Golf Legend Tom Fleetwood Stuns Masters Again, Leads Los Angeles Again!
Justin Rose's clutch putting helped LA eliminate defending TGL champion Atlanta, 6-4, to advance to the best-of-3 finals that starts March 23.
PALM BEACH GARDENS — Tommy Fleetwood's mind was racing after seeing Billy Horschel 's putt roll 6-feet past the 14th hole at the SoFi Center. With a spot in the TGL Finals on the line for Los Angeles Golf Club, Fleetwood had every scenario lined up. "I just felt like, when Billy had hit it to where he was, our Hammer became useless, effectively," Fleetwood said, knowing LA would not use its hammer on the final hole having the lead over Horschel and the Atlanta Drive.
Fleetwood then laid out three possible scenarios — Atlanta declining the Hammer, Atlanta accepting and Horschel making the putt and Atlanta accepting and Horschel missing — and none would have put LA at a disadvantage with one hole remaining. "Yeah, it was all Tommy," said teammate Sahith Theegala , the one who actually had the Hammer in his back pocket. Justin Rose, the primary reason LA even was in that position with clutch putts from 24 and 16 feet during the match, called it "genius" after saying he had no clue what was happening.
"I was unaware of it," he said. "Next thing I knew the thing (Hammer) was on the ground. So it was like, 'What the hell's going on here?
' So I'll let the boys explain. " Fleetwood gladly took over from there. "It just felt like the right thing to do," Fleetwood said.
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