(Bleacher Report) TMRW Sports, a company recently launched by golf superstars Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, announced Wednesday it’s reached an agreement with the PGA Tour to introduce a 15-match season in 2024.
⚡️ @TigerWoods + @McIlroyRory + @TMRWSports = TGL, a new tech-infused, team golf league in partnership with the @PGATOUR. Kicking off January 2024.
Learn more: https://t.co/wXLlcLsvdG pic.twitter.com/JJBe7FWylU
— TGL (@TGL) August 24, 2022
Six teams of three PGA Tour players will compete in a custom-built venue that will combine technology and live elements in a series of Monday night matchups followed by playoffs to crown a champion.
Here’s a mockup of the arena that players in the new Tiger/Rory league will compete in — an IMAX-esque screen and a live short-game green. Six teams of three Tour players each. pic.twitter.com/JFYgFws5wa
— Jay Busbee (@jaybusbee) August 24, 2022
TGL will “complement the current PGA Tour schedule” and feature two-hour matches contested on prime-time television.
Woods and McIlroy each released statements about the new league, which will debut in January 2024. Tiger said:
“TGL is the next evolution within professional golf, and I am committed to helping lead it into the future. Embracing technology to create this unique environment gives us the ability to move our sport into primetime on a consistent basis alongside so many of sports’ biggest events. As a big sports fan myself, I’m excited about blending golf with technology and team elements common in other sports. We all know what it’s like to be in a football stadium or a basketball arena where you can watch every play, every minute of action unfold right in front of you. It’s something that inherently isn’t possible in traditional golf—and an aspect of TGL that will set it apart and appeal to a new generation of fans.”
Rory added:
“I have the utmost respect for the game of golf, and the TGL, while rooted in the traditions of the game, is taking a bold step into the increasingly tech-fueled future of sports. TGL will tap into the appeal of team golf within an exciting, fan-friendly environment, comparable to sitting courtside at an NBA game. TGL will widen the appeal of golf to younger and more diverse fans and serve as another avenue to introduce people to the game I love.”
Commissioner Jay Monahan said several marquee names have agreed to appear in 20 events per year, bringing more star power to the Tour on a weekly basis.
“Our top players are firmly behind the Tour, helping us deliver an unmatched product to our fans, who will be all but guaranteed to see the best players competing against each other in 20 events or more throughout the season,” Monahan said.
