TGL, the Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy co-founded tech-infused golf league, is starting a women\u2019s league later this year.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The LPGA and TMRW Sports, the parent company of TGL, announced the formation of WTGL on Tuesday, dubbed a \u201cnew platform for team golf featuring the world\u2019s best women golfers.\u201d<\/p>\n
WTGL, which is set to launch in winter 2026-27 after the upcoming LPGA Tour season, will feature teams of LPGA Tour stars competing in the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve seen how new formats can engage audiences while showcasing both athlete personality and performance, and WTGL brings that spirit of innovation to the women\u2019s game,\u201d said LPGA Tour commissioner Craig Kessler in a statement. \u201cIt creates another global stage for our athletes \u2014 one that helps fans connect more deeply with them and continues to elevate the visibility and growth of women\u2019s golf.\u201d<\/p>\n
WTGL is set to build upon the foundation of TGL and is set to be a showcase for the skill, personalities, and team spirit of the participating LPGA Tour stars.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIn partnership with the LPGA, WTGL is another step in creating a modern, media-focused version of a centuries-old game that appeals to today\u2019s sports fan,\u201d said Mike McCarley, founder and CEO of TMRW Sports, in a statement. \u201cNow, along with the LPGA and its athletes, we look forward to creating a stage to help showcase the stars of the LPGA.<\/p>\n
\u201cWTGL\u2019s short-form, team-golf format will engage new audiences and complement the LPGA Tour\u2019s global appeal.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Teams are set to compete in a regulation season and playoffs and McCarley told Sports Business Journal that conversations with prospective ownership groups and commercial partners are already underway, while where the matches will air remains to be determined.<\/p>\n
Franchises will have the same city or region base like TGL teams. Larry Tanenbaum, the owner of Kilmer Sports and the new Toronto Tempo WNBA team, is a founding member of TGL.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The LPGA Tour just celebrated its 75th anniversary. Tuesday\u2019s announcement did not mention any players specifically, but the intersection of star players and star personalities is where the WTGL will thrive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It would not be surprising to see the game\u2019s top players, including Canada\u2019s Brooke Henderson, show interest in its involvement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The second season of TGL is underway, with Atlanta Drive GC capturing the inaugural SoFi Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TGL, the Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy co-founded tech-infused golf league, is starting a women\u2019s league later this…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392465,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":["post-392464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392464\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}