Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods were gushing in their praise for Ludvig Aberg after the Swede played a staring role in the launch of their tech-infused golf league, TGL

Ludvig Aberg was the star of the show as TGL debuted in Florida on Tuesday - and both Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods were full of praise for the Swedish Ryder Cup star

TGL had its debut match Tuesday night, with Rickie Fowler, Matt Fitzpatrick and Xander Schauffele of New York Golf Club taking on Shane Lowry, Wyndham Clark and Aberg of The Bay Golf Club in the opener.

TGL had its debut match Tuesday night, with Rickie Fowler, Matt Fitzpatrick and Xander Schauffele of New York Golf Club taking on Shane Lowry, Wyndham Clark and Aberg of The Bay Golf Club in the opener. The 15-hole match took just under two hours, which is exactly how TGL envisioned this to work. Final score: The Bay 9, New York 2.

Ludvig Åberg, Shane Lowry and Wyndham Clark all featured for The Bay Club in their 9-2 win over New York Golf Club; Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods were among those watching the opening event of TGL - wa

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's new TGL league has been launched, but the virtual nature of the event has led to a mixed reaction from fans on social media

The new golf league created by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy got underway Tuesday ... the PGA Tour's rising stars in Wyndham Clark and Ludvig Aberg. There was definite fanfare from an event that ...

Shane Lowry secured the match-winning point and Ludvig Åberg played a key role ... Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were among those watching at the purpose-built SoFi Center in Palm Beach, Florida ...

Ludvig Aberg will be the answer to a trivia question: He made the first birdie in TGL history. And with that, the indoor golf competition that Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy had envisioned for years ...