The indoor ‘high-tech golf league’ launched by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will officially launch on Tuesday 9th January 2024.
TGL, run by TMRW Sports, the technology-focused sports company established by Woods and McIlroy in 2022, is set to feature 15 of the current world’s top 20 male golfers and will take place in US.
With the ambition of growing the game of golf, events will be played over 15 holes, combining an oversized simulator with actual shots to a tech-infused green that can change contours depending on the shot.
Each hole will start on a golf simulator, with players hitting tee shots into a huge screen, which at 64ft x 46ft is around 20 times larger than a standard screen.
For shots of around 50 yards or less, players will switch from the simulator to hitting into adaptable greens with 189 actuators and jacks changing the slope of the putting surface for each hole.
All events will be televised and played at a purpose-built 1,600-capacity venue in Florida – The Sofi Center, at Palm Beach State College.
It will feature six teams of four players, playing each other once in a league format. Only three of the four players will compete in any one event.
Five teams have been announced so far, with names linked to US cities in Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.
The new venture has also been backed by several high-profile sports stars. NBA star Curry is involved with the San Francisco set-up, while tennis greats Serena Williams and sister Venus are among those providing support for the LA team. The Fenway Sports Group is involved with the Boston side.
Some of the game’s top players will be involved on the course too. Woods and McIlroy lead the line-up, with Spain’s Jon Rahm and American Justin Thomas also signed up.
Two-time major champion Thomas is so far the only player assigned to a team after Atlanta Drive GC announced on 31st October that the 30-year-old would be on their roster.
World number one Scottie Scheffler and fellow Americans Patrick Cantlay, Rickie Fowler, Collin Morikawa, Max Homa and Xander Schauffele have joined with Englishmen Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton and Justin Rose and Irish representation from Shane Lowry.
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