The 2027 TMRW Golf League (TGL) season is under two months away, with the indoor simulator league returning for its third season.
Seven star-studded teams will take part in the upcoming season, with the teams now consisting of five players, compared to four in the last two seasons.
The indoor league, which was co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, kicks off on December 27, at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Here, Sports News Blitz’s golf writer Jay Kennedy goes through all the TGL details ahead of the 2027 edition.
The league format
The TGL one-on-one team matches take place over 15 holes, rather than the traditional 18 holes.
For the first nine holes, three players per team compete in an alternate shot format, whereas for the final six, each player plays two holes against an opposition player.
Just like match play, a point is won on each hole with the lowest score.
Each team plays five matches, with two points for a win, one for an overtime loss, and zero for a regulation loss.
At the end of the season, the top four teams reach the semi-finals, which are single elimination.
The final operates in a two-out-of-three format to determine the winner.
TGL match rules
There are several vital rules that must be followed in the TGL matches.
All players play under a shot clock, giving them 40 seconds to play their shot once the ball is on the ground.
Teams get four timeouts per match, with two in the triples and singles each.
‘The Hammer’ is another rule that is used in every fixture.
Each team starts a match with three Hammers, and are thrown on any hole to add a point onto the hole’s value.
If the opposing team refuses the Hammer, the hole is forfeited.
If the match ends level, an alternate chipping shot overtime shootout takes place.
The team with the two closest shots to the hole wins.
Every match, an on-course referee enforces these rules.
The teams
Seven teams will take part in the upcoming 2027 season, with each team full of top talent.
2025 winners Atlanta Drive GC feature Billy Horschel, Justin Thomas, Chris Gotterup, Patrick Cantlay, and Michael Brennan.
Brennan replaces Lucas Glover ahead of the new season.
TGL co-founder Rory McIlroy will lead Boston Common into battle once more.
His team-mates for the 2027 season are Hideki Matsuyama, Keegan Bradley, the newly-traded Shane Lowry, and Michael Thorbjornsen.
Thorbjornsen replaces Aussie Adam Scott in the Boston Common squad.
Fellow TGL co-founder Tiger Woods returns to the league, as the captain of Jupiter Links.
The 2026 runner-up team consists of Woods, Max Homa, Tom Kim, and newbies Keith Mitchell and Akshay Bhatia.
Defending their title
Los Angeles Golf Club will be hoping to defend their title this season.
Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, Collin Morikawa, Sahith Theegala, and newcomer Ben James make up the 2027 LAGC roster.
Motor City Golf Club enters the fray this year, with a stacked group ahead of their debut campaign.
The roster for this new team consists of Brooks Koepka, Jackson Koivun, Si Woo Kim, Bud Cauley, and Jake Knapp.
2026 runners-up New York Golf Club will hope to go one better this season.
Cameron Young, Rickie Fowler and Matt Fitzpatrick return from last year.
Alex Fitzpatrick, Matt’s younger brother, and Ben Griffin have joined the team ahead of the new season, after Xander Schauffele departed the team.
The final team is The Bay Golf Club.
This team is made up of Ludvig Aberg, Wyndham Clark, Min Woo Lee, and newcomers Ryan Fox and Blades Brown.
Opening bouts
The 2027 TGL season commences on December 27.
The campaign kicks off with Boston Common taking on Motor City.
Jupiter Links will do battle with Los Angeles on the same day.
The Bay will begin the season with a clash against New York, on January 3.
Atlanta will open their campaign against The Bay, three days later.
Final thoughts
It is set to be the biggest and most exciting season of TGL yet.
There are more teams, more players, and more reasons to keep your eyes peeled.
It is set to be yet another spectacular simulator showdown over the course of the season.
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