Bet on The Bay to Upset New York in The TGL Tonight

The best bet for the New York Golf Club vs The Bay Golf Club tonight in the TGL is on The Bay with +100 odds.
The golfers for The Bay are ranked higher than New York on average and also are significantly better than their counterparts on many of the one-on-one holes.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Betting odds for the opening matchup of the TGL have the New York Golf Club (-120) favored over The Bay Golf Club (+100). The best bet for the matchup is on New York based on the strength of the three golfers teeing off for them.

New York Golf Club vs The Bay Golf Club Odds

New York -120
The Bay +100

Bet on Ludvig, Lowry, and Clark to Win

In a matchup featuring several of the biggest names in golf, the best bet at online sports betting sites is on the better team from top to bottom.

That’s because the match format will likely result in each golfer from each team hitting nearly the same number of shots.

For those new to the TGL and looking to get in on the action at PGA Tour betting sites, this is the format:

First Nine Holes: The first nine holes of the match will have all three players on each team taking turns. They will alternate each shot.
Final Six Holes: Golfers will each then play two holes by themselves against a member of the opposing team match play-style. The matchups for these holes are Rickie Fowler vs Shane Lowry, Matt Fitzpatrick vs Wyndham Clark, and Xander Schauffele vs Ludvig Aberg.

Since each golfer will play nearly the same number of shots in this format, it’s important for each player on the team to be among the best in the world.

One way to look at that is by looking at where the players on each team are in the World Golf Rankings.

World Golf Rankings of Tonight’s TGL Players

New York Golf Club Player	Ranking	The Bay Golf Club Player	Ranking
Xander Schauffele	2	Ludvig Aberg	6
Matt Fitzpatrick	41	Wyndham Clark	7
Rickie Fowler	75	Shane Lowry	27
New York Golf Club Average	39.33	The Bay Golf Club Average	13.33

The average rankings of the golfers on each club show that The Bay features a more well-rounded team than New York, which is why the Ludvig Aberg, Wyndham Clark, and Shane Lowry team is the best bet tonight in the TGL.

Another interesting way to decide on who to bet on in the TGL tonight is to look at the hole-by-hole matchups in holes 9 through 15.

The TGL matchup summary outlines the par and matchups for all of the match play-style holes.

Bettors can then use PGA Tour scoring stats to identify where both the golfers on each hole rank for that par.

Hole	NY Golfer	Scoring Rank	Bay Golfer	Scoring Rank
10 – Par 5	Rickie Fowler	145 (4.64)	Shane Lowry	69 (4.56)
11 – Par 4	Matt Fitzpatrick	146 (4.05)	Wyndham Clark	26 (3.98)
12 – Par 3	Xander Schauffele	1 (2.92)	Ludvig Aberg	30 (3.00)
13 – Par 4	Rickie Fowler	156 (4.06)	Shane Lowry	26 (3.98)
14 – Par 3	Matt Fitzpatrick	8 (2.98)	Wyndham Clark	18 (2.99)
15 – Par 5	Xander Schauffele	29 (4.52)	Ludvig Aberg	45 (4.54)

Those rankings based on the types of holes indicate a potential three-three split between New York and The Bay. But, it’s important to also recognize how significant the advantage for The Bay’s players is compared to the relatively minuscule advantage New York has on the holes they would be expected to win based on last season’s scoring average.

Those slight advantages for New York are very likely to turn into ties, while the big advantages for The Bay are more likely to turn into wins.

Because of that and the superior talent based on team-wide ranking averages, the best bet tonight in the TGL is on The Bay Golf Club (+100) to beat the New York Golf Club.

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Brett Crown

Brett is a passionate sports writer who majored in Sport Management at Florida State University. He combines his knowledge of stats with his understanding of game theory to find the best values when sports betting. Brett enjoys golfing, playing cornhole, and hanging out by the pool when he’s not locked in watching games.