The TGL has been shaped 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 likely be televised stay in a primetime slot on Monday nights.
The high-tech idea will see gamers hit photographs on a digital display earlier than shifting to a “state-of-the-art quick sport complicated” within the middle of the stadium, in response to a press launch.
Each shot will likely be performed inside a two-hour window in a bid to make golf extra interesting for spectators, who will likely be in conjunction 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’ll be able to 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 facet of TGL that may set it aside and enchantment to a brand new technology of followers.”
“TGL will faucet into the enchantment of group golf inside an thrilling, fan-friendly surroundings, similar to sitting courtside at an NBA sport,” stated world No. 4 McIlroy.
“TGL will widen the enchantment of golf to youthful and extra numerous followers and function one other avenue to introduce folks to the sport I really like.”
The launch comes with the PGA Tour asserting numerous modifications to its schedule and format amid the launch of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf sequence earlier this 12 months.
On Wednesday, the Tour outlined plans to raise 4 additional occasions for the 2023 FedEx Cup season, with dedication from the Tour’s high 20 gamers to compete in all 12 of the elevated occasions.
There may be 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 will be making,” stated PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan.
“The Tour goes to proceed to develop by having one of the best gamers on the earth dedicated to it, by us persevering with to lean into and spend money on our ethos, which is the single-best aggressive platform.”
Monahan added that gamers who’ve signed as much as the LIV Golf sequence wouldn’t be permitted to return to the PGA Tour in mild of the modifications made forward of subsequent season.
The PIF has pledged to award $250 million in whole prize cash to the sequence. 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.
In an announcement despatched to CNN concerning the PGA Tour modifications, LIV Golf stated: “LIV Golf is clearly one of the best factor that is ever occurred to assist the careers {of professional} golfers.”
CNN’s Matt Foster and Jill Martin contributed to reporting.
