Tommy Fleetwood claimed bragging rights over Ryder Cup teammate Shane Lowry after helping Los Angeles Golf Club to a comeback victory over The Bay in their top-of-the-table TGL clash.
Fleetwood, Collin Morikawa and Sahith Theegala came back from three down after eight holes to claim an impressive 5-3 victory over Lowry, Wyndham Clark and Min Woo Lee at the SoFI Center in Florida.
Los Angeles used The Hammer – doubling the value of a hole if accepted – to secure the ninth and final hole of the triples format, before fighting back in the singles to end The Bay’s 100 per cent start to the TGL season.
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Tommy Fleetwood and Min Woo Lee traded dramatic birdies during their top-of-the-table TGL clash
The result sees Los Angeles end the regular season top of the SoFi Cup standings on nine points from their five matches, while The Bay dropped to second place heading into the season-ending play-offs later this month.
How Los Angeles claimed comeback victory
After a scrappy opening hole was halved in bogeys, Lowry drained an 18-foot putt at the par-five second to match the birdie putt conceded for Los Angeles.
Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood will both be part of the play-offs, with their teams holding the top two spots in the SoFi standings
Fleetwood failed to convert birdie putts from inside eight feet over each of the next two holes, where Lee made both of his efforts to win both holes and give The Bay an early advantage.
The league leaders extended their lead when Clark threatened a hole-in-one albatross at the par-four sixth, where they threw The Hammer – doubling the value of the hole – and saw it declined by Los Angeles.
Clark hit his tee shot at the par-five ninth out of bounds, which allowed Los Angeles GC to get a hole back when Theegala found the fairway and threw The Hammer, cutting The Bay’s lead to two heading into the singles.
An aggressive use of The Hammer by The Bay backfired during the first hole of singles, as Lee sprayed his second shot into the water and allowed Los Angeles to claim the two points to level the match.
Theegala chipped in from off the green to snatch the par-three 12th with a birdie and move Los Angeles ahead for the first time, as Clark missed his putt to level the hole, while Fleetwood chipped in from off the green to scramble a dramatic birdie at the par-four next.
Lowry was unable to make the most of The Hammer at the par-three 14th, failing to convert his birdie try from around 12 feet, while Theegala got up and down from the greenside bunker at the par-five 15th to wrap up victory and extend the winning margin with a closing birdie.
Los Angeles are yet to find out who their opponents will be in the post-season
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