The TGL action continued Friday night as Los Angeles Golf Club faced Boston Common Golf at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
After going winless during the inaugural TGL season in 2025, Boston Common earned its first win in team history to start the 2026 season, defeating Los Angeles 7–5 in consecutive matches.
Rory McIlroy, keegan bradley And Michael Thorbjornsen Was an active player of Boston. adam scott And hideki matasuyama Everyone was inactive. to los angeles, justin rose, collin morikawa And Sahith Thigala competed while tommy fleetwood Sat outside.
Here’s a look at the best moments from Friday’s match.
Boston Common Golf vs. Los Angeles GC
It wasn’t the start Thorbjornsson expected
Michael Thorbjornson’s first @tgl shot …
Addable.
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– PGA Tour (@PGATOUR) 3 January 2026
When Thorbjornsen envisioned his first TGL appearance, he certainly didn’t think his first shot at the Sophie Center would be in a bunker. But that’s what happened on Hole 1. It got worse when the TGL rookie’s shot bounced back into the bunker. Boston lost the hole, giving LA a 1–0 lead.
Rory sets Boston up for tie
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– TGL (@TGL) 3 January 2026
Los Angeles did not hold the lead for long, as McIlroy hit a perfect shot from 92 yards out, leaving the ball just 9 feet from the hole. After Rose missed a shot, LAGC disallowed the hammer throw, giving Boston the point on the hole and tying the match at 1–1.
Theegala is 70 feet tall
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Thegala enters TGL for Los Angeles
The crowd erupts after Sahith Theegala joins in on Hole 4 for the Los Angeles Golf Club at the TGL.
Theegala pressed on to Boston Common on hole 4 and hit an impressive shot from more than 70 feet. The shot put Los Angeles in position to extend its lead, so the team threw the hammer to make the hole worth two points.
Thorbjornsen answers
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– TGL (@TGL) 3 January 2026
Thorbjornsen responded to Thegala with a clutch shot on hole 4, hitting a putt to tie the hole and keep LA’s lead at 2–1.
Boston regains the lead on hole 12
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– TGL (@TGL) 3 January 2026
The duel between Theegala and Thorbjornsson continued in the singles portion of the match as the two faced each other on hole 12. Thorbjornsen rose to the occasion again, making a 17-foot putt to give Boston Common a 6-5 lead.
Thorbjornson clinches victory
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Michael Thorbjornsson wins Boston’s first match in TGL
Michael Thorbjornsson’s birdie on the final hole gave Boston Common its first TGL win.
With a chance to seal the win for his hometown team, Boston native Thorbjornsson drilled a 15-footer to give Boston a 7–5 victory.
