Shane Lowry has brilliant one-liner on opening night of new indoor golf league

"If hitting the first ever shot in @TGL history tomorrow night wasn’t nerve-racking enough, imagine if I miss the 60ft screen."

And despite describing the wait as 'nerve wracking', he striped his drive down the middle of the fairway, putting his team on course for a big win.

Playing with The Bay team, alongside Ludvig Aberg and Wyndham Clark, Lowry and Co hammered New York Golf Club (Xander Schauffle, Matt Fitzpatrick, Rickie Fowler) 9-2.

The new golf league - founded by Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods - sees players hitting into a giant indoor screen with different terrain depending on their lie. When they are within chipping distance they move to a real green, which can be moved around with a range of different hole locations.

The opening nine holes sees the players compete in a 3v3 alternate shot format, while holes 10-15 are singles matches, with each player playing two of the six holes.

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After a dominant Bay team went 9-1 up, Lowry - who also dropped an F-bomb at one point - quipped: "I knew, I told yah. I'm going to be the Scottie Scheffler of indoor golf."

Lowry's prediction could come true with world No 1 Scheffler not part of TGL.

After the match Lowry added: "It's quite an intimidating place to play golf because it's somewhere we're not used to."

On the 40-second shot clock, which carries a one-stroke penalty if violated, Fitzpatrick said: "I didn't feel rushed. I wish that was in real golf as well."