Who are the TGL teams? A look at players in Tiger Woods' golf league

Who are the TGL teams? A look at players in Tiger Woods’ golf league

Posted by Admin January 12, 2025 Golf

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TGL, the newest golf league in town, has more than just a fun interactive format, a cutting-edge putting green and a shiny new arena in Palm Beach Gardens. It’s got something more important for holding onto fans: players with credentials.

Yes, its biggest draw is Tiger Woods, and his bonafides dwarf all others in golf. But take his gaudy stats out of the picture, and the remaining 23 members of TGL have seven of the top-10 spots in the World Golf Rankings, as well as 20 of the top-50. They’ve won 150 PGA Tour events and 18 majors, filling out Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup and Olympics rosters along the way.

These aces of golf are spread out over six teams that will compete for the next three months in primetime showdowns. Each head-to-head match is a 3-on-3 event that mixes team play and singles competition as they switch between hitting into an IMAX-sized simulator screen and chipping and putting on a morphing “Green Zone.” It all builds to a two-day final round March 24-25, when a champion will be crowned.

Watch TGL golf live on ESPN+

Trying to find the right TGL team to root for? The league offers a quiz to help guide your choices. Or you can take a look at each team’s roster and their career accolades, starting with the two teams facing off Tuesday night:

Jupiter Links Golf Club

Max Homa: No. 40 in World Golf Rankings. Won six PGA Tour events. Tied for third at 2024 Masters. Played for U.S. in 2023 Ryder Cup.
Tom Kim: No. 23 in World Golf Rankings. Won three PGA Tour events. Played for International Team in 2022 Presidents Cup. Coming to event from Sony Open in Hawaii.
Kevin Kisner: No. 828 in World Golf Rankings. Won four PGA Tour events. Tied for second at 2018 British Open.
Tiger Woods: Won 82 PGA Tour events, tied with Sam Snead for the most in Tour history. Won 15 majors, most recently the 2019 Masters. Played in nine Presidents Cups and eight Ryder Cups.

Los Angeles Golf Club

Tommy Fleetwood: No. 9 in World Golf Rankings. Won no career PGA Tour events. Tied for third at 2024 Masters, tied for fifth at 2022 PGA Championship, finished second at 2019 British Open and tied for second in 2018 U.S. Open. Won silver at 2024 Olympics.
Collin Morikawa: No. 4 in World Golf Rankings. Won six PGA Tour events. Won 2021 British Open and 2020 PGA Championship. Finished No. 2 in 2024 FedExCup standings. Finished second at The Sentry PGA Tour event in Hawaii on Jan. 5.
Justin Rose: No. 49 in World Golf Rankings. Won 11 PGA Tour events. Won 2013 U.S. Open. Tied for second at 2024 British Open and tied for sixth at 2024 PGA Championship.
Sahith Theegala: No. 13 in World Golf Rankings. Won one PGA Tour event. Finished ninth in 2023 Masters. Played for U.S. team that won 2024 Presidents Cup. Coming to Tuesday’s event from Sony Open in Hawaii.

Atlanta Drive Golf Club

Patrick Cantlay: No. 11 in World Golf Rankings. Won eight PGA Tour events. Tied for third at 2019 PGA Championship. Won 2021 Tour Championship.
Lucas Glover: No. 51 in World Golf Rankings. Won six PGA Tour events. Won 2009 U.S. Open.
Billy Horschel: No. 15 in World Golf Rankings. Won eight PGA Tour events. Tied for second at 2024 British Open and tied for eighth at 2024 PGA Championship. Was a four-time All-American at University of Florida.
Justin Thomas: No. 21 in World Golf Rankings. Won 15 PGA Tour events. Won 2017 and 2022 PGA Championship. 2017 FedEx Cup champion. Played for U.S. team in 2020 Olympics and in three Ryder Cups.

Boston Common Golf

Keegan Bradley: No. 12 in World Golf Rankings. Won seven PGA Tour events. Won 2011 PGA Championship. Played for U.S. team in 2012 and 2014 Ryder Cup.
Hideki Matsuyama: No. 5 in World Golf Rankings. Won 11 PGA Tour events. Won 2021 Masters. Played for Japan in 2020 and 2024 Olympics. Won 2025 Sony Open with a PGA Tour-record 35 under par.
Rory McIlroy: No. 3 in World Golf Rankings. Won 26 PGA Tour events. Won 2011 U.S. Open, 2012 and 2014 PGA Championship, and 2014 British Open.
Adam Scott: No. 19 in World Golf Rankings. Won 14 PGA Tour events. Won 2013 Masters. Played in 11 Presidents Cups.

New York Golf Club

Matt Fitzpatrick: No. 41 in World Golf Rankings. Won two PGA Tour events. Won 2022 U.S. Open. Played in three Ryder Cups and represented England at 2024 Olympics.
Rickie Fowler: No. 75 in World Golf Rankings. Won six PGA Tour events. Finished second at 2018 U.S. Open and tied for second at 2014 U.S. Open and 2014 British Open. Played in five Ryder Cups and represented U.S. at 2016 Olympics.
Xander Schauffele: No. 2 in World Golf Rankings. Won nine PGA Tour events. Won 2024 PGA Championship and 2024 British Open. Played for U.S. at 2020 and 2024 Olympics, winning gold medal in 2020.
Cameron Young: No. 34 in World Golf Rankings. Won no career PGA Tour events. Named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2021-22. Played for U.S. at 2022 Presidents Cup.

The Bay Golf Club

Ludvig Aberg: No. 6 in World Golf Rankings. Won one PGA Tour event. Played in 2023 Ryder Cup and represented Sweden at 2024 Olympics.
Wyndham Clark: No. 7 in World Golf Rankings. Won three PGA Tour events. Won 2023 U.S. Open. Played for U.S. at 2023 Ryder Cup, 2024 Presidents Cup and 2024 Olympics.
Min Woo Lee: No. 50 in World Golf Rankings. Won no career PGA Tour events. Tied for fifth at 2023 U.S. Open. Played in 2024 Presidents Cup and represented Australia in 2024 Olympics.
Shane Lowry: No. 27 in World Golf Rankings. Won three PGA Tour events. Won 2019 British Open. Played in 2020 and 2023 Ryder Cups and represented Ireland in 2020 and 2024 Olympics.

What is TGL golf? What are the rules?

TGL is a mix of simulator and traditional golf. Players tee off from a platform into a 64-by-53-foot screen that will include 30 different hole layouts, with fairway, rough and sand surfaces to hit from depending on where the shot lands on the screen.

When the ball lands about 50 yards away from the pin, players will transition to the “Green Zone,” a 3,800-square-foot green that can be adjusted for variety on each hole. There are about 600 actuators under the green that will adjust the slope and layout of the green depending on the hole, as well as sand traps.

Teams have the option of throwing “The Hammer” at any point while a hole is being played to double its point value. Each hole is typically worth one point, and the team with the most points after 15 holes wins the match. If the teams are tied, the round goes to overtime, a closest-to-the-pin competition. The overtime continues until one team has the two closest shots.

How to watch TGL golf: Time, TV schedule, streaming info

Who: Los Angeles GC vs. Jupiter Links GC
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 14
Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Live streaming: ESPN+ | Fubo

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