Get ready for TGL action! Seven regular-season matches are coming over the next nine days. Four of those matches are going to take place over the next 36 hours. On Monday night, we begin with an Atlanta Drive Golf Club (2-1) double header. In the early match (5 p.m. ET), they will compete for first place against Boston Common Golf (2-0). ADGC returns in the nightcap (9 p.m.) to take on a historic lineup for the Los Angeles Golf Club (1-2). Tuesday offers us two looks at the New York Golf Club (1-1). In the 5 p.m. ET match, they line up across from The Bay Golf Club (1-2). Later that evening at 9:00 p.m., NYGC will see Boston Common Golf in the SoFi Center. It’s going to be a wild week. As was mentioned, Match 9 starts us off with a head-to-head fight over first place. If the wins and losses stack up a certain way, Match 12 on Tuesday night could also be a first-place title tussle.
Boston Common and New York have only played two matches in Season 2, while the other four teams have three results. If either of them were to sweep both matches, it would put them in a very solid spot to end the regular season in first place. Playoff spots are on the line in multiple matches. ADGC finishes its regular season matches on Monday night. We all watched this same scenario play out last year in Season 1. Once the PGA Tour hits Florida, the TGL really ramps up. Four of the next five weeks, we have multiple matches to preview, and then it’s over.
Watch Read The Line’s Keith Stewart and Joe Idone discuss the next TGL matchup on their YouTube show here.
The courses
Two matches for two nights, and the players will be competing on essentially two courses. Outside of exchanging the home holes for each team in the layout, the other 13 holes will be identical. The early course, both nights, will be the longer of the two layouts. The par 4s really catch my attention at an average length of nearly 460 yards! There are also two brand new holes being introduced. Links to their designs are in their respective scorecards, but it is fun to see TGL continuing to be creative in trying to entertain the viewers. Joe Idone and I have been begging for a challenging par 5 since the start of Season 1. A three-shot hole that is nearly impossible to predict the outcome, like Stinger or The Last Toll. Along with the debut of a couple of new holes, we have reintroductions of some old faces making their first Season 2 starts. Justin Thomas is returning to TGL before he attempts a shot on the PGA TOUR following back surgery! Major Champions Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama are coming back to compete Boston Common.
The PGA Tour travels to Florida, and TGL pulls out all the stops. Remember last year when they scheduled a President’s Day triple header? The SoFi Center will be buzzing this week with the tour in town for the Cognizant Classic. The stands will be filled with members of the tour’s traveling circus. Keep your eyes open during the broadcast(s) while we win some money from these four matchups.
Scorecard 📝
Course breakdown for Match 9 and 11.
- The scorecards for Matches 9 and 11 are identical except for the team holes.
- The total scorecard yardage for Match 9 is 6,203 yards.
- The total scorecard yardage for Match 11 is 6,148 yards.
- Both are two of the longest layouts in Season 2.
- The average fairway success rate on this scorecard is 62%.
- The average GIR success rate on this layout is 65%.
- Average lengths: Par 3s (189 yards), Par 4s (459 yards), and Par 5s (590 yards).
- This is a very long set of par 4s.
- There are eight new Season 2 holes in play.
- Lavender Lane will be introduced in Match 9.
Yardage Book – Match 9
Yardage Book – Match 11
Scorecard 📝
Course breakdown for Match 10 and 12.
- The scorecards for Matches 10 and 12 are identical except for the team holes.
- The total scorecard yardage for Match 10 is 5,910 yards.
- The total scorecard yardage for Match 12 is 5,880 yards.
- The average fairway success rate on this scorecard is 60%. Not the easiest course to find the fairway.
- The average GIR success rate on this layout is 63%.
- Average lengths: Par 3s (193 yards), Par 4s (401 yards), and Par 5s (589 yards).
- There have been 35 penalty strokes awarded (all-time) on the 14 holes that players have previously competed on.
