The Irishman’s wit was center stage as he cracked some hilarious one-liners —- and played some pretty good golf, too -— as the indoor league got off to a promising start.

Shane Lowry will usher the golf world into a bold new future when he hits the first shot in TGL history. It hasn’t exactly been a smooth ride to this point—last winter, a dome collapse and the exodus of superstar Jon Rahm threatened to derail the tech-golf league before it even began—but when Lowry’s club meets ball a little after 9 p.

Shane Lowry created a little slice of history after becoming the first player to tee off in the TGL Golf League and is eyeing up a massive payday. The league, which is backed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, launched last night at the state-of-the-art So-Fi Centre in Florida, with Lowry officially kicking off festivities.

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