It all comes down to this – two rivalry matchups with everything to play for entering Monday’s doubleheader in TGL presented by SoFi.
It’s the last week of the regular season and things have ramped up significantly with the playoff picture coming into clear view. New rules allowing teams to use three Hammers at any point have also spiced things up with thrilling results, as four of the last seven matches have been decided by just one point.
Los Angeles Golf Club and The Bay Golf Club start it off at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and are currently top two in the SoFi Cup Standings. The winner of Monday’s California showdown will lock up the No. 1 seed for the playoffs and have the upper hand entering the Semifinals March 17-18.
Then it’s on to an East Coast tilt with no love lost between these two sports towns, with Boston Common Golf taking on New York Golf Club at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Both teams are still fighting for the fourth and final postseason spot.
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Playoff Picture
The Bay, Los Angeles and Atlanta Drive GC have all clinched playoff spots, but none of the seeding is set in ink. Los Angeles can still claim the No. 1 spot with a win over The Bay, while Atlanta could move up to the No. 2 position with a win over Jupiter Tuesday and a Bay victory over Los Angeles Monday.
New York can lock up the No. 4 seed and advance to the postseason with a win over Boston Monday. But they’d still have an outside shot with a loss depending on Tuesday’s match.
The Ballfrogs need a lot to go right, beginning with a win over New York Monday. Boston would then need Atlanta to beat Jupiter and finish with more holes won on the season than New York. If Jupiter falls to Atlanta in Overtime, they’d need to finish with more holes won than Boston and Jupiter in a three-way tiebreaker.
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Los Angeles Golf Club vs. The Bay Golf Club
Lineups
Los Angeles Golf Club: Tommy Fleetwood, Collin Morikawa, Sahith Theegala
The Bay Golf Club: Min Woo Lee, Shane Lowry, Wyndham Clark
Playing Order Reveal
Here’s the order in which players will tee off for their teams:
Triples
Singles
3 Things To Know
Best in Show: The Bay and Los Angeles are the top two teams in the league in five categories – total holes won, Triples holes won, Singles holes won, par 5 holes won and fewest holes lost. This showdown has been building all season and it couldn’t come at a better time.
Going Solo: Clark and Morikawa have each played at least six Singles holes and remain unbeaten, something only three other TGL players have done. We’ll get to see both in action Monday afternoon. Clark leads the league with five holes won while Morikawa has three.
Hammer Time: Both teams have made some hay on holes when the Hammer is thrown. Los Angeles has been slightly better there with +4 points earned on all Hammer holes, while The Bay is +2.
Singles Matchups
Tommy Fleetwood vs. Min Woo Lee: Neither guy has given anything away this season, with Fleetwood and Lee both perfect in driving accuracy at 100 percent. Only 40 percent of players have hit the fairway at Serpent, their opening hole, and staying in the short stuff is also essential at No. 13, The Claw.
Collin Morikawa vs. Shane Lowry: There isn’t much separation between these two off the tee, with Morikawa and Lowry favoring accuracy over a bomb and gauge approach. They start at a short par 4, The Plank. They also play a short par 3 at On the Rocks, where Lowry may have a slight edge having finished 12th on the PGA TOUR in Strokes Gained Approach last season.
Sahith Theegala vs. Wyndham Clark: As previously mentioned, Clark hasn’t surrendered a point in Singles this season. Theegala has held his own at 2-1-3 and they begin at a lengthy par-3, Fallen Pine. Clark hits it a mile but Theegala isn’t far behind in terms of driving distance, so the par-5 closer should be evenly matched at Pick Yer Plunder.
The Course
Each match on Monday will see a unique course layout with a few of the same holes – including par 3s Set in Stone, Cliffhanger and On the Rocks.
More risk is involved in the first match featuring The Bay and Los Angeles – players have hit it into a penalty area 18 total times on those holes compared to 10 times on the holes featured in the second match of the night.
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New York Golf Club vs. Boston Common Golf
Lineups
Boston Common Golf: Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott
New York Golf Club: Cameron Young, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele
Playing Order Reveal
Here’s the order in which players will tee off for their teams:
Triples
Singles
3 Things To Know
Hot Sticks: Look out when either of these teams gets it going on the Green. New York holed 129 combined feet of putts in its last match, while Boston made 70 combined feet of putts in an Overtime loss to Jupiter earlier this season. No other TGL team has made more than 65 feet of putts in a match.
Boston Bounce-Back: The Ballfrogs have shown tremendous improvement in the second half – they've made 13 birdies in their last two matches compared to six in the first two. They’re also playing smarter, with four shots into the penalty area in the first half and just one in the second. This would be a dangerous team if they can somehow sneak into the postseason.
Big City Bashers: New York has been the second-longest team off the tee this season, with an average drive of 317.8 yards. Look for NYGC to make a move on the par 4s and par 5s.
SINGLES MATCHUPS
Rory McIlroy vs. Cameron Young: Singles gets underway at The Spear, a delightful par 5 where that New York distance advantage would go to good use. Same at No. 13, Alpine, a par 4 where players have been letting it rip all season.
Keegan Bradley vs. Rickie Fowler: These two will first see a short par 4, Loot on the Line, and a lengthy par 3 in Cliffhanger. Boston ranks second in TGL in both driving accuracy and greens in regulation.
Adam Scott vs. Xander Schauffele: Our final Singles pairing kicks off at On the Rocks, which has been used in every match. Both guys should be quite familiar with the preferred landing area. A playoff spot could hang in the balance at No. 15, Sterling, where players are hitting the fairway just 66.6% of the time.
The Course
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