TIGER Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TGL golf league is set to get underway in January.
All the teams and dates have been confirmed for the high-tech venture that has American fans excited.
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The new indoor golf league will feature a number of the biggest stars on the PGA Tour.
The all new high-tech golf league was postponed for a year until 2025 after the purpose-built Sofi Arena sustained severe damage as the white roof had fallen through after a storm.
But now players have been given access to the venue ahead of it’s January 7 debut.
IS TGL ON TV IN IRELAND?
TGL secured a broadcast rights agreement with ESPN in the United States last year, BUT the new league is yet to secure a broadcast deal for Ireland and the UK.
The indoor golf will be broadcast in prime time hours in the USA with each broadcast set to last two hours, and played during primetime tv slots on Monday and Tuesday nights.
But some fans will be concerned by the news, especially after the recent ‘The Showdown’ was not shown live in GB & I.
Although there’s still time for a deal to be struck with one of the major broadcaster in Ireland and the UK – watch this space.
Teams have also been named and confirmed for the league, along with fixtures for the regular season.
Six teams comprising 24 mic’d up stars of the PGA Tour will compete across a 15-match regular season at the 1,500-capacity arena in Palm Beach Gardens.
That’s before the post-season begins, culminating in a best-of-three Finals Series showdown for the SoFi Cup on March 24.
TGL TEAMS
Justin Thomas (USA), Patrick Cantlay (USA), Billy Horschel (USA), Lucas Glover (USA)
Boston Common Golf
Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), Hideki Matsuyama (Japan), Keegan Bradley (USA), Adam Scott (Australia)
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Jupiter Links Golf Club
Tiger Woods (USA), Max Homa (USA), Tom Kim (South Korea), Kevin Kisner (USA)
Los Angeles Golf Club
Collin Morikawa (USA), Sahith Theegala (USA), Justin Rose (England), Tommy Fleetwood (England)
New York Golf Club
Matt Fitzpatrick (England), Rickie Fowler (USA), Xander Schauffele (USA), Cameron Young (USA)
The Bay Golf Club
Ludvig Åberg (Sweden), Wyndham Clark (USA), Min Woo Lee (Australia), Shane Lowry (Ireland)
TGL SHEDULE
Regular season
January 7: New York GC v The Bay GC
January 14: Los Angeles GC v Jupiter Links GC
January 21: New York GC v Atlanta Drive GC
January 27: Jupiter Links GC v Boston Common GC
February 4: Boston Common GC v Los Angeles GC
February 17: Atlanta Drive GC v Los Angeles GC, Atlanta Drive GC v The Bay GC, The Bay GC v Boston Common GC
February 18: Jupiter Links GC v New York GC
February 24: Los Angeles GC v New York GC, Boston Common GC v Atlanta Drive GC
February 25: The Bay GC v Jupiter Links GC
March 3: The Bay GC v Los Angeles GC, New York GC v Boston Common GC
March 4: Jupiter Links GC v Atlanta Drive GC
Postseason
Semifinals: March 17, March 18
Finals Series: March 24, March 25