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Los Angeles Golf Club Tops Jupiter Links 8-4 as Rose Makes TGL’s First Albatross

Format-driven swings on Hammer holes proved decisive, leaving Jupiter Links 0-2 after a back-to-back.

Overview

  • Justin Rose holed out for an albatross on the par-5 10th to open singles and extend Los Angeles’ lead to 5-1, marking the first albatross in TGL history.
  • Collin Morikawa buried a 17-foot birdie on Hole 14 and, after Los Angeles threw the Hammer, secured two points when Akshay Bhatia missed to effectively seal the match.
  • Jupiter Links had rallied as Max Homa won a Hammered Hole 13 to cut the deficit to 5-4, following Kevin Kisner’s singles win on Hole 12.
  • Los Angeles led 4-1 after the triples session, leveraging an early Hammer win on Hole 2 and adding victories on Holes 6 and 9.
  • Los Angeles moved to 1-1 while Jupiter fell to 0-2 on its second straight night, with active trios of Rose, Morikawa and Sahith Theegala against Homa, Bhatia and Kisner as Tiger Woods and Tom Kim remained inactive.