WATCH: Tiger Woods commits first shot clock violation in TGL history
Tiger Woods had the first shot clock violation during the TGL match on Monday, January 27. The ace American golfer played for the Jupiter Links Golf Club against Boston Common Golf Club.
Jupiter Links Golf Club was impressive and finally won a game in the TGL. However, Woods violated the shot clock rule during the game.
On the par-5 tenth hole, Tiger Woods went on to play against Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irish golfer made a birdie on the hole, while the 15-time Major winner took too long to play his shot and ran out of time. As a result, he lost the hole, giving one point to Boston Common Golf Club. It was the first shot clock violation in TGL history.
Notably, the TGL debuted on January 7, with Jupiter Links Golf Club having previously played against Los Angeles Golf Club in Week 2.
However, they lost that game but finally registered a win in their second game of the season. Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy's Boston Common Golf Club made its TGL debut on Monday but lost the game.
Tiger Woods opens up about the first shot clock violation in TGL
Tiger Woods was asked about the shot clock violation during the press conference after the TGL game between Jupiter Links and Boston Common on Monday. The American replied (via ASAP Sports):
"Normally I slow my heart rate down before I pull the trigger, so dropping my heart rate down sometimes takes a little bit longer than others. As I told these guys, it's on me. I should have called time out as I built in my stance because of the time. But I was dropping my heart rate down like I normally would. It just took too long."
Despite the hurdle and loss on the tenth hole, Jupiter Links won on the 11th and 12th holes. It was an intriguing matchup as both teams had won three holes each in the 15-hole game. However, the winner was decided in overtime.
Tiger Woods said about the win (via ASAP Sports):
"It was definitely different than when we first played. Lesson was learned the hard way. We came in here more prepared. It is so different than normal golf, playing in a bigger screen like this or the green moving and contorting the breaks."
"A putt you normally -- well, you hit once, automatically you already know the read, but they move the green on you. A putt that went right to left now goes left to right. Those are all little things we've had to learn on the fly," he added.
Next in the TGL, Boston Common Golf Club will play against Los Angeles Golf Club on Tuesday, February 4.