When Does TGL Start?

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's tech-infused golf league is finally set to begin competitive action at the start of January 2025

Rory McIlroy (left) and Tiger Woods share a joke on the 18th green during the first round of the The Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club
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The countdown is on until Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's TGL begins. Discussed publicly for the first time in August 2022, a brand new golf league - working in association with the PGA Tour - that features cutting edge technology and 24 of the world's best male players is now just a matter of weeks away.

Six teams of four players will be facing off over 15 weeks of matches starting on Tuesday, 7 January and continuing up until semi-finals and finals to be played towards the end of March.

The innovative 15-hole matches will be played partly on a giant simulator screen and partly on real life green areas at the purpose-built SoFi Center in Florida - which was damaged after a power cut last year that forced the postponement of the TGL for 12 months.

Almost 2,000 fans will be in attendance at the arena while official broadcaster ESPN will be showing the action live on TV via ESPN and ESPN+.

Each fixture will last no more than two hours, with 15 holes of action split into two sessions.

The first half will see three of each team's quartet battle it out across a nine-hole alternate shot match, while the final six holes will be contested in two-hole stints of singles matches. Each hole won secures a point for that team.

Should the game require overtime, players will face off in a closest-to-the-pin competition where the winner is decided by landing two consecutive shots closer to the hole than their opponent.

A virtual reconstruction of the TGL stadium layout

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Founder McIlroy has previously stated that TGL matches will always take place early in the week to avoid clashes with regular PGA Tour events.

Each team will play the other five golf clubs in separate weeks across the regular season, with the semi-finals and then finals taking place on 17-18 March and 24-25 March to crown an inaugural TGL winner well ahead of The Masters in April.

TGL 2025 Schedule

  • All times ET
  • Match 1 – New York Golf Club vs The Bay Golf Club – Tuesday 7 January, 7pm, ESPN
  • Match 2 – Los Angeles Golf Club vs Jupiter Links Golf Club – Tuesday 14 January, 7pm ESPN
  • Match 3 – New York Golf Club vs Atlanta Drive GC – Tuesday 21 January, 7pm, ESPN
  • Match 4 – Jupiter Links Golf Club vs Boston Common Golf – Monday 27 January, 6.30pm, ESPN
  • Match 5 – Boston Common Golf vs. Los Angeles Golf Club – Tuesday 4 February, 9pm ESPN
  • Matches 6-8 – Presidents’ Day Tripleheader – Monday 17 February, 1pm, (ESPN), 4pm, (ESPN), 7pm, (ESPN2)
  • Match 9 – Jupiter Links Golf Club vs New York Golf Club - Tuesday 18 February, 7pm, (ESPN)
  • Matches 10-12 – Monday 24 February, 5pm (ESPN2), 9 pm (ESPN2) and Tuesday, 25 February, 9pm, (ESPN)
  • Matches 13-15 – Monday, 3 March, 3pm, (ESPN2), 7pm, (ESPN2), and Tuesday 4 March 4, 7pm, (ESPN)
  • Semifinals – Monday 17 March, 7pm(ESPN2) & Tuesday 18 March, 7pm (ESPN)
  • Finals Series – Monday 24 March (ESPN2) & Tuesday 25 March (ESPN)

The 2025 TGL team rosters

Jonny Leighfield
Staff Writer

Jonny Leighfield is our Staff News Writer who joined Golf Monthly just in time for the 2023 Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup. He graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Sport Journalism in 2017 and spent almost five years as the sole sports reporter at his local newspaper. During his time with Golf Monthly, Jonny has interviewed several stars of the game, including Robert MacIntyre, Ian Poulter, and Lee Westwood. An improving golfer himself, Jonny enjoys learning as much about the game as he can and is hoping to reach his Handicap goal of 18 at some stage. He attended both the 150th and 151st Open Championships and dreams of attending The Masters one day.