Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy’s tech golf league to debut Jan. 7

The inaugural season of TGL introduced by SoFi, the tech-infused golf league fronted by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, will tee off Jan. 7 on ESPN, the league introduced Monday.

New York Golf Membership, led by two-time main champion Xander Schauffele and Rickie Fowler, will sq. off in opposition to The Bay Golf Membership, which incorporates Ludvig Åberg and Wyndham Clark, within the first TGL match on Jan. 7 (9 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN+).

“In partnership with ESPN, our season will complement the PGA TOUR’s FedEx Cup Season with a fast-paced staff competitors that goals to captivate a variety of sports activities followers with components, like a shot clock, which can be acquainted to followers of different sports activities,” TMRW Sports activities CEO and founder Mike McCarley mentioned in an announcement. “TGL’s two-hour matches are good for prime time and can assist carry extra followers nearer to a few of the largest names in golf.”

Woods’ Jupiter Hyperlinks Golf Membership will face Los Angeles Golf Membership within the second match on Jan. 14 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN+).

Woods, 48, introduced on Sept. 13 that he had undergone one other surgical procedure on his decrease again to attempt to relieve spasms that plagued him this season. It was the sixth surgical procedure on his decrease again previously 10 years.

The 15-time main champion did not say how lengthy the restoration would take.

Three of 4 gamers from every staff will compete within the two-hour TGL matches. Woods’ teammates are Max Homa, Tom Kim and Kevin Kisner.

Woods’ staff will play McIlroy’s Boston Widespread Golf within the fourth match on Jan. 27 (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN+). U.S. Ryder Cup staff captain Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama may even compete on McIlroy’s staff.

Every of TGL’s 15 regular-season matches will air on both ESPN or ESPN2 and can stream on ESPN+. There will probably be a Presidents Day tripleheader on ESPN and ESPN2 on Feb. 17.

The ultimate week of the common season will embody matches between what the circuit hopes will probably be regional rivalries: The Bay Golf Membership vs. Los Angeles Golf Membership; New York Golf Membership vs. Boston Widespread Golf; and Jupiter Hyperlinks Golf Membership vs. Atlanta Drive GC.

The highest 4 groups will compete within the semifinals on March 17-18. The winners will compete for the SoFi Cup in a best-of-three finals on March 24-25.