Kisner found a bunker off the tee, then nearly found the fan-filled stands when he skulled one from the sand. Instead, the ball caromed hard off the flagstick and wound up in the rough on the other side. That had his Jupiter teammates Tiger and Max Homa—along with all of Los Angeles Golf Club—in stitches. But then things got even better.

TGL is trying to change the way fans watch golf. The new venture offers a spin on a golf simulator league, in which players have to still chip and putt on an actual green. The league was created in part by Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods.