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Woods comes out on top in TGL clash with McIlroy

Tiger Woods got the better of Rory McIlroy
Tiger Woods got the better of Rory McIlroy

Tiger Woods said his Jupiter Links team's meeting with fellow co-owner Rory McIlroy's Boston Common side had delivered "what we had envisioned" from Tomorrow's Golf League (TGL).

Jupiter Links triumphed in overtime, winning a nearest the pin decider after the teams had finished level at 3-3 in the fledgling indoor league's most competitive match to date.

Adam Scott holed a 31-foot birdie putt to win the 14th hole for Boston and level the match, but Tom Kim and Kevin Kisner won their nearest-the-pin shootouts to clinch victory for Jupiter Links.

Kim, who had earlier holed three pressure putts to halve holes, came close to holing his shot at the extra hole.

Woods, who incurred a penalty stroke who took too long over an eight-foot birdie putt to halve the 10th hole against McIlroy, was delighted with what the match produced.

"It is so different to normal golf. It was definitely different than when we first played," he said.

"This is what we had envisioned for TGL, to have an experience like this, and I think we delivered."

McIlroy, who was joined by US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley and Australian Adam Scott, said it was "amazing" to play against Woods under fresh conditions.

"I've shared the course with him many times, and I've been in a couple of final groups with him, and he has just as much intensity out there tonight as he does when he's trying to win a major championship or trying to finish," he said.

"It's amazing to go up and to compete against one of your heroes.

"This is competition, at the end of the day, and we're all trying to beat each other as best we can."

In a separate interview with the BBC, McIlroy outlined the three goals he is focussing on before his retirement.

"Winning the Masters, winning an Olympic medal and another away Ryder Cup, they are my three goals for the rest of my career," he said.

After a few hectic years, the Down golfer intends to trim back hsi schedule significantly this year to focus on the four majors ahead of the Ryder Cup in September.

"All of my practice, all of my prep, even the tournaments that I'm playing, it's all geared towards being ready for those four events," McIlroy said.

"Augusta is Augusta. I've gone through my stats and there are a couple of things that were pointed out to me that I could definitely get better at - certain little shots around the greens."

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