- There are seven new Season 2 holes in play.
- Caverns will be introduced in Match 10.
Yardage Book – Match 10
Yardage Book – Match 12
Starting lineups and match breakdowns Lineup card 🏌🏻♂️
Match 9 order of play and Singles matchups!
- Boston Common Golf (-112): Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley, Michael Thorbjornsen
- Atlanta Drive GC (-112): Chris Gotterup, Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay
- Boston Common Golf has the honor
- Rory McIlroy versus Chris Gotterup (Holes 10, 13)
- Keegan Bradley versus Justin Thomas (Holes 11, 14)
- Michael Thorbjornsen versus Patrick Cantlay (Holes 12, 15)
- Team managers: Niall O’Connor (BCG), Ben Helmrath (ADGC)
- Sitting out Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama (BCG), Billy Horschel, Lucas Glover (ADGC)
Match 9
I’m going to get right after it in these match previews. We’ve got plenty to cover and two more tournament previews to prepare for the LPGA and the PGA TOUR this week. Being billed as the battle for first place, the Atlanta Drive finds itself in an unfamiliar place. ADGC is an underdog on the odds board to the undefeated Boston Common crew. Throw in the fact that Boston Common also has a match in hand over the defending SoFi Cup Champions, and ADGC must have an extreme sense of urgency on Monday night. To further compound the pressure on Billy’s boys, these are their last two matches for Season 2. The first lineup they face is elite when it comes to driving the ball. BCG is ranked first in distance AND accuracy inside the SoFi Center. Atlanta lacks some drive, as it is ranked last in Driving Distance. The 15-hole layout for this match is over 6,200 yards! Boston Common has a huge advantage in this match starting from the tee box.
The Beantown bunch is also ranked second in short and mid-range putt efficiency. They drive it great and convert on the greens as well. The brand new hole, Lavender Lane, by Gil Hanse, is a perfect microcosm for this match. Played as Hole 6, it offers a true risk-reward decision off the tee. Michael Thorbjornsen and Patrick Cantlay will be on the tee for this Triples hole. Imagine the advantage Boston Common can gain over Atlanta with a hammer drive from Thor. Then Rory hits the approach from closer and with a shorter club in hand for Keegan to clean up on the putting green. After Patrick tees off, Atlanta turns to the weaker approach player in Gotterup (versus Rory), and then JT is putting for the first time in any competition in 2026 on a brand new hole. With eight new Season 2 holes in this match course, more than half of the terrain will be brand new for Thomas.
- My featured matchup for Match 9 is Chris Gotterup versus Rory McIlroy. They will compete H2H in Singles on Holes 10 and 13. Outside of the par 3 seventh hole tee shot; the average length of the other four holes they tee off is 559 yards! Rory finished runner-up at Riviera while Chris missed the cut. Gotterup is the TOUR’s only 2026 two-time winner, but the pure length of those four holes is going to put a ton of pressure on his driver. Chris hits about 64% of his fairways, and Rory hits 70% inside SoFi. For those reasons, McIlroy’s edge here is significant.
Lineup card 🏌🏻♂️
Match 10 order of play and Singles matchups!
- Atlanta Drive GC (-110): Billy Horschel, Patrick Cantlay, Lucas Glover
- Los Angeles GC (-120): Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, Collin Morikawa
- Atlanta Drive GC has the honor
- Billy Horschel versus Justin Rose (Holes 10, 13)
- Patrick Cantlay versus Tommy Fleetwood (Holes 11, 14)
- Lucas Glover versus Collin Morikawa (Holes 12, 15)
- Team managers: Ben Helmrath (ADGC), tbd (LAGC)
- Sitting out Justin Thomas (ADGC), Sahith Theegala (LAGC)
Match 10
It doesn’t get any easier for the Champs in their second match on Monday night. Los Angeles GC is rolling out an all-time great lineup. For the first time in TGL history, the number three, four, and five-ranked players in the world are playing on one team. Justin Rose (2), Tommy Fleetwood (2), and Collin Morikawa (1) have five worldwide wins to their credit in the last seven months! To counter LAGC’s star-studded lineup, Atlanta Drive is taking out Chris Gotterup and replacing him with Lucas Glover. The recovering Justin Thomas steps down for Mr. TGL, Billy Horschel. ADGC’s impeccable Hammer strategy aside, how do you compete with that LA lineup? To compound Los Angeles’ advantage, the layout is extremely short and accuracy-driven. LAGC is ranked second in Driving Accuracy and GIRs. The shorter course will help ADGC, but they will need to hit more GIRs.
