Rory McIlroy is already looking ahead at next year’s TGL (Image: Getty Images)
After being knocked out of TGL’s inaugural season, looks to rejoin the fray with Boston Common next year. Despite a string of losses – culminating in Monday’s defeat at the hands of Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, and Matt Fitzpatrick under the banner of New York Golf Club – McIlroy, among the league’s founders alongside , is undeterred and eager for redemption in 2026.
Post-match, the Northern Irish star expressed his determination to return: “I’d certainly want to run it back next year.” Highlighting the camaraderie on the team, he added: “I really enjoyed competing with these guys. But yeah, the nice thing is that Keegan and I especially live very close to here, so we can hopefully pop in whenever we want and get a little bit of extra practice going into next year.”
McIlroy praised the compact nature of the TGL season stretching just from January to March, touting it as an exciting feature of the golf calendar. Looking forward to another cycle, he remarked: “I think that’s the cool thing about this, as well, is you’ve got the semi-finals in a couple weeks’ time and then the final and then it’s gone for nine months. Hopefully by the time January rolls around again, people are excited to watch it.
“After the next few weeks, we’ll let the major championship season kick in and obviously have people be super interested in that, but January, February, March when there’s not a ton going on at nighttime, especially up in the northeast, I think it’s a fun thing for people to be able to sit down and watch on a Monday and Tuesday night.
Despite playing alongside Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott, and Hideki Matsuyama throughout the season, McIlroy’s Boston team could only muster a single point in five matches, even with their high-calibre lineup.
Don’t miss…
Rory McIlroy’s Boston Common Golf struggled (Image: Getty Images)
Yet, despite a challenging inaugural year, McIlroy’s teammate Bradley remains optimistic about the future. He explained: “We wanted to win the match [against New York], and we’ve run up against some good play on the other side, but we had the best time this year.
“I had a blast coming in and doing the practices, practice rounds. Had a blast the whole year and look forward to next year, and hopefully we can win one match next year. That would be nice. It was really a fun time and really excited about TGL’s future.”
Meanwhile, McIlroy and Boston, along with co-founder Woods and his Jupiter Links team, were knocked out following New York’s triumph. The New York franchise will advance to the playoffs alongside Atlanta Drive, The Bay, and Los Angeles, which are set to commence later this month.
This article originally appeared on