1. WHAT IS TGL?
Capitalizing on the huge popularity of simulator golf, TGL, in partnership with the PGA Tour, will pit some of the world’s greatest golfers in a high-tech, high energy environment with a live audience. The players will be hitting shots into a screen similar in size to a large movie theater screen. Closer range shots will be played “greenside” in the stadium (see below). TGL will feature six teams of three PGA Tour players competing in two-hour tournaments.
2. WHO’S PLAYING TGL?
Players who have committed to play (as of February 12, 2023), include:
Tiger Woods
Rory McIlroy
Jon Rahm
Justin Thomas
Collin Morikawa
Adam Scott
Matt Fitzpatrick
Max Homa
Billy Horschel
Justin Rose
Xander Schauffele
Rickie Fowler
* 8 other player contestants will be announced in the coming months.
3. WHERE WILL TGL PLAY?
An indoor, custom-built arena set on a 10-acre parcel in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on the campus of Palm Beach State College. The complex encompasses a data-rich virtual golf course with a state-of-the-art short game complex.
4. WHEN DOES THE FIRST SEASON START?
The inaugural TGL season begins January 20, 2024. A 15-week regular season will be followed by playoffs and championship match. Each team will play 5 matches during the season. The events will take place on Monday evenings throughout the year.
5. WHO CREATED TGL?
The league is the brainchild of sports executive Mike McCarley, a former Golf Channel president, and golf superstars Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy under a corporate umbrella called TMRW Sports.
