Los Angeles Golf Club sealed a 3-1 victory over New York in an historic first WTGL match at SoFi Center.
Lydia Ko and Michelle Wie West were among the six players in action who treated an audience of 1,500 fans at the indoor venue in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida to some spectacular shot-making, several dramatic near-misses and pure entertainment between the mic’d-up players.
Wie West, Alison Lee and Gaby Lopez eventually out-duelled Rose Zhang and her team-mates in Linn Grant and Ko.
New York’s Zhang broke new ground as she hit the first tee shot, one that she blasted 301 yards into the fairway on Cut The Sails.
Wie West came agonisingly close to registering a hole-in-in-one at the par-three seventh as Los Angeles built a narrow 2-1 lead over New York after the first nine holes of team play. New York took number 5, and Lee took down Grant on number 11
In the closing holes, New York had chances, but Zhang missed two short putts on the 13th hole and Grant missed a 10-foot putt on the 14th.
That secured the win for Los Angeles, 3-1, before the teams tied the final hole.
“Our purses are growing up, and we get to play the most amazing golf courses we’ve ever played,” Lee said. “For people to experience and see us play in a different setting, in a more intimate and personal setting, is very different, and hopefully it can bring more eyeballs to the game.”
Los Angeles will have a chance to build a verifiable winning streak on Tuesday as the inaugural season begins to ramp up.
Wie West and co will take on Motor City Golf Club, who boast a line-up led by Lexi Thompson and Brooke Henderson.
What is the WTGL?
The WTGL follows on from the success of the Tomorrow’s Golf League (TGL), founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports, in partnership with the PGA Tour.
The women’s edition of the tech-infused golf league will see LPGA Tour stars feature in a unique team format, with five teams (representing five different cities) of five-player rosters confirmed for the inaugural season.
The season-long competition takes place across November and December at the SoFi Center in Florida, a purpose-built indoor venue, with every shot live and all the players mic’d up for the made-for-TV format.
How can I watch the WTGL on Sky Sports?
Both the 2026 and 2027 editions of WTGL will be broadcast exclusively on Sky Sports as part of an expansion of its golf rights, which also includes a further two years of TGL presented by SoFi.
Every match will be exclusively live on Sky Sports Golf, Sky Sports+ or Sky Sports Mix, while repeats will be available the following day on Sky Sports Golf. You can also download the Sky Sports App for news, highlights, scores and reports.
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