The 2026 TGL season was the second season of TGL, a simulated indoor golf league that features players from the PGA Tour and employs a match play-style team format. The regular season began on December 28, 2025, and ran through March 3, 2026, followed by single-elimination semifinals matches on March 17 and a best-of-three championship round held between March 23–24. Just as in its first season, six teams competed, and all matches were contested at SoFi Center, located on the campus of Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Atlanta Drive were the defending champions, but they were knocked out in the semifinals by Los Angeles.
Course changes In October 2025, TGL announced "enhancements" to the SoFi Center's virtual and real-world playing areas for its second season:
Hole design TGL's technology partner, Full Swing Golf, upgraded game engine software to allow for more realistic improvements to each hole's virtual design environment. Each of TGL's six teams were assigned a redesigned hole that virtually depicts backdrops from the real-world cities or regions they represent. For example, Jupiter Links Golf Club will play on a par-5 nicknamed "The Jup Life" that features a depiction of Jupiter, Florida's Jupiter Inlet Light, while Boston Common Golf will play on "Storrowed," a hole framed by Boston's Charles River and Storrow Drive.
ScreenZone surface Each of the three trays from where competitors play their tee, fairway, rough, and bunker shots toward the virtual screen were enlarged. The bunker tray was also lowered to accommodate "bunker lips" aimed at increasing the difficulty of fairway bunker shots. Surface-level towers that track a ball's trajectory and speed were relocated to allow better sight lines for spectators.
GreenZone surface Though its turntable remains the same diameter, the putting surface was enlarged from 3,800 sq. ft. to 5,720 sq. ft., a number approximately equal to the average PGA Tour putting surface. The number of physical hole locations on the green was increased from 7 to 12. One greenside bunker was eliminated, while the remaining two bunkers were enlarged by 50%. The turntable's highest point was reduced by 18 inches to allow better views for fans and more natural putting slopes.
Team rosters TGL features 24 players assigned to one of six teams representing different cities or regions in the United States. The teams and their rosters for 2026 remain unchanged from 2025. Atlanta Drive GC Patrick Cantlay Lucas Glover Billy Horschel Justin Thomas Boston Common Golf Keegan Bradley Hideki Matsuyama Rory McIlroy Adam Scott 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 The Bay Golf Club Ludvig Åberg Wyndham Clark Shane Lowry Min Woo Lee Regular season Date Team Result Team Broadcast U.S. viewers(millions) Rating(18–49) Dec 28 New York Golf Club 4 6 Atlanta Drive GC ABC Jan 2 Boston Common Golf 7 5 Los Angeles Golf Club ESPN2 Jan 6 The Bay Golf Club 4 7 Atlanta Drive GC ESPN Jan 13 Jupiter Links Golf Club 3 8 New York Golf Club ESPN Jan 20 Jupiter Links Golf Club 4 8 Los Angeles Golf Club ESPN Jan 26 Boston Common Golf 9 1 The Bay Golf Club ESPN2 Feb 2 Atlanta Drive GC 6 8 Jupiter Links Golf Club ESPN Feb 9 The Bay Golf Club 11 5 Los Angeles Golf Club ESPN2 Feb 23 Atlanta Drive GC 5 2Boston Common Golf ESPN Los Angeles Golf Club 7 3 Atlanta Drive GC ESPN2 Feb 24 New York Golf Club 3 5 The Bay Golf Club ESPN Boston Common Golf 9 2 New York Golf Club ESPN Mar 1 Jupiter Links Golf Club 6 7 Boston Common Golf ESPN Mar 2 Los Angeles Golf Club 6 3 New York Golf Club ESPN2 Mar 3 The Bay Golf Club 6 9 Jupiter Links Golf Club ESPN Sources:
Standings Team Boston Common Golf 5 4 1 0 8 30 Los Angeles Golf Club 5 3 2 0 6 26 Atlanta Drive GC 5 3 2 0 6 23 Jupiter Links Golf Club 5 2 2 1 5 24 The Bay Golf Club 5 2 3 0 4 23 New York Golf Club 5 1 4 0 2 19 The top four teams in the standings advance to the playoffs.
Postseason Semifinals Date Match Team Result Team Broadcast U.S. viewers(millions) Rating(18–49) Mar 17 Semifinal #1 LA Golf Club 6 4 Atlanta Drive GC ESPN Mar 17 Semifinal #2 Boston Common Golf 5 9 Jupiter Links Golf Club ESPN Note: Jupiter Links mathematically clinched finals at 9–3 after 13 holes, but a 14th hole was played for prize pool purposes and payouts for 3rd place (between Boston and Atlanta), which Boston won while throwing their final hammer.
SoFi Cup Finals Date Match Team Result Team Broadcast U.S. viewers(millions) Rating(18–49) Mar 24 Championship Match #1 Jupiter 5 6 LA Golf Club ESPN2 Mar 25 Championship Match #2 Jupiter 2 9 LA Golf Club ESPN LA Golf Club wins the Finals, 2 matches to 0
Records On February 9, 2026, while playing for the Bay Golf Club, Neal Shipley made the first TGL hole in one during his debut match, with the Bay Golf Club going on to win the match 11–5. On March 3, 2026, playing for Jupiter Links Golf Club, Tom Kim made the 2nd TGL hole in one during the winner take all regular season finale for the last playoff spot against The Bay Golf Club. After trailing 6–3 with 3 holes to go, Kim's heroics on 14 helped Jupiter take the lead (thanks to their final hammer being used on the tee box, following a won tee box hammer on the previous hole), leading to a 6–9 win for Jupiter when they won the 15th hole on The Bay's tee box hammer.
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