TGL semifinals recap: Los Angeles and Jupiter Links progress to championship match
The 2026 TGL playoffs commenced on Tuesday evening at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. In the opening match of the semifinals, Atlanta Drive Golf Club took on Los Angeles Golf Club, followed by a contest between Boston Common Golf and Jupiter Links Golf Club.
Los Angeles became the first team to secure a spot in the finals, defeating Atlanta 6-4. Jupiter Links triumphed in the subsequent match, winning 9-5 and concluding Boston Common’s season. Los Angeles and Jupiter Links are set to compete in the championship next Tuesday.
Billy Horschel, Patrick Cantlay, and Chris Gotterup participated for Atlanta, while Justin Thomas and Lucas Glover were inactive. For Los Angeles, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, and Sahith Theegala were in action, with Collin Morikawa being the only player not participating.
In the match against Boston Common, Tom Kim, Max Homa, and Akshay Bhatia represented Jupiter Links, while Tiger Woods and Kevin Kisner did not compete. Keegan Bradley, Rory McIlroy, and Adam Scott played for Boston Common, with Hideki Matsuyama sitting out.
Here are the highlights from Tuesday’s semifinal doubleheader.
Atlanta Golf Club vs. Los Angeles Golf Club
Atlanta strikes first
Gotterup got his team on the scoreboard early, sinking a putt from 13 feet, eight inches on the third shot of Hole 1 to secure a point for Atlanta Drive.
Atlanta adds two points on Hole 3
Following an impressive first shot by Gotterup that left Atlanta nearly 11 feet from the pin, Los Angeles opted for a hammer throw to double the hole’s value. Cantlay then made the putt from 10 feet, seven inches out, extending his team’s lead to 3-0.
Rose scores with long putt
Rose recorded LA’s first points of the match in style, sinking a putt from 24 feet, four inches away. This point reduced Atlanta’s lead to 3-1.
24'4" and Rose puts @WeAreLAGC on the board 📈 pic.twitter.com/g5DgcugLvL
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LA takes a late lead
Los Angeles took the lead on Hole 13, as Rose triumphed over Cantlay in a head-to-head matchup. Both players found themselves nearly 15 feet from the pin on their third shot, but Rose was the only one to convert, putting his team ahead, 5-4.
Boston Common Golf vs. Jupiter Links Golf Club
Scott puts Jupiter Links in front
Boston Common quickly scored the first points of the match, with Scott sinking a putt from just over 12 feet from the hole, giving his team a 1-0 advantage.
Adam Scott makes a statement early for Boston pic.twitter.com/DJqk61qZpn
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Homa ties the match
Jupiter Links promptly responded to Boston Common’s score with one of its own on Hole 2. After Kim’s second shot left his team on the fairway — 18 feet from the pin — Homa made a chip shot to equalize the score at 1-1.
Max throwing it down!! pic.twitter.com/P3XdBIY7ge
— TGL (@TGL) March 18, 2026
Kim gives Jupiter the lead
Kim provided Jupiter Links with its first lead of the match on Hole 7. After the initial two approach shots by Homa and Bhatia left him just over three feet from the hole, Kim completed the task by sinking the putt, putting Jupiter ahead, 3-2.
Tom HIM pic.twitter.com/T8sxlFDidV
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Kim nearly gets another hole-in-one
After achieving a hole-in-one that helped propel his team to the playoffs in the last match of the regular season, Kim came close again on Tuesday night — on the same hole — On the Rocks. His first shot on the hole landed just under two feet from the hole, positioning his team to attempt a hammer throw, which Boston Common declined, awarding Jupiter Links a point.
Safe to say, Tom knows how to play On The Rocks pic.twitter.com/8f1dm535CK
— TGL (@TGL) March 18, 2026
