The TGL playoffs began on Monday night with Los Angeles Golf Club and New York Golf Club games.
The Los Angeles GC entered the postseason as the top seed after losing only one game during the regular season and then working overtime at Atlanta Drive GC on February 17th. After starting early in the season, New York GC got their fourth seed with a delayed rhythm.
Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood and Sahis Tegala were active players for Los Angeles, while Justin Rose was inactive. In New York, Xander Schauffele, Rickie Fowler and Cameron Young performed. Matt Fitzpatrick was inactive.
New York stopped being upset and beat Los Angeles 6-3 to score a spot in the final next week.
Here are some of the best moments in TGL’s first playoff match:
Morikawa and Shaufele begin their match
The first drive in the history of the TGL playoffs. pic.twitter.com/bqyfrjnjlp
-DGL (@TGL) March 17, 2025
Morikawa and Schaufere launched the TGL playoff action with two drives to the fairway. LA won hole 1 after an attempt to throw a hammer (double the hole’s worth) was rejected.
Fleetwood is located in LA to tie the match
Fleetwood dialed into hole 5 and hit a 189-yard shot, which could not be fully targeted. The shot bouncing off the flagpole and landed just nine feet away from the hole. LA will win the hole.
Hole 9 ends with a tie
A lesson on how to play a quick draw, tee and green. pic.twitter.com/kefruv3t4s
-DGL (@TGL) March 18, 2025
After sinking a 16-foot putt, New York put pressure on LA by throwing a hammer in front of Fleetwood’s putt. However, Fleetwood had ice in his vein, sinking an 8-foot putt and entering the singles section of the match, LA within one point in New York.
Keegan Michael Key gives the impression of James Franklin
Thank you for stopping tonight @keeganmkey 💙 pic.twitter.com/n4x1hzboep
-DGL (@TGL) March 18, 2025
Emmy-winning comedian and actor Keegan Michael Key attended his first TGL playoff match on Monday.
Wore a navy blue baseball cap, Key looked eerie to James Franklin, the head football coach of the Nittany Lions in Pennsylvania. Taking advantage of that moment, Key made the impression of a coach.