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Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s high-tech indoor golf league has officially launched.
TGL held the first match at its dedicated SoFi Center on the campus of Palm Beach State College in Florida on January 7, with The Bay Golf Club ultimately defeating New York Golf Club 9-2. ESPN’s prime-time live broadcast averaged 919,000 viewers, according to the network.
The team-focused league is created by TMRW Sports, a company founded by Woods, McIlroy and former NBC Sports executive Mike McCarley. Developed in partnership with the PGA Tour.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – JANUARY 07: Rory McIlroy of Boston Common Golf and Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club look on before the TGL Presented by SoFi match between New York Golf Club and The Bay Golf Club at the SoFi Center on January 07, (Mike Erman / TGL / TGL Golf via Getty Images / Getty Images)
During the process of starting the league, TGL has secured a slew of big-name partners, including luxury automaker Genesis, consulting firm Businessolver and consumer electronics retailer Best Buy as “founding partners.” It has dozens of official partners in total, according to a recent press release.
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TGL explains on its website that its matches “feature three players on each team competing in a two-hour team golf tournament, providing a fresh approach to the sport with an emphasis on technology, innovation and fan engagement.” Two of the six teams in the league face off in one match.
TGL’s regular season consists of 15 games, all played indoors at the So-Fi Center, named after the digital finance company that signed a multi-year deal as its presenting sponsor.
The space is approximately 250,000 square feet. Inside there, competitors – all big names in golf – make their way through 15 holes in a high-tech space “about the size of a football field” that includes a “ScreenZone” and a “GreenZone.”
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – JANUARY 07: A fan cheers in the stands while playing the ninth hole during a TGL presented by SoFi match between New York Golf Club and Gulf Golf Club at SoFi Center on January 07, 2025 in Palm Beach Garden (Mike Erman / TGL / TGL Golf via Getty Images / Getty Images)
A massive 64 x 53 foot simulated screen created by Full Swing plays a major role in the match in “ScreenZone”.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – JANUARY 07: Shane Lowry of The Bay Golf Club plays a shot on the 7th hole during TGL Presented by SoFi vs. New York Golf Club at SoFi Center on January 07, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (PhD (Mike Erman / TGL / TGL Golf via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Meanwhile, the “GreenZone” serves as a dedicated short-game zone, with a massive green spinner that uses hundreds of motors to “change the slope of the green, creating a variety of play on each hole,” TGL said.
The league uses a triple format for nine holes and a singles format for six holes. About 1,500 people can watch in person at the SoFi Center from seats surrounding the playing area, according to the High-Tech Golf League.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – JANUARY 07: A general view of New York Golf Club players and The Bay Golf Club players on the green during a TGL match presented by SoFi at SoFi Center on January 07, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Hawke (Cliff Hawkins / TGL / TGL Golf via Getty Images / Getty Images)
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TGL’s inaugural season was scheduled to be played in 2024. However, a failure of a temporary power system and backup systems in November 2023 caused the dome to deflate, resulting in some damage, prompting the league to move the start to this year, According to a TGL press release from the time.
Now, with one game under its belt, TGL will hold the rest of its regular season games over the next two months, with two postseason rounds. The team that wins the championship title will receive $9 million of the season’s total prize pool of $21 million. According to Golf.com.
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