The tech season of the year begins on December 28, with a rematch of the TGL finals serving as its season opener. However, the anticipation is already thick and rising, even with more than two months left. With Tiger Woods making his return to competitive golf in the TGL season, the SoFi arenas are filling up. But there’s no other match with as much thrill as the Tiger Woods v. Rory McIlroy.

No, the legends aren’t quite head-to-head against each other. Rather, it’s their teams clashing for the first time at the tail-end of the regular TGL season. Woods’ Jupiter Links is set to tee against Rory McIlroy‘s Boston Common Golf on March 1 at the SoFi Center, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Naturally, the fans won’t want to miss the action. That sentiment echoed when the TGL announced its greenside tickets, seats closest to the action, sold out for the match. The arena seats a total of 1500 people, with a generous amount of those being greenside ones. As is clear, the teams may clash months later, but the fans are already bracing for action.

The Jupiter Links includes golf veterans like Tiger Woods, Max Homa, Tom Kim, and Kevin Kisner. On the other hand, Common Golf parades pros like Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott, and Hideki Matsuyama. While the teams consist of four members, only 3 play during the matches. But the good news for fans is that Woods is likely to make a return here after a 15-month break from golf. The golfing phenom underwent two surgeries on his lower back and his Achilles tendon since his last appearance at The Open in July 2024. This adds intrigue and excitement to the March 1 showdown, with the tickets backing the narrative.

However, both star teams failed to find their footing in the first season, which ran from January 7 to March 4, 2025. While Tiger Woods’ Jupiter Links failed to make the playoffs, Boston Common Golf was the worst performer among the six teams. The Links’ only win came against Common Golf, in an overtime setting, securing 2 points for the Links and 1 point for McIlroy’s team. That win came as a result of closest-to-pin contests by Tom Kim and Kevin Kisner.

Although the teams failed to reach the 4-team Semifinals, the event was never out of drama. In a spine-chilling moment last edition, Woods became the first golfer in the event to incur a shot-clock violation, by taking more than 40 seconds for a shot, resulting in a penalty. This added stakes and tension to the event, showing it for what it truly is. Needless to say, TGL is more than just golf played indoors, with actual challenges and a heated competition.

Heading into the playoffs, the best performer last year was the Los Angeles Golf Club. With 4 wins, 0 losses, and 1 overtime loss, the team secured 9 points. Bay Golf and Atlanta Drive GC secured 8 points, becoming the second and third seeds. The New York GC took the final playoffs spot. Atlanta Drive GC emerged as the first TGL champion, defeating the New York GC.

Apparently, the last edition of the TGL was filled with dramatic tension, with close calls and comebacks. As a result, the league drew strong viewership early. Moreover, Woods’ TGL debut amassed over 1 million views, 9 percent up from the event’s first match. With high-stakes match-ups like Woods and McIlroy, the second season of the TGL is expected is achieve the same reach, if not more.

Now that we know about the much-awaited clash between Woods and McIlroy, let’s take a detailed look at the TGL regular-season schedule.

From Opening Night to the SoFi Cup: The Road Ahead

The TGL is not your usual stroke-play event. Not only does it flip the scene with a controlled, indoor environment using simulators and technology, but it also embraces a match-play format. Six teams go head-to-head against each other, playing 5 matches each. That makes a total of 15 regular-season matches. The teams get points based on their performance, wins earning 2 points, overtime losses earning 1 point, and losses earning 0 points. The four best teams head to the playoffs, i.e., the Semifinals. The winning teams compete for the SoFi cup in the finals, expected around March 23-24 this year.

The first match of the event begins with a rematch of the last edition’s finals—New York GC v. Atlanta Drive—on December 28, 3 pm. McIlroy’s Boston Common Golf plays its first match on January 2 against the LA GC. The match begins at 7 pm.

Woods makes his official return to the TGL on January 13th against the New York GC. The Jupiter Links goes on to challenge the LA GC next, on January 20. The much-awaited Links v. Common Golf is the 13th match out of the 15 matches. The final showdown occurs between the Jupiter Links and the Bay Golf GC on March 3, before the semifinal teams are announced.

The TGL schedule match-by-match breakdown:

• 1: New York vs. Atlanta
• 2: Boston vs. Los Angeles
• 3: The Bay vs. Atlanta
• 4: Jupiter Links vs. New York
• 5: Jupiter Links vs. Los Angeles
• 6: Boston vs. The Bay
• 7: Atlanta vs. Jupiter Links
• 8: The Bay vs. Los Angeles
• 9: Atlanta vs. Boston
• 10: Los Angeles vs. Atlanta
• 11: New York vs. The Bay
• 12: Boston vs. New York
• 13: Jupiter vs. Boston
• 14: Los Angeles vs. New York
• 15: The Bay vs. Jupiter

TGL Season 2 promises high-stakes matchups, marquee showdowns, and a schedule packed with excitement from start to finish. Fans can catch up on the drama on the ESPN and ESPN2 channels on TV.