TGL Season 3 Rosters: Koepka's Team, Lowry's Trade
TGL announced its Season 3 rosters on Tuesday, October 20, adding a seventh team led by Brooks Koepka, 12 new players and the league's first trade, ahead of a season that starts Sunday, December 27 at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Every team now carries five players instead of four, though three still play in each match, which puts 35 PGA Tour players on the league's books. "Our teams are developing distinct identities that reflect their players' personalities and competitive fire," Rufus Hack, president of golf at TMRW Sports, said in the official roster announcement.
Koepka's Motor City Golf Club Joins As Team Seven
Motor City Golf Club is the league's first expansion team, and every player on it is new to TGL. Koepka leads a roster of Jackson Koivun, Jake Knapp, Si Woo Kim and Bud Cauley. Koivun was the headline name in our look at the 2027 rookie class, after he became the first player to win all four major college awards.
Golf Digest's list of the 12 players making their TGL debuts covers the five Motor City players plus Ben James, Keith Mitchell, Ryan Fox, Blades Brown, Michael Brennan, Alex Fitzpatrick and Ben Griffin. Brown, 19, is the youngest graduate in Korn Ferry Tour history, as we noted in our 2027 Korn Ferry Tour schedule report, and he joins The Bay Golf Club alongside Fox.
Three former alternates were promoted to full-time roles: Chris Gotterup at Atlanta Drive, Michael Thorbjornsen at Boston Common and Akshay Bhatia at Tiger Woods's Jupiter Links, according to the PGA Tour.
Every TGL Season 3 Roster
Here is how all seven teams line up, as of October 23, 2026. Rosters are taken from the PGA Tour's release and checked against Golf Digest and GOLF.com.
| Team | 2027 roster | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Drive GC | Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas, Billy Horschel, Chris Gotterup, Michael Brennan | Brennan new, replaces Lucas Glover. Gotterup promoted from alternate. |
| The Bay Golf Club | Wyndham Clark, Min Woo Lee, Ludvig Aberg, Ryan Fox, Blades Brown | Fox and Brown new. Shane Lowry traded to Boston. |
| Boston Common Golf | Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Keegan Bradley, Hideki Matsuyama, Michael Thorbjornsen | Lowry acquired by trade. Thorbjornsen promoted. Adam Scott out. |
| Jupiter Links Golf Club | Tiger Woods, Max Homa, Tom Kim, Akshay Bhatia, Keith Mitchell | Mitchell new. Bhatia promoted. Kevin Kisner out. |
| Los Angeles Golf Club | Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, Sahith Theegala, Ben James | James new. Defending SoFi Cup champion. |
| Motor City Golf Club | Brooks Koepka, Jackson Koivun, Jake Knapp, Si Woo Kim, Bud Cauley | Expansion team. All five new. |
| New York Golf Club | Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron Young, Rickie Fowler, Ben Griffin, Alex Fitzpatrick | Griffin and Alex Fitzpatrick new. Xander Schauffele out. |
Five-player rosters give every team the option to rotate its lineup and still field three regulars in every match.
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Shane Lowry Moves In TGL's First Trade
The day before the rosters went public, Rory McIlroy's Boston Common Golf completed the first trade in league history. GOLF.com reported that Boston sent the fourth pick in TGL's roster formation draft to The Bay Golf Club in exchange for Shane Lowry and a future pick.
Lowry fills the space left by Adam Scott, who is not returning to Boston for Season 3. The Bay, meanwhile, reloaded with Fox and Brown around Wyndham Clark, Min Woo Lee and Ludvig Aberg.
Who Is Missing In Season 3
Four players from last season's rosters are gone. Xander Schauffele leaves New York Golf Club, and GOLF.com noted that the initial two-year player deals have now run their course. Kevin Kisner, a founding member of Jupiter Links, is no longer playing. Lucas Glover leaves Atlanta Drive, where Michael Brennan takes his place, and Scott leaves Boston.
None of the four has given a public reason, and GolfMagic's roster breakdown also listed no explanations. GOLF.com described Schauffele as the biggest name to exit the league so far.
How TGL Got Here
Woods and McIlroy co-founded TGL through TMRW Sports with Mike McCarley, a former NBC Sports and Golf Channel executive, GolfMagic noted. Los Angeles Golf Club won the 2026 SoFi Cup by sweeping Jupiter Links 9-2 in the Finals, so Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood and Sahith Theegala start Season 3 as defending champions, now with James alongside them.
The league's television home is settled. ESPN and TMRW Sports announced on October 1 that they had extended their U.S. media rights deal, and the release said more than 30 percent of TGL viewers are not regular viewers of other professional golf. The full Season 3 schedule, commentators and production details will be announced before the opening match.
TGL Season 3 FAQ
When does TGL Season 3 start?
Season 3 opens on Sunday, December 27, 2026 at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with ESPN carrying it in the U.S. The full schedule has not been published yet.
How many players are on a TGL team in 2027?
Five. Rosters grew from four players to five for Season 3, with three players competing for each team in every match.
Is Tiger Woods on a TGL roster for 2027?
Yes. Woods is listed on Jupiter Links Golf Club's roster with Max Homa, Tom Kim, Akshay Bhatia and Keith Mitchell.
What It Means For Players And Fans
For players, TGL is now a deeper commitment and a deeper bench. Five-player rosters give younger names such as Koivun, Brown and James winter reps in front of a television audience, and the first trade shows that teams can be rebuilt between seasons rather than locked in place.
For fans, the league fills the quiet weeks around the turn of the year with McIlroy, Woods, Koepka and Fleetwood all on screen, and a seventh team means more matchups through the winter.
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