The TGL golf league — helmed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy — wraps up its inaugural regular season on Tuesday when Woods’ Jupiter Links Golf Club takes on the Atlanta Drive in the final match. Woods will star alongside Tom Kim and Max Homa for a squad that is already eliminated from postseason contention with its 1-3-0 record.
Meanwhile, Atlanta Drive may be able to improve its seeding but it will not be able to change its semifinal opponent. Billy Horschel, Lucas Glover and Nick Dunlap (who was signed to a 10-day contract) enter the bout with a 3-1-0 record and are locked into playing The Bay Golf Club in the first round of the playoffs.
On the other side of the bracket, regular season champions Los Angeles Golf Club will take on New York Golf Club who scored a victory over Boston Common Golf on Monday night to not only eliminate Boston but also Jupiter Links.
Enhanced simulator golf matches will last roughly two hours taking place primarily in primetime on either Monday or Tuesday nights from January through March. There will be 15 regular-season matches, a four-team playoff and a best-of-three finals that will crown the first TGL champion.
Matches will be played over 15 holes and split up into two playing formats. The first session will see teams work together in an alternate shot-style format before transitioning to singles matches for the second session. The team with the most points at the end of the match will win. Similar to hockey, TGL match wins are worth two points, overtime losses are worth one point and regulation losses are worth zero points.
Where to watch TGL
Date: Tuesday, Mar. 4 | Time: 7 p.m. ET
Location: SoFi Center — Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
TV: ESPN | Live stream: Fubo (Try for free)
TGL format
TGL matches will take place across 15 holes and two sessions. Players will hit full-swing shots off grass, rough or sand into a simulator screen with short-game shots under 50 yards and putts taking place inside the SoFi Center on a rotating, adjustable green. There are a few added wrinkles as well including timeouts, a shot clock and a hammer, so let’s dive into them all.
Holes Nos. 1-9 — Triples (3 vs. 3 alternate shot): Two teams of three will face off in alternate shot across the first session. Let’s say Fowler hits the tee shot on No. 1. Fitzpatrick will then hit the approach shot and Schauffele will strike the first putt. This rotation will continue until the hole is complete.
Holes Nos. 10-15 — Singles (head-to-head play): After nine holes of Triples, players will take to Singles, which is exactly what it sounds like. An individual from one team will play a hole against an individual from the other with the winner earning a point. All three players will play a hole before the cycle begins again on hole Nos. 13-15.
Overtime: 3 vs. 3 closet-to-the-pin competition
Scoring: Each hole is worth one point with ties worth zero. There are no carryovers.
The Hammer: Each hole in a TGL match is worth one point unless a team decides to literally throw the “hammer” (not an actual hammer), which doubles the point value of that hole. A team can either accept the hammer and play that hole for two points or deny it and concede the hole. Each time has three hammers to use throughout the match.
Shot clock: Players will have 40 seconds to hit their shots or face a one-stroke penalty.
Timeouts: Each team has four timeouts per match — two in Triples and two in Singles. There are no carryovers from session to session.