As the countdown to the TGL launch continues, here’s everything you need to know about the TGL presented by SoFi, including the teams, format, schedule for the 2025 season, and more…
What is it?
The league was founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports, in partnership with the PGA Tour. The inaugural season – pushed back from its initial 2024 launch – is set to feature six teams, each containing four PGA Tour players.
The teams, representing six different cities, will go head-to-head in a season-long competition at the SoFi Center, a purpose-built indoor venue, with all matches taking place on Monday or Tuesday evenings in the United States, meaning late night in Ireland.
Where will it take place?
The SoFi Center is a 250,000 square foot, tech-infused venue on the campus of Palm Beach State College in Florida. Around 1,500 spectators will be able to fit around TGL’s field of play, which is nearly 100 yards long and 50 yards wide.
Three players from each four-man team will compete in 15-hole matches that blend virtual and real-time golf. The longer shots will be hit into a 3,400-square-foot screen, roughly 24 times the size of a standard golf simulator.
From about 50 yards and in, they will transition to live action and finish each hole within a 22,475-square-foot short game complex, with the shape of the green modified on every hole. A 41-yard-wide turntable rotates the green and three bunkers to change approach angles, with the course made up of 15 of TGL’s 30 custom-designed holes by renowned golf course designers.
What is the match format?
Teams will play 15 holes of golf in each match, divided into two sessions: nine holes of triples (three against three, playing alternate shot) and six holes of head-to-head singles golf.
In the singles format, each of the three players on a team will play two matches each. Each hole in both sessions is worth one point, and the team with the fewest shots on a hole wins the point.
A tied hole is worth no points, while the team with the most points at the end of the night wins the match. If the scores are tied, a closest-to-the-pin competition will decide the match winner. One exception is the team’s use of a Hammer, where teams can gamble on a hole to double its value. The opposing team can either accept, making the hole worth two points, or reject it and concede the hole.
TGL’s technology mix allows for every shot to be broadcast live, and all players will be mic’d up, while a shot clock will force teams to hit within 40 seconds. Each team also has four timeouts per match.
What is the league format?
TGL will use a points-based system that awards two points for a win and one point for a loss in overtime. The regular season sees each team play against all other teams in a round-robin format, with each team playing five matches. The top four teams in the season-long standings will then progress to the semi-finals.
The top two teams will compete to win the SoFi Cup in a best-of-three Final on March 24 and 25. Each match is scheduled to last approximately two hours and features three of the four players from each roster.
When are the matches?
• Wednesday January 8 (2am) New York Golf Club v The Bay Golf Club
• Wednesday January 15 (2am) Los Angeles Golf Club v Jupiter Links Golf Club
• Wednesday January 22 (12am) New York Golf Club v Atlanta Drive GC
• Monday January 27 (11:30pm) Boston Common Golf v Jupiter Links Golf Club
• Wednesday February 5 (2am) Boston Common Golf v Los Angeles Golf Club
• Monday February 17 (6pm) Atlanta Drive GC v Los Angeles Golf Club
• Monday, February 17 (9pm) Atlanta Drive GC v The Bay Golf Club
• Tuesday, February 18 (12am) The Bay Golf Club v Boston Common Golf
• Wednesday, February 19 (12am) Jupiter Links Golf Club v New York Golf Club
• Monday, February 24 (10pm) Los Angeles Golf Club v New York Golf Club
• Tuesday, February 25 (2am) Boston Common Golf v Atlanta Drive GC
• Wednesday, February 26 (2am) The Bay Golf Club v Jupiter Links Golf Club
• Monday, March 3 (8pm) The Bay Golf Club v Los Angeles Golf Club
• Tuesday, March 4 (12am) New York Golf Club v Boston Common Golf
• Wednesday, March 5 (12am) Jupiter Links Golf Club v Atlanta Drive GC
• Tuesday, March 18 (12am) Semi-final one
• Wednesday, March 19 (12am) Semi-final two
• Monday, March 24 (Time TBD) Final – Game one of three
• Wednesday, March 26 (12am) Final – Game two of three
• Wednesday, March 26 (2am) Final – Game three of three (if needed)
What are the teams?
