Only Tiger Woods or Rory McIlroy can make the TGL playoffs. It won’t be both, and it could be neither.
This is the backdrop heading into the final week of the TGL regular season, as the teams featuring Woods and McIlroy in this new virtual golf league they co-founded are currently outside the postseason picture. Both need a win and some help. Jupiter Links GC (featuring Woods) and Boston Common Golf (featuring McIlroy) are in fifth and sixth place in the SoFi Cup standings, respectively, and only the top four advance to the playoffs.
Boston Common Golf, which also has Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama on its roster will play fourth-place New York Golf Club on Monday, with McIlroy, Bradley and Scott expected to be in the lineup. New York Golf Club will have Xander Schauffele, Rickie Fowler and Cameron Young and clinches the final spot in the playoffs with a win. The top-two TGL teams ‒ Los Angeles Golf Club and The Bay Golf Club ‒ play in Monday’s opening match with the No. 1 seed in the postseason on the line.
Woods is expected to return for Jupiter Links GC after a one-week hiatus when it faces Atlanta Drive GC in the final match of the TGL regular season. If New York Golf Club gets an outright win over Boston Common Golf on Monday, this match won’t matter for the playoff chase. Woods, Tom Kim and Max Homa are slated to face Billy Horschel, Lucas Glover and Nick Dunlap, who recently signed with TGL for a one-match deal.
Here’s how to watch all of this week’s TGL action, as well as the upcoming schedule and the standings as Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods try to make the playoffs:
When is Tiger Woods playing?
Woods is scheduled to play in his TGL match with Jupiter Links GC on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET when it faces Atlanta Drive GC.
TGL schedule
March 3
The Bay Golf Club vs. Los Angeles Golf Club, 3 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+
New York Golf Club vs. Boston Common Golf, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+
March 4
Jupiter Links Golf Club vs. Atlanta Drive GC, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+
March 17
Semifinals, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2, ESPN+
March 18
Semifinals, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN+
March 24
Finals Match 1, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2, ESPN+
March 25
Finals Match 2, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN+
Finals Match 3, 9 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN+
TGL Standings
The Bay Golf Club, Los Angeles Golf Club and Atlanta Drive GC have all clinched spots in the four-team TGL playoffs. Los Angeles Golf Club can still pass The Bay Area Golf Club for first place in the regular season with a win Monday. Atlanta Drive GC could also still move up to second with the right results this week. New York Golf Club, Jupiter Links GC and Boston Common Golf all have a shot at the final playoff berth.
*Before March 3 matches
The Bay Golf Club, 8 points
Los Angeles Golf Club, 7 points
Atlanta Drive GC, 6 points
New York Golf Club, 3 points
Jupiter Links GC, 2 points
Boston Common Golf, 1 point
TGL format
TGL pits two teams of three players against each other in a mix of simulator and traditional golf. Players tee off from a mat into a 64-by-53-foot screen. There are fairways, rough and sand surfaces to hit from, as well. When the ball lands about 50 yards away from the pin, players transition to the ‘Green Zone,’ a 3,800-square-foot green that can be adjusted for variety on each hole. To increase the pressure, a shot clock is set for 40 seconds; any violation of this time limit results in a one-stroke penalty.
The teams play nine holes of 3-on-3, alternate shot golf. Then, the three members of each team will each play two holes of head-to-head match play with each hole worth one point. If they remain tied, the match goes to an overtime, closest-to-the-pin competition. The overtime continues until one team has the two closest shots.
Teams are awarded two points in the standings for a win, one point for an overtime loss and no points for a loss. The top four teams advance to the TGL semifinals.
How to watch TGL: TV, time for Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and final regular season matches
Boston Common Golf vs. New York Golf Club
Date: Monday, March 3
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Location: SoFi Center (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida)
TV: ESPN2
Stream: ESPN+, Fubo
Los Angeles Golf Club vs. The Bay Golf Club
Date: Monday, March 3
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Location: SoFi Center (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida)
TV: ESPN2
Stream: ESPN+, Fubo
Jupiter Links GC vs. Atlanta Drive GC
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Location: SoFi Center (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida)
TV: ESPN
Stream: ESPN+, Fubo
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