If enough upsets in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament didn’t get your heart rate going, there could be some drama in the best-of-three finals of TGL’s SoFi Cup starting on Monday night.
In last week’s semifinals, No. 4 seed Jupiter Links GC defeated No. 1 seed Boston Common Golf 9–5 to crown the defending Masters champions. Rory McIlroy Out of playoffs.
No. 2 seed Los Angeles Golf Club rallied from 4-1 down after seven holes in the first semifinal match to defeat defending SoFi Cup champion Atlanta Drive Golf Club 6-4.
“I think it shows the quality we have as a team, the quality of golfers we have on our team,” the LA Golf Club star. justin rose Said. “And just trust that over time the principle of big numbers will work in your favor. I think you have to think that way, and you have to trust the team and you have to trust the golf.”
Jupiter GC was so bad during the inaugural TGL season in 2025 – it finished 1-4 and only scored two points – it injured Star Tiger Woods Started calling them “bad news bearers”.
“Look what we did last year,” Woods said last week. “Well, we hit a bunker shot, almost killed some ladies in the stands. Hit the flag. Had a shot-clock violation by me over 4-feet. We just had some weird stuff.
“That’s the Bad News Bears thing. But now the Bad News Bears can play.”
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1 Match the starting lineup
No. 2 seed Los Angeles Golf Club
justin rose
tommy fleetwood
Sahith Thigala
No. 4 Seed Jupiter Links Golf Club
LA Golf Club (collin morikawaRose and Theegala) defeated Jupiter Lynx (Akshay BhatiaHoma and Kisner) 8–4 in the teams’ regular season matchup on January 20.
LA Golf Club took a 4-1 lead in triples, but Jupiter Links rallied on the 14th hole to cut its deficit to 5-4. Jupiter hit the hammer on the tee, doubling the points at stake, and Morikawa sank a 17-foot birdie putt for a 7-4 lead.
were involved in that match The only albatross in the history of TGL Rose hit his second shot from 227 yards at No. 10 (Sterling) while playing Homa in singles.
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Justin Rose gets fired up after sinking an albatross
Justin Rose hit his second shot for the albatross for Los Angeles on the par-5.
Jupiter Links Golf Club has dominated singles matches this season, winning a league-high 16 points. This has been one of the best putting teams in the TGL with 72.7% on attempts inside 10 feet.
LA Golf Club fared better in triples, winning 18 holes for 20 points. With a 317.9-yard average, LA has been off the tee for a long time.
Syllabus
No. 1: Temple (par 4, 473 yards)
No. 2: The Caverns (par 5, 569 yards)
No. 3: Set in Stone (Par 3, 166 yards)
No. 4: The Jupe Life (Par 5, TBD Yards)
No. 5: Fallen Pine (Par 3, 164 yards)
No. 6: Smash on the Line (Par 4, 377 yards)
No. 7: On the Rocks (Par 3, 108 yards)
No. 8: Stinger (par 4, 416 yards)
No. 9: Showtime (par 5, TBD yards)
No. 10: Sterling (par 5, 535 yards)
No. 11: Alpine (par 4, 535 yards)
No. 12: Cenote (Par 3, 264 yards)
No. 13: Cut the Sail (par 4, 337 yards)
No. 14: Cliffhanger (Par 3, 151 yards)
No. 15: Stone and Steeple (Par 5, 537 yards)
course notes
Number 7 (On the Rocks): The par 3, which will be played during the triple portion of the first final match, is probably Kim’s favorite. he recorded Second ace ever in TGL history In a regular season win over The Bay Golf Club on March 3, he hit his tee shot past the flag and back into the cup.
In last week’s win against Boston Common, Kim hit her tee shot to two feet, three inches and set up birdie to extend Jupiter Links’ lead to 7-3.
Homa and Rose will hit tee shots at No. 7 on Monday night.
Number 8 (Stinger): Jupiter Links Named after “Coach” Tiger Woods’ famous screaming low drive, golfers must hit their drives under 50 feet to clear the natural rock that lines the driving area.
Through the Sofi Cup semi-finals, Stinger Hole hit the most drives into the penalty areas (six), including one by Thegala.
Kim and Fleetwood will hit tee shots on No. 8 Monday night. According to TGL, Fleetwood had two of the three drives with the lowest apexes on the Stinger this season, including a 318.3-yard drive that was just 9.1 feet off the ground.
“It’s the easiest shot for me to hit from underneath and kind of take it a long way,” Fleetwood said last week. “I enjoy practicing that shot. I hit the same shot over and over again, like a bullet driver on the golf course, but obviously not with a minus-one degree launch angle.”
No. 12 (Cenote): The course’s longest par 3, Cenote, has a backstop that golfers may choose to use to get their tee shots closer to the hole.
Jupiter Golf Links has dominated its competition at No. 12 with a 5-0-1 record. LA Golf Club hasn’t been so good with a 1-4-1 mark.
Kisner and Theegala will hit tee shots at No. 12 Monday night. In the last matchup between the teams, Kisner beat Theegala in singles after Theegala’s tee shot fell in the penalty area.
Episode 14 (Cliffhanger): The par 3 is one of three holes that LA Golf Club has dominated this season. LA went 2-0-0 at No. 6 (loot on the line), 3-0-0 at No. 13 (cut the sale), and 3-0-1 at No. 14.
LA Golf Club hit the green on each of its nine holes this season.
Justin Rose made the longest putt (15 feet, 10 inches) at No. 13 this season.
sofi cup final schedule
Match 1: Monday, 9 p.m. ET (ESPN2 and ESPN+)
Match 2: Tuesday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN and ESPN+)
Match 3: Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET* (ESPN and ESPN+)
*if necessary
