Rickie Fowler is ready to turn into the most recent golfer to hitch TGL, the tech-infused golf league being fronted by Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, sources advised ESPN on Wednesday.
Fowler, who’s ranked 59th within the Official World Golf Rating, turns into the twelfth participant to decide to becoming a member of the league, which is scheduled to start play in 2024.
TGL has now signed 12 of the 18 gamers who will compete on six three-man groups of PGA Tour gamers in match play on a digital course that can embrace a short-game advanced for chipping and placing.
Together with McIlroy and Woods, Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas, Matt Fitzpatrick, Adam Scott, Xander Schauffele, Justin Rose, Max Homa, and Billy Horschel even have signed up.
The 2-hour matches will probably be performed in prime time on Monday nights. Final month, TGL broke floor on an enviornment on the campus of Palm Seashore State Faculty in Palm Seashore Gardens, Florida. There will probably be 15 matches, plus semifinals and a closing.
Fowler, 34, final gained on tour on the 2019 WM Phoenix Open. He stays one of the widespread gamers within the sport and has loved a resurgence this yr after struggling a lot of the previous two seasons. He has six top-10 finishes in 10 begins this season, together with a tie for thirteenth on the Gamers final week. He additionally tied for sixth on the Fortinet Championship and tied for second on the Zozo Championship.
In 2014, Fowler completed within the high 5 in all 4 majors, together with ties for second on the U.S. Open and The Open. He was solo second on the 2018 Masters.
