TGL is back for its second season with a rematch of last year\u2019s finale tabbed for the opening contest \u2014 pitting first-year champions Atlanta Drive GC against New York Golf Club.<\/p>\n
The second season of TGL is set to have plenty of new exciting bits and pieces for fans and players alike. The most prominent of the changes happened in the real world, with the GreenZone getting completely overhauled.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat dynamic will be super positive,\u201d designer Beau Welling told Sportsnet.ca in a recent interview.<\/p>\n
The new and exciting reasons to look forward to the second year of the Tiger Woods and Rory McIlory co-founded indoor golf league include a handful of newly designed holes for golfers to compete on and impressive new tracking technology and broadcast innovations for viewers at home.
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The new GreenZone increased in size by 38 per cent, now rivals the size of a real PGA Tour green, which also allows for 12 new pin positions \u2014 up from seven in season one.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s cranked up to \u201811\u2019 all the time. It was last year; it is this year,\u201d said TGL chief technology officer Andrew Macaulay.<\/p>\n
By bringing back the top two teams from season one, it means the opening match of the year is set to be an electric one.<\/p>\n
New York Golf Club: Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele (sitting: Rickie Fowler) vs. Atlanta Drive GC: Patrick Cantlay, Lucas Glover, Billy Horschel (sitting: Justin Thomas)<\/p>\n
NOTES<\/p>\n
\u2022 Atlanta Drive GC defeated New York Golf Club to win the first TGL championship (the SoFi Cup) in the first two matches of the best-of-three finale. Before the opening match of season two, Atlanta Drive GC\u2019s championship banner will be raised to the rafters of the SoFi Center.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Atlanta won seven of its final eight matches (including the 2-0 sweep in the finale). It recorded the most points won in singles in the first season and a league-best 17 points from Hammer throws<\/p>\n
\u2022 Billy Horschel, whose 17-foot birdie clinched the SoFi Cup, led TGL in singles points with 13<\/p>\n
\u2022 Justin Thomas will not play in the first match of the season as he remains sidelined recovering from surgery to repair a herniated disc and nerve issue which was causing chronic back and hip pain<\/p>\n
\u2022 New York Golf Club started the season 0-2 but won two of its next three matches and clinched a playoff birth by defeating Boston Common in the final week of the season. It defeated the No.1-ranked Los Angeles Golf Club in the first round of the playoffs<\/p>\n
\u2022 In its first two matches of season one, New York Golf Club scored just four points total. They rebounded over its final four matches scoring 48 points combined<\/p>\n
\u2022 Schauffele played in the opening match of season one but then missed time until the final tilt of the regular season due to a rib injury.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Young returns to action in TGL after being the leading point-getter for the American side at the Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n
Atlanta Drive GC (0-0-0) vs. New York Golf Club (0-0-0) \u2014 Dec. 28<\/p>\n
Match begins: 3 p.m. ET on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+.<\/p>\n
All matches will be broadcast exclusively in Canada on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+.<\/p>\n
All matches will be played at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with the capacity for 1,500 fans in seating that\u2019s wrapped around the playing area \u2014 creating a \u2018Greenside\u2019 experience.<\/p>\n
HOW IT WORKS<\/p>\n
Within a match there will be two sessions played in two different formats:<\/p>\n
Triples: Nine holes \u2014 Three players per team competing in an alternate-shot format.<\/p>\n
Singles: Six holes \u2014 One-on-one, head-to-head competition for the entire hole.<\/p>\n
Each player from each team plays a total of two full holes during the session.<\/p>\n
Overtime: If the match is tied after 15 holes, the teams will play a best-of-three, closest-to-the-pin competition to decide the winner. This will be similar to penalty kicks in soccer.<\/p>\n
The hole location and orientation of the green will remain unchanged from the final\/15th hole of the match.<\/p>\n
The shot distance will be between 25-50 yards and decided pre-match by the match official.\u00a0All players will play from the same spot. The ball must finish on the putting surface to be eligible.<\/p>\n
For each match, teams can be awarded up to two points towards their regular-season total based on the following:<\/p>\n
Win in regulation = 2 points
Win in overtime = 2 points
Loss in overtime = 1 point
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