After two weeks of strong ratings to start its inaugural campaign, TGL took a major nosedive in Week 3, plummeting nearly half a million viewers. The fledgling league will hope that’s only a minor speed bump, however, as it prepares to trot out its two biggest show ponies on Monday.
This week, Tiger Woods’ Jupiter Links G.C. and Rory McIlroy’s Boston Common Golf will square off in TGL’s first-ever Founders’ Derby (our words, not theirs). We assumed neither club would leave their biggest star off the roster for the anticipated match, and that has been confirmed, but now we know who they’ll being playing alongside. Check it out.
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Woods and McIlroy will both tee off first for their respective teams. Each club will hope to put their first TGL point on the board, but against very different backdrops. Jupiter Links G.C. have already played their opening match, getting blown out by Los Angeles Golf Club 12-1. Boston Common Golf, meanwhile, are the last TGL team to make their debut, and will be hoping to conquer their opening-night jitters.
On paper, Boston Common Golf appear to have the edge. Both Adam Scott and Keegan Bradley enjoyed resurgences in 2024 and McIlroy, despite his many recent heartbreaks, is still the third-ranked player in the world. Woods and Kisner, meanwhile, struggled mightily during their first TGL match. If last fall’s Presidents Cup was any indication, Tom Kim might provide a useful spark, but we’ll have to wait and see.
Jupiter Links G.C. and Boston Common Golf square off Monday, January 25th at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
