The world of golf is preparing to welcome a whole new league, star-studded with PGA Tour players, advanced technology, and insightful matches. Backed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, it is set to start a new era in golf!
The fan’s favorite ESPN will broadcast the league and will start next year in January. Read ahead to learn about the format, players, and partnered teams.
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What is TGL?
Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and former NBC sports executive Mike McCarley’s venture TMRW Sports has started its new project called TGL. The high-tech golf league will consist of 6 different teams. Each team will have 3 PGA tour golfers who will go head-to-head in a team format.
The teams will represent six American cities. The TMRW Sports-backed league already has confirmed four teams out of six. The investment has come from various sports players and top organizations. The four confirmed teams are Los Angeles Golf Club, TGL Boston, TGL Atlanta, and TGL New York.
| Teams | Owned by |
| Los Angeles Golf Club (LAGC) | Serena Williams, her husband Alexis Ohanian, and sister Venus Williams with Michelle Wie West |
| TGL Boston | Fenway Sports Group is anchored by the Boston Red Sox, Liverpool Football Club, and the Pittsburgh Penguins. |
| TGL Atlanta | AMB Sports and Entertainment |
| TGL New York | Cohen Private Ventures by Steven Cohen, owner of the New York Mets of MLB |
Players who have been confirmed by the league are Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose, Xander Schauffele, Adam Scott and Billy Horschel.
Format
The league has partnered with the PGA Tour. Six teams of three players from the PGA Tour will go head to head at the specially built arena in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The game will be of 2 hours and players will hit the first shot at a virtual game area. There will be 15 matches every season. The schedule will be following the PGA Tour.
Where to watch?
ESPN has grabbed the broadcasting rights of TGL. The league will start from 9th January, 2024. Week 1 match will be broadcasted one night after the College Football Playoff National Championship at 9 p.m. The second match will be televised on 16th January one night after ESPN’s Monday Night Football NFL Wild Card Game at 7 p.m.
After the 15 matches, the semi-finals and finals will follow. They’ll be streamed on ESPN, ESPN+ and ESPN2. ABC will air a preview show on December 30th, Saturday. The show will explain the high technology used in the arena.
A peculiar perk about TGL is that each player will be miked up. The fan will have access throughout the 2-hour match. This is something never done before and looks to bring out a fresh and new start to the game of golf. ESPN had previously televised the PGA Championship and Masters. The fans are guaranteed to have a unique and innovative experience.
More players and teams will be confirmed by the end of the year. Till then which other city would you like to be added to the league? Tell us in the comments!
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