Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy headline the fourth match of the inaugural TGL season tonight with the Jupiter Links Golf Club and Boston Common Golf taking center stage at the cutting-edge, 250,000-square-foot SoFi Center on Monday night.
It wasn’t a pretty opener for Tiger and Jupiter Links, and they’re up against it again tonight. Boston Common has a trio of talented ball-strikers and major champions teeing it up for their debut in Tomorrow’s Golf League.
Here are our top golf picks, TGL predictions, and a breakdown of the format for Monday’s matchup.
TGL prediction for Jupiter Links vs Boston Common Golf
Boston Common Golf to lead after 9 holes (-115 at bet365)
We’ve been lucky to pick off short numbers on the better team the past two weeks, and sportsbooks even had the wrong team pegged as the favorite in the season opener. That’s not the case for this matchup.
Boston is rightfully saddled with a sizable vig, and I have no problem recommending backing Rory and company at -188 through FanDuel or bet365 considering DraftKings and Caesars have the number at -230. Still, we’ve seen the better team pull away during the alternate-shot holes in three consecutive matches, and I expect Boston to do just that again.
There’s no competitive comparison between the two lineups, with Tiger and Kevin Kisner not even playing PGA Tour events consistently, and Tom Kim skidding to a T65 at the Sony and then missing the cut at the Amex to start his season.
Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy sits third in the DataGolf Rankings, with Keegan Bradley ranking 20th and Adam Scott 28th. For Jupiter, Kim is 32nd, while Tiger and Kisner are off the board.
Additionally, Rory is coming off a solid T4 at the Dubai Desert Classic, Bradley has started the PGA Tour season with a T15-T6-T15 run, and Scott finished T15 at The Sentry before his own ho-hum T37 in Dubai.
TGL roster for Jupiter Links vs Boston Common Golf
| Jupiter Links | Boston Common Golf |
|---|---|
| Tiger Woods | Rory McIlroy |
| Tom Kim | Adam Scott |
| Kevin Kisner | Keegan Bradley |
| Max Homa (not listed as a starter) | Hideki Matsuyama (not listed as a starter) |
How does the TGL work?
Each TGL — Tomorrow’s Golf League — match delivers high-stakes competition and strategy across two sessions. It begins with a nine-hole, 3-on-3 alternate-shot format called "triples." Then, golfers will battle in head-to-head singles consisting of six holes, with each playing two.
Additionally, a 40-second shot clock will keep the pace fast, with any violation costing the player one stroke. Every hole awards a point. There are also two more unique twists:
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Each team has two timeouts per session available.
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There is a “Hammer” that can be played at any time to increase the value of the hole by one point. One team starts the match with it (Jupiter Links Golf Club on Jan. 7), and then possession of the Hammer is switched once it’s played. When the Hammer is played against a team, that team can decline it but concede the hole.
If the teams are tied at the end, the match heads to overtime, where players face off, and the team landing the closest shot to the pin secures the win.
The players will hit into a massive 64-by-53-foot screen that’s 24 times larger than the typical golf simulator. Players will also be hitting off real grass fairways and rough and tackling sand sourced from a rare variety found at just one other course in the southeastern United States.
Once the ball reaches the green, the action shifts to the GreenZone — a 41-yard-wide turntable green capable of replicating countless hole configurations, adding a dynamic twist to the short game.
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