Los Angeles GC leads the league in Triples holes won and points. With their ball-striking lineup, you can see why they excel at alternate shot. Atlanta Drive is the king of Singles play. They lead the TGL in H2H holes and points won. To use their Hammer advantage, they cannot find themselves behind heading into the last six H2H holes. If ADGC wants to pull the upset, yes, Atlanta Drive is the betting underdog for both Monday matches; they must hit more GIRs than LA and hope Los Angeles has an uncharacteristic night with their iron play. If LAGC has a weakness, it shows around the green and in converting short putts. Los Angeles is ranked sixth in short putt (<10') efficiency. Although I believe that stat is skewed since both Justin and Collin have won since Season 2 started, and Tommy has only played in one match.
- If you are Atlanta, you must find a way for Lucas Glover to outscore Collin Morikawa. Morikawa has not missed a fairway in Season 2, and he has hit 100% of his GIRs in Singles. Glover can ball strike it with the best of them, but Collin is also converting 50% of his mid-range (10-30′) putts. One of the best approach players in the world is making half of his 15-footers on TGL turf. Lucas cannot lose this match-up each time they are head-to-head across Triples and in the Singles H2Hs.
Lineup card 🏌🏻♂️
Match 11 order of play and Singles matchups!
- The Bay GC (-110): Ludvig Åberg, Wyndham Clark, Shane Lowry
- New York GC (-120): Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick, Rickie Fowler
- The Bay GC has the honor
- Ludvig Åberg versus Xander Schauffele (Holes 10, 13)
- Wyndham Clark versus Matt Fitzpatrick (Holes 11, 14)
- Shane Lowry versus Rickie Fowler (Holes 12, 15)
- Team managers: Josh Seiple (TBGC), Kraig Joy (NYGC)
- Sitting out Min Woo Lee (TBGC), Cameron Young (NYGC)
Match 11
As we head to day two, New York GC takes center stage for their double header. NYGC is one of two teams that have only played two matches. So unlike ADGC, this two-fer night does not end their regular season. I love this first match-up with The Bay GC. The last time we saw San Francisco’s finest, they upset Los Angeles 11-5. That’s great, but that entire lineup is not playing against NYGC in this match! The lineup we will see tonight has gone 0-2 in Season 2. Although all three Bay players made the cut at Riviera, none of them finished inside the top 20. We go back to the longer layout, and The Bay is ranked sixth (last) in Driving Accuracy and GIRs. The positive Hammer results and 11 points are again from different players. This threesome has never given us great confidence that they know how to win the double-down moments. Meanwhile, NYGC is the best team for scoring from close range in Season 2.
What’s unique about this match is that the H2Hs are the same as their Season 1 meeting. Although The Bay destroyed NYGC in that opener, 9-2, NYGC has learned how to score. They lead the league in Scrambling and sit second for short and mid-range putting efficiency. Xander, Fitz, and Rickie are not run-of-the-mill ball strikers. Each has played very well on the West Coast swing. All three just finished inside the top 28 at the Genesis. The Bay GC has not made one mid-range putt in Season 2. Not one putt over 10′. Min Woo Lee just threw down back-to-back signature finishes inside the top 12, and he’s not in the lineup. Much like the Los Angeles lineup in Match 10, this NYGC group is just better.
