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.

The Bay GC of Shane Lowry, Ludvig Åberg and Wyndham Clark claimed the first match in a runaway. Technology will draw curious eyeballs, but there has to be a human component to keep viewers coming back. Golf's experimental indoor league begins play Tuesday night.