ESPN will televise the inaugural season of TGL introduced by SoFi, the brand new golf league set to start play in 2024, as a part of a multiyear settlement introduced Thursday morning.
The league, which is the brainchild of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy together with golf government Mike McCarley, will function 18 PGA Tour gamers cut up into six groups. They’ll play two-hour, head-to-head match-play matches in a specifically constructed enviornment in Palm Seaside Gardens, Florida. It’s going to incorporate stay motion in addition to the newest in golf expertise.
Woods and McIlroy have dedicated to play, together with Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele, Max Homa, Rickie Fowler, Billy Horschel, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose and Adam Scott. Six extra gamers will probably be introduced.
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“TGL goes to be a two-hour presentation not like something you could have seen earlier than,” ESPN government vp Rosalyn Durant stated. “All gamers will put on stay microphones and viewers may have unprecedented entry throughout competitors. It is an thrilling panorama for presenting golf, and we stay up for bringing it to followers.”
The primary match will probably be Jan. 9 at 9 p.m. ET. It is the night time after the Faculty Soccer Playoff title sport. The second will probably be per week later at 7 p.m. ET on the night time after a “Monday Night time Soccer” wild-card playoff sport. Each will probably be on ESPN and ESPN+. All different 13 regular-season matches, on dates to be introduced, will probably be on ESPN or ESPN2 in addition to ESPN+. There may also be a semifinal and ultimate match.
“ESPN has embraced the idea from our very first assembly and we’re wanting ahead to launching TGL in prime time on ESPN and bringing our groups of the PGA TOUR’s greatest stars to their ESPN’s legion of sports activities followers,” McCarley stated in an announcement. “The 2-hour match format has been designed for right this moment’s sports activities fan, because it’s rooted within the traditions of golf, however provides technical components which are distinctive to a contemporary, sports activities enviornment surroundings.”
4 of the six groups have metropolis and possession designations — TGL Atlanta, TGL Boston, Los Angeles Golf Membership and TGL New York. Workforce buyers embody Arthur Clean, John Henry and Tom Werner, Alexis Ohanian, Serena and Venus Williams, and Steve Cohen.
A preview present will air on Dec. 30 on ABC.
