WTGL explained: the women’s edition of the tech-infused Tomorrow’s Golf League (TGL) will stage its inaugural season in November and December at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach, Florida, with five city-based teams of LPGA Tour players competing in a made-for-television format. The league follows the men’s TGL, founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports in partnership with the PGA Tour.
Which players are involved?
Twenty-five LPGA Tour players make up the five five-player rosters, including eight who appeared in September’s Solheim Cup. The line-ups are:
- Atlanta Drive GC: Nataliya Guseva, Charley Hull, Andrea Lee, Minjee Lee, Yuka Saso
- Boston Common Golf: Celine Boutier, Chizzy Iwai, Megan Khang, Lottie Woad, Ina Yoon
- Los Angeles Golf Club: Aki Iwai, Alison Lee, Gaby Lopez, Kiara Romero, Michelle Wie West
- Motor City Golf Club: Brooke M. Henderson, Jeeno Thitikul, Lexi Thompson, Ruoning Yin, Albane Valenzuela
- New York Golf Club: Linn Grant, Danielle Kang, Lydia Ko, Yana Wilson, Rose Zhang
All five WTGL teams also compete in the men’s TGL, whose third season starts on December 27.
How does the WTGL format work?
Each match covers 15 holes and is split into two sessions. The first is nine holes of three-against-three play in an alternate-shot format. The second is six holes of head-to-head singles, with each of the three players in a team contesting two matches.
Every hole is worth one point, awarded to the team that needs the fewest shots. Each side can use ‘The Hammer’ three times per match to raise a hole’s value by one. If a team throws the Hammer mid-hole and the opposition declines, the hole is conceded. If both teams throw and accept a Hammer on the same hole, it can be worth a maximum of three points.
Teams have 40 seconds to play each shot under a shot clock and a limited number of timeouts per match. A tie after 15 holes is settled by a three-against-three closest-to-the-pin overtime contest.
Where are matches played?
The SoFi Center is a purpose-built indoor venue with space for around 1,500 spectators around a field of play close to 100 yards long and 50 yards wide. The golf is a hybrid of virtual and real-time play.
Holes begin in the virtual world, with players hitting into a 64 x 53ft simulator powered by Full Swing, while shots are played from areas using real grass, fairway, rough and sand. Shots from inside 50 yards are taken from a custom short-game area, and the ‘GreenZone’ features a 41-yard turntable that rotates the green to alter the angle of the shot required.
One of the holes is ‘SOS’, a par-three designed by Annika Sorenstam with 12 tee boxes and distances ranging from 119 to 233 yards. Every shot is live and all players are mic’d up.
How does the schedule work?
The regular season has 10 matches in a round-robin, with every team facing each other. The top four then reach the semi-finals. Standings use a points system of two for a match win and one for a loss in overtime.
The post-season spans four days. The semi-finals are played on December 20 and 21, and the best-of-three final begins the following day. All matches are at the SoFi Center, with the full 2026 schedule in GMT:
- Sunday November 8, 8pm: Los Angeles Golf Club vs New York Golf Club
- Wednesday November 11, 1am: Motor City Golf Club vs Los Angeles Golf Club
- Tuesday November 17, 1am: Boston Common Golf vs Motor City Golf Club
- Wednesday November 25, 1am: Atlanta Drive GC vs Boston Common Golf
- Sunday November 29, 6pm: Boston Common Golf vs New York Golf Club
- Sunday November 29, 8:30pm: Motor City Golf Club vs Atlanta Drive GC
- Wednesday December 2, 1am: New York Golf Club vs Motor City Golf Club
- Monday December 7, 1:30am: Atlanta Drive GC vs Los Angeles Golf Club
- Wednesday December 9, 1am: New York Golf Club vs Atlanta Drive GC
- Wednesday December 16, 1am: Los Angeles Golf Club vs Boston Common Golf
- Sunday December 20, 6pm: Semi-final one
- Tuesday December 22, 1am: Semi-final two
- Wednesday December 23, 1am: Final match one
- Thursday December 24, 12am: Final match two
- Thursday December 24, 2am: Final match three, if needed
How can fans watch?
Both the 2026 and 2027 WTGL seasons will be shown exclusively on Sky Sports, alongside a further two years of TGL presented by SoFi. Every match will be live on Sky Sports Golf, Sky Sports+ or Sky Sports Mix, with repeats available the next day on Sky Sports Golf. News, highlights, scores and reports are available through the Sky Sports App.
