the tenth. That hollow, the primary singles hollow, noticed Fleetwood best Lee after the latter’s wayward tee shot.After Morikawa and Lowry break up the eleventh, LA claimed the twelfth, and with it a 4-3 lead, when Theegala holed out from 20 toes to easiest Clark:Lee perceived to strive against momentum again for The Bay when his way shot at the thirteenth rolled to inside inches, however Fleetwood rolled in a 21-footer of his personal to power a tie. Morikawa and Lowry once more tied their hollow, leaving Theegala and Clark for the general hollow. Theegala pressured Clark into a brief omit at the fifteenth and ultimate hollow, claiming the fit and the No. 1 general seed for Los Angeles.Nonetheless to return on Monday night time: New York Golfing Membership having a look to get rid of Rory McIlroy’s Boston Commonplace GC from the playoffs solely.Min Woo Lee, Wyndham Clark and Shane Lowry of The Bay Golfing Membership arrived for his or her showdown with LA Golfing Membership. (Megan Briggs/TGL/TGL by way of Getty Photographs)The inaugural TGL season is achieving the tip of its run; with the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week and The Avid gamers Championship subsequent week, the enchantment of outside golfing is rising. TGL has two weeks of tournaments last after Tuesday night time’s ultimate regular-season matchup, and at that time it is going to be almost about time for the azaleas to bloom.