Two of the most important names in golf have come collectively to deliver followers of the game a brand new expertise. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are the masterminds behind the interactive, technology-infused golf league TGL.
The league partnered with the PGA Tour to supply a first-of-its-kind expertise that enables followers to observe groups of high golfers compete in an up-close-and-personal style inside a custom-built area.
This is extra details about TGL:
What’s TGL golf?
Based in August 2022, TGL is a tech-infused, 3-on-3 golf league that options six groups composed of 4 PGA Tour golfers collaborating in two-hour matches inside SoFi Heart, TGL’s custom-built venue in Palm Seaside Gardens, Florida.
What does TGL stand for?
TGL stands for Tomorrow’s Golf League. The title stems from TMRW Sports activities, the corporate based by Woods, McIlroy and former NBC golf government Mike McCarley to deal with producing technology-based ventures on the earth of sports activities and leisure.
How do TGL matches work?
There are two classes per TGL match. The primary session contains triples, a nine-hole, 3-on-3, alternate-shot format. The second session is singles, the place gamers go one-on-one, head-to-head for six holes, with every golfer enjoying two holes through the session.
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The course inside SoFi Heart is infused with varied applied sciences and covers an space roughly 97 yards by 50 yards, roughly the scale of a soccer discipline.
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Gamers hit from actual grass tee containers, fairway surfaces, tough and sand into a large simulation display screen greater than 20 occasions the scale of a typical golf simulator.
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The tech-infused inexperienced contains jacks that change the slope to create a wide range of play on each TGL gap.
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Every gap is price one level. If the 2 groups are tied on the finish of regulation, an additional time determines the winner.
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Extra time: TGL’s additional time interval is much like a penalty shootout in soccer. Golfers compete head-to-head till a workforce efficiently hits two pictures nearer to the pin than its opponents.
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Shot clock: Every match contains a shot clock that shows a countdown of 40 seconds. Gamers should hit their shot throughout the allotted time-frame or their workforce receives a shot clock violation and incurs a one-stroke penalty.
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The 40-second time-frame is predicated on the USGA’s suggestion on tempo of play.
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Timeouts: Every workforce has 4 timeouts per match, two timeouts per every of the 2 classes. Unused timeouts through the first session don’t carry over to the second session. For the workforce that’s enjoying its shot, timeouts could also be referred to as at any level till the shot clock expires. The opposing workforce could name a timeout till the opposite workforce’s participant has addressed the ball. A workforce can’t name back-to-back timeouts whereas on the present shot.
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Referee: A referee is on the course to implement TGL’s guidelines and rules, and one other official screens the motion from a sales space.
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All golfers put on microphones throughout matches to deliver followers nearer to the motion.
Every TGL occasion enhances the PGA Tour schedule as a part of the league’s partnership with the tour. The weekly matches result in the playoffs, which in the end culminate with one workforce successful the SoFi Cup.
What’s the factors system in TGL?
Just like the NHL, TGL makes use of a points-based system for regular-season matches. For every match, groups can earn as much as two factors towards their regular-season complete. That complete determines their place within the SoFi Cup standings.
A win in regulation and a win in additional time each equal two factors, whereas a loss in additional time equals one level.
The highest 4 groups advance to the playoffs, which embody a single-elimination semifinal spherical and a best-of-three championship sequence.
Who competes in TGL?
Six groups representing six cities go head-to-head within the seasonlong competitors. Listed below are the groups:
Atlanta Drive GC
▪︎ Lucas Glover
Boston Widespread Golf
▪︎ Rory McIlroy
▪︎ Adam Scott
Jupiter Hyperlinks Golf Membership (Jupiter, Florida)
▪︎ Max Homa
▪︎ Tom Kim
▪︎ Kevin Kisner
▪︎ Tiger Woods
Los Angeles Golf Membership
▪︎ Justin Rose
New York Golf Membership
The Bay Golf Membership (San Francisco Bay Space)
▪︎ Ludvig Åberg
▪︎ Shane Lowry
▪︎ Min Woo Lee
When does the TGL season start?
The inaugural TGL season tees off Jan. 7.
What’s the TGL schedule?
*All occasions Jap
Jan. 7
New York Golf Membership vs. The Bay Golf Membership — 9 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+
Jan. 14
Los Angeles Golf Membership vs. Jupiter Hyperlinks Golf Membership — 7 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+,
Jan. 21
New York Golf Membership vs. Atlanta Drive GC — 7 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+
Jan. 27
Jupiter Hyperlinks Golf Membership vs. Boston Widespread Golf — 6:30 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+
Feb. 4
Boston Widespread Golf vs. Los Angeles Golf Membership — 9 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+
Feb. 17
Atlanta Drive GC vs. Los Angeles Golf Membership — 1 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+
Atlanta Drive GC vs. The Bay Golf Membership — 4 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+
The Bay Golf Membership vs. Boston Widespread Golf — 7 p.m. on ESPN2, ESPN+
Feb. 18
Jupiter Hyperlinks Golf Membership vs. New York Golf Membership — 7 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+
Feb. 24
Los Angeles Golf Membership vs. New York Golf Membership — 5 p.m. on ESPN2, ESPN+
Boston Widespread Golf vs Atlanta Drive GC — 9 p.m. on ESPN2, ESPN+
Feb. 25
The Bay Golf Membership vs. Jupiter Hyperlinks Golf Membership — 9 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+
March 3
The Bay Golf Membership vs. Los Angeles Golf Membership — 3 p.m. on ESPN2, ESPN+
New York Golf Membership vs. Boston Widespread Golf — 7 p.m. on ESPN2, ESPN+
March 4
Jupiter Hyperlinks Golf Membership vs. Atlanta Drive GC — 7 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+
March 17
New York Golf Membership vs. Los Angeles Golf Membership — 7 p.m. on ESPN2, ESPN+
March 18
Atlanta Drive GC vs. The Bay Golf Membership — 7 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+
March 24
Match 1: Atlanta Drive GC vs. New York Golf Membership — 9 p.m. on ESPN2, ESPN+
March 25
Match 2: New York Golf Membership vs. Atlanta Drive GC — 7 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+
Match 3 (if crucial): New York Golf Membership vs. Atlanta Drive GC — 9 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+
How can followers watch TGL golf?
All matches can be found on both ESPN or ESPN2 and on ESPN+. Followers can catch all the motion within the official streaming hub.
Take a look at the ESPN golf hub page for breaking news, features, rankings, scores, schedules and extra.
