The TGL has been fashioned in partnership with the PGA Tour and goals to draw a youthful viewers to golf by means of know-how and custom-built arenas.
Competitions will characteristic six groups of three PGA Tour gamers and will probably be televised dwell in a primetime slot on Monday nights.
The high-tech idea will see gamers hit photographs on a digital display earlier than transferring to a “state-of-the-art quick recreation complicated” within the middle of the stadium, in keeping with a press launch.
Each shot will probably be performed inside a two-hour window in a bid to make golf extra interesting for spectators, who will probably be together with the greens to observe the motion unfold. The inaugural season will characteristic a 15-match schedule adopted by playoffs and a championship match.
“Everyone knows what it is prefer to be in a soccer stadium or a basketball enviornment the place you may watch each play, each minute of motion unfold proper in entrance of you,” stated 15-time main champion Woods.
“It is one thing that inherently is not potential in conventional golf — and a side of TGL that may set it aside and attraction to a brand new technology of followers.”
“TGL will faucet into the attraction of group golf inside an thrilling, fan-friendly surroundings, corresponding to sitting courtside at an NBA recreation,” stated world No. four McIlroy.
“TGL will widen the attraction of golf to youthful and extra various followers and function one other avenue to introduce folks to the sport I really like.”
The launch comes with the PGA Tour saying a variety of modifications to its schedule and format amid the launch of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf collection earlier this yr.
On Wednesday, the Tour outlined plans to raise 4 additional occasions for the 2023 FedEx Cup season, with dedication from the Tour’s prime 20 gamers to compete in all 12 of the elevated occasions.
There’s additionally a pledge to extend prize cash, with a handbag of no less than $20 million accessible at every of these 12 occasions.
“Each single member of the PGA Tour goes to learn from the modifications that we’ll be making,” stated PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan.
“The Tour goes to proceed to develop by having the perfect gamers on this planet dedicated to it, by us persevering with to lean into and put money into our ethos, which is the single-best aggressive platform.”
Monahan added that gamers who’ve signed as much as the LIV Golf collection wouldn’t be permitted to return to the PGA Tour in gentle of the modifications made forward of subsequent season.
The PIF has pledged to award $250 million in whole prize cash to the collection. Every of the primary seven occasions have a complete prize purse of $25 million, with $20 million break up between particular person gamers and the remaining $5 million shared between the highest three groups on the finish of every week.
CNN’s Matt Foster and Jill Martin contributed to reporting.
