Two of the largest names in golf have come collectively to carry 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 permits followers to look at groups of prime golfers compete in an up-close-and-personal trend inside a custom-built enviornment.
Here 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 participating in two-hour matches inside SoFi Middle, TGL’s custom-built venue in Palm Seashore Gardens, Florida.
What does TGL stand for?
TGL stands for Tomorrow’s Golf League. The identify stems from TMRW Sports activities, the corporate based by Woods, McIlroy and former NBC golf government Mike McCarley to concentrate on producing technology-based ventures on the planet 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 taking part in two holes in the course of the session.
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The course inside SoFi Middle is infused with varied applied sciences and covers an space roughly 97 yards by 50 yards, roughly the scale of a soccer area.
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Gamers hit from actual grass tee containers, fairway surfaces, tough and sand into a large simulation display greater than 20 instances 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 extra time determines the winner.
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Time beyond regulation: TGL’s extra time interval is just like a penalty shootout in soccer. Golfers compete head-to-head till a staff efficiently hits two photographs nearer to the pin than its opponents.
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Shot clock: Every match incorporates a shot clock that shows a countdown of 40 seconds. Gamers should hit their shot inside the allotted timeframe or their staff receives a shot clock violation and incurs a one-stroke penalty.
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The 40-second timeframe relies on the USGA’s suggestion on tempo of play.
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Timeouts: Every staff has 4 timeouts per match, two timeouts per every of the 2 classes. Unused timeouts in the course of the first session don’t carry over to the second session. For the staff that’s taking part in its shot, timeouts could also be known as at any level till the shot clock expires. The opposing staff might name a timeout till the opposite staff’s participant has addressed the ball. A staff 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 laws, and one other official screens the motion from a sales space.
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All golfers put on microphones throughout matches to carry 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 finally culminate with one staff profitable the SoFi Cup.
What’s the factors system in TGL?
Much 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 extra time each equal two factors, whereas a loss in extra 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 collection.
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 instances Jap
Jan. 7
New York Golf Membership vs. The Bay Golf Membership — 9 p.m. on ESPN
Jan. 14
Los Angeles Golf Membership vs. Jupiter Hyperlinks Golf Membership — 7 p.m. on ESPN
Jan. 21
New York Golf Membership vs. Atlanta Drive GC — 7 p.m. on ESPN
Jan. 27
Jupiter Hyperlinks Golf Membership vs. Boston Widespread Golf — 6:30 p.m. on ESPN
Feb. 4
Boston Widespread Golf vs. Los Angeles Golf Membership — 9 p.m. on ESPN
Feb. 17
Atlanta Drive GC vs. Los Angeles Golf Membership — 1 p.m. on ESPN
Atlanta Drive GC vs. The Bay Golf Membership — 4 p.m. on ESPN
The Bay Golf Membership vs. Boston Widespread Golf — 7 p.m. on ESPN2
Feb. 18
Jupiter Hyperlinks Golf Membership vs. New York Golf Membership — 7 p.m. on ESPN
Feb. 24
Los Angeles Golf Membership vs. New York Golf Membership — 5 p.m. on ESPN2
Boston Widespread Golf vs Atlanta Drive GC — 9 p.m. on ESPN2
Feb. 25
The Bay Golf Membership vs. Jupiter Hyperlinks Golf Membership — 9 p.m. on ESPN
March 3
The Bay Golf Membership vs. Los Angeles Golf Membership — 3 p.m. on ESPN2
New York Golf Membership vs. Boston Widespread Golf — 7 p.m. on ESPN2
March 4
Jupiter Hyperlinks Golf Membership vs. Atlanta Drive GC — 7 p.m. on ESPN
March 17-18
Semifinals that includes the highest 4 groups within the SoFi Cup standings.
March 24-25
The championship collection that includes the highest two groups in a best-of-three match throughout two nights.
How can followers watch TGL golf?
All matches can be found on both ESPN or ESPN2 and on ESPN+.
Try the ESPN golf hub web page for breaking information, options, rankings, scores, schedules and extra.