- The two I have my eye on in Match 11 are Xander Schauffele and Ludvig Åberg. Schauffele is really starting to find his form, while Åberg has not played near his potential in 2026. Ludvig has a losing record in Singles and in the one match he did play this season, Ludvig hit three tee shots out of play. Xander looked very strong at Riviera, finishing third T2G behind only Rory and Kurt Kitayama. These are essentially the same holes Gotterup and McIlroy were featured on. They are long and will put a ton of pressure on your driving. An area that has been a pressure point for Ludvig.
Lineup card 🏌🏻♂️
Match 12 order of play and Singles matchups!
- New York GC (-110): Cameron Young, Xander Schauffele, Rickie Fowler
- Boston Common Golf (-112): Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama, Keegan Bradley
- New York GC has the honor
- Cameron Young versus Adam Scott (Holes 10, 13)
- Xander Schauffele versus Hideki Matsuyama (Holes 11, 14)
- Rickie Fowler versus Keegan Bradley (Holes 12, 15)
- Team managers: Chris Wilson (NYGC), Niall O’Connor
- Sitting out Matt Fitzpatrick (NYGC), Rory McIlroy (BCG)
Match 12
Experience is an edge in TGL. The scorecard for matches 10 and 12 contains seven new Season 2 holes. This match also has two “new” Season 2 players! In the twelfth match of 2026, TGL still has two debuts, and they are significant names: Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama. Scott just finished fourth at Riviera, and Matsuyama made the most of his West Coast run, earning four top 13 results in five starts. Even with their major championship pedigree and recent form, I have concerns coming into the SoFi Center. How much time will these guys realistically be able to prepare for Tuesday night? Adam is playing in the Cognizant Classic. As we have seen in Season 2, the new holes are a different experience. Nothing prepares these guys for the tee shot on Stinger or Cenote, both of which Scott will hit against Cameron Young. Don’t look at the team driver and putter rankings, because this is their first match.
This Boston Common trio is part of a team that did not win a match in Season 1. Do I think these two Masters winners will be completely outmatched? Of course not. In a simulator game, picking the winner involves little edges. Small opportunities where one team can separate just enough over nine alternate shot holes and six individual H2Hs. This NYGC bunch is the best Greenzone team. That will be a significant separator on the shorter, more accuracy-heavy layout for this week. The beauty of NYGC is not their power, which they have plenty of, but rather their ability to convert scoring chances around the green. We have said this from the start of Season 1, ball striking is only about 33% of the overall formula for winning inside the SoFi Center. Scrambling and mid-range putt efficiency make up the other 67%. In Season 2, New York GC has proven they can convert those opportunities.
- Adam Scott hit 44% of his fairways in Season 1 of TGL. That was last in the league. Adam’s approach game was also far beneath his standard of swinging, hitting 50% of his GIRs. I KNOW this is simulator golf, but think about it. How does one of the best drivers of this generation finish last in accuracy in the SoFi Center? Lack of practice. Cameron Young finished Season 1 ranked fourth in Triples points and eighth in Singles points won. Young has already competed in both 2026 NYGC matches. Four of the five holes they start on are new for Season 2. Hole 7 is Cenote, and 13 is Stinger! Cameron’s experience over Adam’s introduction is why this is my featured twosome for Match 12.
Betting card – Week 8 picks to win
Match 10 Winner
Los Angeles GC-120 (FD)
Match 11 Winner
New York GC-120 (FD)
Keith Stewart is a five-time award-winning PGA professional, a betting contributor and content partner with Golf Digest and founder of Read The Line, the premier on-site live golf betting insights service covering the LPGA and PGA Tour. Subscribe to Read The Line’s weekly newsletter here and raise your golf betting acumen. Keith’s winning content can also be found on SportsGrid, Bleacher Report and The Sporting News. Follow him on Twitter @readtheline.
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