Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy’s TGL league strikes cope with ESPN

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TGL golf league, which begins in January 2024, has discovered a tv companion.

Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 9, ESPN and its household of networks will air dwell primetime matches. ESPN+, the community’s streaming service, can even present a simulcast of every broadcast.

The inaugural telecast of the TGL league begins at 9 p.m. ET. It falls on the night after faculty soccer’s nationwide championship, which is able to happen at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.

The Nationwide Championship Recreation is without doubt one of the most-watched occasions on ESPN annually. The community will run unique promotions through the sport, thus benefiting the TGL.

The next week, TGL will proceed to obtain additional eyeballs, because the NFL’s Monday night time playoff sport takes place on ESPN on Monday, Jan. 17.

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Unique promotions for TGL can even happen throughout that broadcast, because the second week of TGL begins at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 18.

“We imagine ESPN is the precise house for TGL introduced by SoFi and acknowledge the strategic advantages of Disney’s portfolio,” stated Mike McCarley, Founder & CEO of TGL.

“ESPN is commonly the primary cease for sports activities followers, irrespective of the platform, and we’re honored by ESPN’s view that TGL enhances their present providing of main league sports activities.”

ESPN+ at present broadcasts PGA Tour dwell, which reveals marquee and featured teams for every common season PGA Tour occasion.

ESPN additionally has unique rights for the primary two rounds of the Masters and the primary two rounds of the PGA Championship.

The ‘Worldwide Chief in Sports activities’ is now entrenching itself extra into golf by means of TGL, offering an modern but enjoyable different to PGA Tour occasions all through the winter.

Moreover, all gamers may have microphones, and all matches will happen on the newly constructed SoFi Heart in Palm Seashore Gardens, Florida.

4 groups have been introduced to this point: Los Angeles Golf Membership, TGL Boston, TGL Atlanta, and TGL New York.

Twelve gamers have dedicated already, too:

• Tiger Woods
• Rory McIlroy
• Jon Rahm
• Justin Thomas
• Rickie Fowler
• Collin Morikawa
• Matthew Fitzpatrick
• Justin Rose
• Xander Schauffele
• Max Homa
• Adam Scott
• Billy Horschel

An in depth schedule for the inaugural season will likely be introduced at a later date. Groups, manufacturers, and entrance workplace employees will likely be unveiled later this yr too.

Jack Milko is a golf employees author for SB Nation’s Enjoying Via. You may comply with him on Twitter @jack_milko for extra golf protection. Remember to try @_PlayingThrough too.