TGL unveils rosters for third season, including 12 new players
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TGL is returning for a third season, and there will be plenty of new PGA Tour players teeing it up.
The tech-infused league unveiled rosters on Tuesday for the upcoming campaign, which will included TGL's first expansion team, Motor City Golf Club. All seven teams have five players.
Let's start with the new team, led by Brooks Koepka. The five-time major champ will be playing alongside Presidents Cup star Jackson Koivun, Si Woo Kim, Jake Knapp, and Bud Cauley.
Defending SoFi Cup champion Los Angeles Golf Club is keeping the same squad of Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood and Sahith Theegala, while adding Ben James.
Tiger Woods' Jupiter Links Golf Club will bring back Tom Kim and Max Homa, while moving Akshay Bhatia from alternate to full-time team member. Kevin Kisner is no longer on the team, while Keith Mitchell has been added as a fifth player. (TGL matches only feature three players.)
Rory McIlroy's Boston Common Golf made the league's first-ever trade on Monday, acquiring Shane Lowry from Bay Golf Club. Adam Scott is gone, but Keegan Bradley, Michael Thorbjornsen and Hideki Matsuyama all return to round out the team. Bay Golf is bringing in Ryan Fox and Blades Brown to join Wyndham Clark, Min Woo Lee and Ludvig Aberg.
The Atlanta Drive returns four players: Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas, Chris Gotterup and Billy Horschel, while Michael Brennan replaces Lucas Glover. And New York Golf Club brings back Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick and Rickie Fowler, while adding Alex Fitzpatrick and Ben Griffin. Two-time major champ Xander Schauffele is no longer with the team.
“Our teams are developing distinct identities that reflect their players’ personalities and competitive fire, the character of the cities they represent and the vision of their ownership groups,” Rufus Hack, president, golf, TMRW Sports said in a statement. “After two seasons, there’s history between these teams, and those growing rivalries bring added intensity to the competition. With Motor City Golf Club joining the league and new players bringing fresh energy to established teams, there’s plenty for fans to look forward to in 2027.”
It's been an eventful offseason for TGL, which also renewed its media-rights deal with ESPN earlier this month. The third season starts at SoFi Center on Dec. 27.