New golf league backed by Tiger, Rory takes swings in prime time

A new indoor golf league backed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will have its primetime debut Tuesday, Jan. 7, on ESPN. The tagline for the venture, dubbed TGL Golf, is “golf reimagined,” and it certainly is different.

Six teams of three players will tee up during two-hour matches in a massive indoor arena in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

The league pairs some of the top names on the PGA Tour. Justin Thomas, Ricky Fowler, Colin Morikawa, Billy Horschel, and, of course, McIlroy and Woods, who put their star power behind the idea more than two years ago.

“The first thing I’d like people to know is that it’s golf reimagined. Sort of trying to take golf into the 21st century,” said McIlroy, “We have teams. Obviously, we have a lot of technology involved, trying to bring [golf] into the digital era. A lot of things we’ve taken from other sports, like a shot clock, a timeout –– which you don’t see in regular golf. Trying to appeal to that bigger sports audience out there.”

Wyndham Clark, another major championship winner, wonders where it can go, saying, “This could be the future of golf. This could be one of the coolest things on Monday nights after football. That’s the hope, and I just wanted to be a part of it. And so, I’m really excited.”

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