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Patrick Cantlay, Wyndham Clark, Lucas Glover and Kevin Kisner join TGL

There are now 24 players committed to TGL.

Before the start of this week’s Zozo Championship in Japan, Min Woo Lee confirmed he was joining the TGL, the upstart, tech-infused league led by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and their joint venture, TMRW Sports.

Several hours later, TGL officially announced his arrival, along with three others: Patrick Cantlay, 2023 U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark, Lucas Glover and Kevin Kisner.

This brings the total of players committed to playing in the TGL to 24, the expected total.

Each of the six teams will roster four players, with three playing in each match allowing teams to give guys days off.

The opening matches will be held at TGL’s SoFi Center, located on the campus of Palm Beach State College in Florida, on Jan. 9, 2024.

Min Woo Lee confirms at 2023 Zozo Championship that he’s joining TGL

“Look at the roster, it’s crazy. It seems like everyone, and then there’s me.”

Although its website doesn’t bear his name quite yet, Min Woo Lee confirmed Tuesday during a press conference before the start of this week’s Zozo Championship in Japan he’s joining TGL, the upstart, tech-infused league led by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and their joint venture, TMRW Sports.

“Oh, it’s amazing,” Lee told the media at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club when asked about joining the league. “Look at the roster, it’s crazy. It seems like everyone, and then there’s me. I’m trying to do my best and compete with these guys. These guys, obviously, major champions and best in the world. I guess a bit of my fun personality and hopefully, I can play some good golf there, too. I really like that, like type of format, team event. I’m not sure what team I’ll be on, but yeah, I’ll be really excited.”

Lee is now the 20th player to commit to the new circuit, leaving four spots up for grabs. Each of the six teams will roster four players, however, only three will play in each match allowing teams to give guys days off.

Construction of the TGL’s SoFi Center on the campus of Palm Beach State College in Florida is now underway. The first matches will be played Jan. 9, 2024.

Photos: Construction of the TGL’s SoFi Center is underway in Florida

The TGL is expected to debut in January 2024.

The TGL, a tech-infused startup golf league spearheaded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and TMRW Sports, is set to debut in January 2024. On Wednesday, TGL announced the three latest additions to the league: Sahith Theegala, Cam Young and Keegan Bradley.

There are now 19 players associated with TGL, with five more needed to fill out the complete lineup. The Sports Business Journal reported Wednesday that each of the six teams will have four players while only three will play in matches. This move allows each team to give players weeks off.

The matches will be played in the SoFi Center on the campus of Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Construction of the arena is underway. Check out the photos below.

Sahith Theegala, Cam Young and Keegan Bradley join TGL as team format changes

There are now 19 players signed on for the TGL.

Last Thursday, TGL announced that Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood and Tyrrell Hatton — all members of the winning European Ryder Cup team in Rome — were joining its roster.

On Wednesday,  TGL announced three more editions to the Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy-led league: Sahith Theegala, Cam Young and Keegan Bradley.

The total amount of players in the league now sits at 19.

In addition, the Sports Business Journal reported that each of the six teams will roster four players but only three will play in matches, allowing each team to use a rotating lineup. It was earlier stated that 18 players would be a part of TGL, three for each team. You can find all 19 players here.

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Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry and Tom Kim join Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy’s TGL

The TGL still has two open spots.

On Thursday the TGL, the prime-time golf league headed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports, announced Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry and Tom Kim as its newest commitments.

The four players join a long list of superstars set to play in the TGL come January 2024: Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, Collin Morikawa, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose, Xander Schauffele, Max Homa, Adam Scott and Billy Horschel committed earlier this year.

It was announced earlier Thursday that TGL will be aired exclusively on ESPN. The first match will be held Jan. 9 at the Sofi Center on the Palm Beach State College campus in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Six teams of three PGA Tour pros will compete in 15 regular season matches before the semifinals and finals matches.

With these newest commitments, two open spots remain.

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Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy’s TGL to air exclusively on ESPN with first match in January 2024

Prime-time golf – not quite as you know it – is coming to ESPN.

Get ready for the TGL on ESPN.

On Thursday it was announced that ESPN had obtained the media rights for TGL, the new tech-infused golf league created by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports. In an exclusive deal, ESPN will be home of TGL matches in the United States when the new league tees off in January 2024.

ABC will broadcast a preview show for the TGL on Saturday, Dec. 30, a week and change before the inaugural TGL match will air in prime time on ESPN on Tuesday, Jan. 9, the night after the College Football Playoff National Championship. The show will preview the new league’s first season and introduce the six teams of PGA Tour players, though 12 of the 18 competitors have already been announced. The second week of matches will air Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m. ET, the night after ESPN’s Monday Night Football NFL Wild Card game.

All matches will air on ESPN or ESPN2, with streaming on ESPN+. Initial releases from TGL and TMRW Sports stated the league would play on Monday nights, though the first two matches will be held on Tuesdays.

If you’re unfamiliar with the format, six teams of three PGA Tour players will compete in 15 regular season matches, followed by semifinals and finals matches. The matches will be played at a tech-infused, short-game complex. Fans will be able to see every shot live over a 2-hour broadcast on primetime television.

So far, four ownership groups have been announced with TGL Atlanta, TGL Boston, Los Angeles Golf Club and TGL New York.

Earlier this week the TGL announced a multi-year partnership with SoFi Technologies, a digital personal finance company. SoFi is now the presenting sponsor of TGL, and the league’s arena on the campus of Palm Beach State College will be named the SoFi Center (check it out here).

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Photos: New TGL stadium renderings revealed for Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy’s new golf league

The new league is set to start in January 2024.

