TGL golf league: Here’s how much money is up for grabs – Irish Golfer Magazine

On Tuesday, golf fans will be treated to a first-of-its-kind viewing experience, in which PGA Tour players will compete against each other in a simulator golf match during the TGL’s debut.

How it will all turn out is anyone’s guess, but there are a few things we do know. The TGL Golf League, founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and executive Mike McCarley, currently comprises six regional teams: Atlanta, Boston, The Bay, Jupiter, Los Angeles, and New York.

Tuesday’s match is the first of 15 that will be played between now and March, at the SoFi Center, a custom-built arena in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Each match features three of the team’s four players, so Tuesday’s matchup between Team New York (Matt Fitzpatrick, Rickie Fowler, and Xander Schauffele) and Jupiter Links (Max Homa, Tom Kim, and Kevin Kisner) will be missing Cameron Young (New York) and Tiger Woods (Jupiter).

The format is as follows: three-man alternate shot for nine holes, followed by six holes of singles, in which one player from each team faces another one-on-one. Each of the three players will play two singles holes. Each hole is worth one point. In the event of a tie after 15 holes, a three-man closest-to-the-pin competition will decide the winner.

A match win in regulation or overtime is worth two points, while a loss in overtime earns one point. A regulation loss earns zero points.

Every match will be contested in prime time in the United States but broadcast in the UK and Ireland on Sky Sports in the early hours of the morning. At the end of the season in mid-March, the top four teams will play the TGL semi-finals, followed by the championship, which will be a best-of-three series.

So, at this point, you may be wondering: What’s at stake here? A whopping $21 million purse is up for grabs, with a $9 million payout awarded to the winning team at the end of the season. That equates to $2.25 million for each of the four players — a pretty sweet payday for a few days of competition.

Check out the full roster of TGL teams, players, and the match schedule below.

TGL Teams and Players

Atlanta Drive GC
Patrick Cantlay
Lucas Glover
Billy Horschel
Justin Thomas

Boston Common Golf
Keegan Bradley
Hideki Matsuyama
Rory McIlroy
Adam Scott

The Bay Golf Club
Ludvig Aberg
Wyndham Clark
Shane Lowry
Min Woo Lee

Jupiter Links Golf Club
Max Homa
Tom Kim
Kevin Kisner
Tiger Woods

Los Angeles Golf Club
Tommy Fleetwood
Collin Morikawa
Justin Rose
Sahith Theegala

New York Golf Club
Matt Fitzpatrick
Rickie Fowler
Xander Schauffele
Cameron Young

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)