What Is Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TGL? Players, Technology, and Teams

The golf world had found its excitement rising to another level after the GOAT of the game, Tiger Woods, introduced TGL to the sports community. A tech-based league that looks to change the game’s dynamics, it was concocted with the help of fellow athlete Rory McIlroy, and Mike McCarley, a sports media executive. It has made the headlines repeatedly as many big golfers became a part of the same.

The trio founded a technology company, TMRW Sports, which kept the new league as its vision.  Moreover, the venture has partnered itself with the PGA Tour to fuse the gameplay of the sport along with new innovations to provide a completely new experience to the viewer. After all the hype, it does make one curious to know the details of the same, including the field, and teams, among others.

What is TGL presented by SoFi?

TMRW Sports had teamed up with SoFi Technologies in a major deal landing its first commercial partner, not too long ago. The partnership saw the digital finance company become the presenting sponsor of the new league, along with renaming the arena built for the same in Palm Beach to SoFi Center.

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The SoFi center is set to combine “a data-rich virtual course” with technology to create a unique and distinct experience for the fans. Moreover, it would provide a high-energy tournament where every shot is televised live within two hours. The venue would witness a huge simulator screen which would be powered by “Full Swing Technology.” Moreover, the simulator would also be combined with a short game complex including three sand bunkers and virtual greens measuring 15 feet x 27 feet.

Moreover, the legend’s brainchild is set to start in January 2024. It is a six-team competition in the game of golf that would witness a shorter format along with new innovative technologies to target a larger audience. It would include a total of six teams which would see themselves competing for glory. In addition, the season would see four players in each team, engaging in a match-play format for two hours.

And, competing in the same is a roster filled with talented players from the game of golf, boasting positions in the top ranks of the OWGR.

Who are the players and the teams of TGL?

There are a total of 24 golfers in the tech-infused league. And, from the list, the TGL players boast a total of 32 major championship wins, and 224 victories on the PGA Tour not to include the 119 additional wins internationally. The players in the upcoming venture include:

• Tiger Woods
• Rory McIlroy
• Jon Rahm
• Collin Morikawa
• Justin Thomas
• Keegan Bradley
• Matt Fitzpatrick
• Lucas Glover
• Shane Lowry
• Justin Rose
• Adam Scott
• Wyndham Clark
• Patrick Cantlay
• Xander Schauffele
• Max Homa
• Cam Young
• Tyrrell Hatton
• Tommy Fleetwood
• Rickie Fowler
• Sahith Theegala
• Tom Kim
• Min Woo Lee
• Billy Horschel
• Kevin Kisner

As of now, ownership of five of the total six teams has been confirmed and announced. The rest of the details including the assigned players are set to be released later this year before the tournament starts. Let us take a quick look at each of the teams and their proprietors.

1. Atlanta Drive GC – The team is owned by Arthur Blank and his company AMB Sports and Entertainment. The CEO of Hoem Depot, who already owns the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL and Atlanta United in the MLS, partnered up with Tiger Woods to launch their third team in the sports world.
2. TGL Boston: Although the final name of the squad hasn’t been confirmed, the group owned by John Henry, Tom Werner, Mike Gordon, and Fenway Sports Group is set to represent Boston in the upcoming league.
3. Los Angeles Golf Club: The first team to be confirmed in the TGL and to cooperate with Woods for the same, the LAGC is led by the tennis star Serena Williams and her husband Alexis Ohanian, and sister, Venus Williams. The limited partners of the team include the Antetokounmpo brothers, Alex Morgan, Servando Carrasco, and Michelle Wie West.
4. TGL New York: The group is owned by Steven A. Cohen, and his company Cohen Private Ventures.
5. TGL San Francisco: The latest to join the fray, NBA Legend Stephen Curry in tandem with Marc Lasry’s Avenue Sports Fund took ownership of the fifth golf team to represent SF. They also received help from Andre Iguodala and Klay Thompson who became the co-investors of the same.

Not limited to the above list, the 82X PGA Tour winner has also managed to bag other big names as partners in his new venture.

Other partnerships of TGL

The 15X major winner, a little while back, signed the deal with a $31 million partner Fanatics. The agreement helped the latter secure rights to design and manufacture merchandise for the league along with opening its e-commerce store to sell the licensed products.

In addition to the multimillion-dollar deal, TGL has also managed to rope in ESPN, who has agreed on a multi-year deal to broadcast the same. The $50 billion giant’s coverage on the flagship ESPN channel, ESPN2, and ESPN+, is nothing short of a phenomenal step for the league as it would lead to bolstering the TGL to new heights.

The sporting world can’t help but look on in excitement as the tech-infused tournament is set to make its start in 2024. However, one thing is for sure, it would be nothing short of an amazing league.

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