We all know about Monday Night Football, but who’s ready for some Monday Night Golf?

After announcing their new company TMRW Sports in August of 2022, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy also introduced TGL, a “new tech-infused league” that will partner with the PGA Tour.

Six teams of three PGA Tour players will compete in 15 regular season Monday night matches, followed by semifinals and finals matches, starting January 2024. The matches will be played at a tech-infused, short-game complex. Fans will be able to see every shot live over a 2-hour broadcast on primetime television.

Of the 18 players, so far 12 have been announced.

So far, four ownership groups have been announced with TGL Atlanta, TGL Boston, Los Angeles Golf Club and TGL New York.

On Monday, the TGL announced a multi-year partnership with SoFi Technologies, a digital personal finance company. SoFi is now the presenting sponsor of TGL, and the league’s arena on the campus of Palm Beach State College will be named the SoFi Center.

The SoFi Center is a nearly 250,000-square-foot venue that will house nearly 2,000 people at the Palm Beach Gardens Campus of Palm Beach State College. The air-supported dome is 75 feet high and covers the entire playing surface (97 yards by 50 yards). The hitting screen is 46 feet by 64 feet, roughly 20 times larger than a standard simulator screen. The venue also features a 40-yard-wide short game complex with three dynamic putting surfaces on a larger 3,800-square-foot putting surface. And don’t forget the three sand bunkers.

There will be two plazas outside the venue for pre-event activities and the entire facility is ADA-accessible.

Check out the renderings for the new stadium below.

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USWNT star Morgan invests in new Woods-McIlroy golf league

Morgan and her husband Servando Carrasco have joined the ownership group of Los Angeles Golf Club

Alex Morgan has announced she and her husband Servando Carrasco have joined the ownership group of Los Angeles Golf Club (LAGC), a franchise in TGL, the new golf league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.

Billed as a “tech-infused golf league,” TGL will begin in January 2024 in conjunction with the PGA Tour, with matches to take place in prime time on Monday nights.

LAGC was confirmed as the league’s inaugural team, and features an ownership group that includes Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, and Giannis Antetokounmpo.

That franchise has since been joined by teams in New York, Boston and Atlanta, each with high-profile owners (Steve Cohen, Fenway Sports Group and Arthur Blank, respectively). Two more franchises are set to be announced before the TGL begins.

Morgan has taken up golf in recent years, and even starred in a golf-themed Super Bowl commercial this year for Michelob Ultra.

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TGL is aiming to attract younger audiences to golf, and will feature players hitting shots into a virtual screen before moving to “a data-rich, virtual course complete with a tech-infused, short-game complex.”

The matches will take place at a custom-built venue in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

“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,” Woods said in a release when TGL launched. “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.”

TGL will feature six teams with three-player rosters, with 12 pros already confirmed: Woods, McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose, Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler, Max Homa, Billy Horschel, Xander Schauffele and Matt Fitzpatrick.

The inaugural season will feature a 15-match schedule followed by semifinals and a championship game.

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TGL names New York franchise and owner

The fourth of sixth ownership groups to be announced has been purchased by New York Mets owner Steven Cohen.

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TGL, the new tech-forward, primetime, team golf league developed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports in partnership with the PGA Tour, has announced the ownership of a team representing New York. The fourth of sixth ownership groups to be announced has been purchased by New York Mets owner Steven Cohen.

His TGL team representing New York will be managed by his family office, Cohen Private Ventures, and will compete in TGL’s first season launching in January 2024. The announcement was made on Thursday by Cohen and Mike McCarley, CEO, TMRW Sports and TGL. 

“As golf continues to grow in popularity, there’s a demand for enhanced access to the sport and the world’s top players,” said Cohen, chairman and CEO of Point72 and owner of the Mets since 2020, in a release. “TGL’s primetime schedule will offer an up-close, fast-paced, and innovative take on the sport that will appeal to traditional golf and new fans alike.”   

Said McCarley: “The addition of New York as a TGL team not only continues the success of adding major markets to TGL, but also adds an ownership group with strong ties to other major league teams and fanbases.” 

 TGL previously announced its first three of six ownership groups:

  • TGL Atlanta, led by Arthur M. Blank
  • TGL Boston, led by Fenway Sports Group
  • Los Angeles Golf Club led by Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams, and Venus Williams; as well as limited partners, the Antetokounmpo brothers

TGL team names, brands, front office staff, and players will be unveiled later this year, as will the inaugural schedule and other operational and fan-centric elements of TGL. 

The primetime golf league will be staged in a purpose-built arena in Palm Beach, Fla., on the Palm Beach State College campus. Currently, 12 players committed to playing in TGL have been announced, including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose, Adam Scott, Xander Schauffele, Max Homa, Rickie Fowler, and Billy Horschel. 

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NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo, brothers invest in Los Angeles TGL team

The L.A.-based team is owned by Reddit creator Alexis Ohanian and tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams.

Los Angeles Golf Club, the first team announced for Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s tech-infused TGL, has a bit more support ahead of the league’s January start.

NBA star and two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, as well as his brothers Thanasis, Kostas and Alex, have invested in LAGC, which is owned by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, Serena and Venus Williams.

If you’re unfamiliar with the plans for TGL, here’s the format:

Six teams of three PGA Tour players will compete in 15 regular-season Monday night matches, followed by semifinals and final matches, starting January 2024. The matches will be played at a tech-infused, short-game complex, and fans will be able to see every shot live over a two-hour broadcast on primetime television.

MORE: Third TGL ownership group announced

Woods and McIlroy helped break ground on the TGL venue at Palm Beach State College back in February, and currently 12 players have committed to TGL.

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