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.

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Lowry would go on to record the clinching point in the early hours today for The Bay Golf Club over New York Golf Club, besting Rickie Fowler in singles at the par-5 10th to make it 7-1 and secure the victory for himself and teammates Wyndham Clark and Ludvig Åberg with five holes left. The remaining holes were played out for a final score of 9-2.