Los Angeles Golf Club is favored against Jupiter Links Golf Club on Tuesday, January 14 on ESPN. The new TGL Golf League, started by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy debuted to excellent television ratings and rave views last week with The Bay Golf Club defeating New York Golf Club by a score of 9-2. The Week 2 TGL match will have Tiger in action, as his Jupiter Links Golf Club team will take on the Los Angeles Golf Club team. Woods has not played much golf in recent years, as he played just five PGA Tour event last year. He won’t have to walk much in this event, and he won’t have to travel far, as SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida is not far from his home on Jupiter Island. Tiger’s Jupiter Links Golf Club team is one of six in the new TGL Golf League.
Each of the teams has four players on their roster with only three players competing in the weekly match. Players will compete in a 15-hole match with nine holes of Triples and six holes of Singles. The TGL course has real tee boxes, real fairway surfaces, real sand and putting surfaces that are different for each hole. Players hit their shots into a giant golf simulator screen and the play is exciting.
Let’s look at the TGL Match 2 between Los Angeles Golf Club and Jupiter Links Golf Club.
TGL Match 2 Matchups Lines
Los Angeles Golf Club -203
Jupiter Links Golf Club +171
TGL Week 2 Matchup
Los Angeles Golf Club
The four players on the Los Angeles Golf Club are Collin Morikawa, Sahith Theegala, Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood. For this week’s match, Fleetwood will not be playing. The team is led by Morikawa who is No. 4 in the latest World Golf Rankings. Fleetwood is ranked No. 9 so he will be missed but the team has Sahith Theegala who is ranked No. 13 and Justin Rose who is ranked No. 49.
Jupiter Links Golf Club
The four players on this team are Max Homa, Tom Kim, Kevin Kisner and Tiger Woods. In this match, Tom Kim will not be playing so that is a big loss for the team, as Kim is their highest ranked player, as he is No. 23 in the latest World Golf Rankings. Homa is No. 40 in the World Golf Rankings, while Kisner is barely on the radar at No. 828 and Tiger hasn’t even played enough events recently to be ranked.
Los Angeles Golf Club vs. Jupiter Links Golf Club Singles Matches
Justin Rose vs. Tiger Woods
These two veteran players will be playing holes 10 and 13. You might be surprised to learn that they have never met in a Ryder Cup match.
Collin Morikawa vs. Kevin Kisner
Morikawa is going to be favored in this match with the two players competing on holes 11 and 14. The good news for Kisner is that the 14th is a par 3 where he could have the edge.
Sahith Theegala vs. Max Homa
The matchup between Theegala and Homa should be a good one. They will play the 12th and 15th holes. The 12th is a long par 3, while the 15th is a long par 5.
TGL Week 2 Picks
I know that on paper the Los Angeles Golf Club has the edge, but I think the odds on this match are simply way too high. And yes, I know the odds have moved toward the Los Angeles team, but I don’t know that they will have a huge edge. Woods and Kisner are fierce competitors and I expect them to play well and if Homa holds his own, I think the Jupiter Links Golf Club team can win this match. It could also be that Theegala is a bit tired, as he will be coming off a tournament in Hawaii. I’ll take the Jupiter team at a nice plus price.
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