LISBON, Portugal — Manchester Metropolis defender John Stones and Formulation One driver Alex Albon have joined Stephen Curry in investing in a franchise within the high-tech golf competitors created by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.
Stones and Albon have, by means of their funding in fund supervisor Apex, joined Curry within the investor group behind the San Francisco crew that may play within the TGL undertaking that launches subsequent yr.
The Lisbon-based fund mentioned Thursday that it had acquired a stake within the San Francisco franchise, certainly one of six in TGL that may play in a domed enviornment in Palm Seashore Gardens, Florida. Stones and Albon will “take part in TGL occasions, together with pro-am tournaments and charity occasions,” Apex mentioned in an announcement.
Matches will likely be performed over 15 holes the place longer pictures performed off actual grass or sand are hit into a large simulator. Brief-game pictures are performed to a high-tech inexperienced complicated that rotates on a turntable to create completely different contours.
The 2-hour matches are set to be broadcast by ESPN on a three-month schedule when it begins in 2025, ending earlier than the Masters in April.
Woods is a participant and co-owner within the Florida crew Jupiter Hyperlinks.
TGL was set to begin this week, however injury two months in the past to the domed enviornment pushed again the opening match by one yr.
Albon performed in a separate contest in November that paired racing drivers and golfers in Las Vegas forward of the F1 race there.
“I consider these revolutionary ideas will act as a gateway for a youthful demographic viewers to entry golf as a sport,” Albon mentioned.
Different buyers in TGL embrace Serena and Venus Williams backing the Los Angeles crew and Fenway Sports activities Group supporting the Boston franchise that McIlroy will play for.
