Every Match of New Professional Team Golf League to Air Live on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+
TGL presented by SoFi Launches Tuesday, Jan. 7, with Media Rights Partnerships in Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea & the U.S.
Toronto and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.: Sportsnet and TGL presented by SoFi, the new tech-infused, team golf league founded by Tiger Woods’ and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports, today announced a new media partnership that will see every match of the league’s inaugural season air live on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ throughout Canada. The new league launches on Tuesday, Jan. 7, in prime time, featuring six teams of PGA TOUR stars competing in a season-long competition from January through March, all set in the custom-built SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
“TGL presented by SoFi is a groundbreaking new league featuring the world’s top golfers, with backing from some ofthe biggest names in professional sports,” said Greg Sansone, President of Sportsnet. “Combining the biggest names in golf with a unique format in prime time make this an outstanding broadcast property, and we can’t wait to share it with sports fans across Canada.”
Sportsnet – Canada’s No. 1 sports media network – is part of Rogers Sports & Media, which connects with more than30 million Canadians each month through premier broadcast, content, and streaming properties, including Citytv, Breakfast Television, and more than 50 radio stations.
“Golf is truly a global game, and as we near the launch of TGL presented by SoFi, we’re focused on expanding TGL’s footprint,” said Mike McCarley, CEO and Founder, TMRW Sports and TGL. “Sportsnet and Rogers Sports & Media will tap into the passionate golf community in Canada and use the power of its properties and platforms to reach Canadian sports fans to introduce them to TGL’s modern approach to team golf.”
Previously TGL announced ESPN as the league’s U.S. media partner, as well as international media partnerships with Fox Sports in Australia, U-NEXT in Japan, and JTBC/Phoenix Sports International in South Korea. Additional international media partners will be added in the coming months.
What is TGL presented by SoFi?
TGL presented by SoFi features six teams of top PGA TOUR players competing in a season- long, fast-pacedcompetition that brings golf to prime time on Mondays and Tuesdays. To learn more about its teams, rosters, competitive format, and technology, visit TGL Explained.
- Where – TGL’s home is the custom-built SoFi Center, a 250,000 square foot, tech- infused venue on thecampus of Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens, Creating an electrifying “greenside” fan experience, SoFi Center wraps 1,500 fans around TGL’s field of play, which is about the size of a football field at almost 100-yards long and 50-yards wide.
- When – TGL’s inaugural season begins Tuesday, Jan. 7 and continues with matches on Mondays andTuesdays, culminating with teams competing to win the TGL championship in a best-of-three Finals Series on Monday, March 24 and Tuesday, March 25.
- How – TGL fuses golf with technology on an unprecedented scale. Using a mix of technology throughout SoFiCenter’s field of play, teams will face off in two-hour matches across 15 custom-designed holes in a hybrid of virtual and real-life action. Rickie Fowler Explains TGL presented by SoFi
- Screen: Teams hit their shots from real grass and sand boxes to play custom- designed, virtual holes projected onto a 3,400-square-foot screen (64’x53’), nearly 24 times larger than a standard golf simulator screen (16’x9’).
- Green: Once teams are inside approximately 50 yards they will transition to live action and finisheach hole within a 22,475-square-foot short game complex that transforms between TGL’sgreen will use advanced technology to change the shape of the green on every hole, including a 41-yard-wide turntable that rotates the green and three bunkers to change approach angles and nearly 600 motorized actuators embedded under the synthetic putting surface to morph its topography.
- Course: Each match, the course will be comprised of 15 of TGL’s 30 custom- designed holes by renowned golf course designers. The holes are inspired by authentic golf landscapes such as links,canyons, coastal, deserts, and tropical settings and created to uniquely challenge TGL’s teams.
- Broadcast Enhancements: TGL’s technology mix will allow for every shot to be broadcast live; a shot clock – forcing teams to hit within 40-seconds; unprecedented audio access with all players mic’d; advanced shot data; and a production plan featuring robotic and embedded cameras throughout the field of play and a high-tech, in-venue lighting and video presentation.
- Who – Each TGL team is comprised of four PGA TOUR players and will have three players compete in each match.
- Team: Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel, and Lucas Glover
- Owners: Arthur Blank, AMB Sports and Entertainment (Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta United, PGA TOUR Superstores)
- Team: Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott, and Hideki Matsuyama
- Ownership: John Henry, Tom Werner, Mike Gordon, and Fenway Sports Group (Boston Red Sox, Liverpool FC, Pittsburgh Penguins, RFK Racing)
- Limited Partner: Niall Horan
- Team: Tiger Woods, Max Homa, Tom Kim, and Kevin Kisner
- Ownership: Tiger Woods’ TGR Ventures and David Blitzer (Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Devils, Cleveland Guardians, Washington Commanders, Crystal Palace FC, Real Salt Lake)
- Team: Collin Morikawa, Sahith Theegala, Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose
- Ownership: Founding investor and owner Alexis Ohanian, Seven Seven Six,
Serena Williams, and Venus Williams
- Limited Partners: The Antetokounmpo brothers, Alex Morgan, Servando Carrasco, Michelle WieWest, Tisha Alyn, Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, and Shonda Rhimes
- Team: Matt Fitzpatrick, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, and Cameron
- Ownership: Steven Cohen (New York Mets) and Cohen Private Ventures
- Team: Ludvig Åberg, Wyndham Clark, Min Woo Lee, and Shane Lowry
- Ownership: a group led by Avenue Sports Fund with Marc Lasry (former Milwaukee Bucks), Stephen Curry
- Limited Partners: Andre Iguodala, Klay Thompson, Alex Albon, Leonardo Fioravanti, Kanoa Igarashi, and John Stones
Media Assets Available to Download:
- TGL presented by SoFi Logos
- Team Logos
- SoFi Center (Renderings)
- Explainer Content (Videos and Graphics)
- Hole Designs (Videos and Images)
About Sportsnet
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MRW Sports
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