TGL presented by SoFi, the new team golf league backed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports, has officially announced its first three international media partners – Fox Sports in Australia, U-NEXT in Japan, and JTBC/Phoenix Sports International in South Korea.
In addition to these markets having avid golf communities, these media partners are also PGA TOUR rightsholders and will provide cohesive promotional platforms as both the TOUR’s 2025 season begins and TGL presented by SoFi launches next January.
Mike McCarley, CEO and founder of TMRW Sports, said: “Golf is truly a global game and as we plan the launch of TGL presented by SoFi in 2025, we’re focused on expanding TGL’s global footprint. We’re starting with media rights partnerships across three strong golf markets: Australia, Japan, and South Korea. We’re energized by the enthusiasm from these partners and the momentum we’re seeing in additional markets around the world.”
TGL consists of six teams of PGA TOUR players competing in a fast-paced form of team golf within the custom-built SoFi Center, a 250,000 square foot venue on the campus of Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. TGL will launch on the first three Tuesdays of January 2025, starting on January 7 in primetime on ESPN and ESPN+ in the US.
While the full composition of all the six teams has yet to be announced, the current status of the teams and their sponsors is as follows:
Atlanta Drive GC: led by Arthur M. Blank, AMB Sports and Entertainment (Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta United, PGA TOUR Superstores).
Team Roster: Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel, and Lucas Glover
Boston Common Golf: led by John Henry, Tom Werner, Mike Gordon, and Fenway Sports Group (Boston Red Sox, Liverpool FC, Pittsburgh Penguins, RFK Racing).
Team Roster: Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott and fourth team member to be announced.
Jupiter Links Golf Club: led by Tiger Woods’ TGR Ventures and David Blitzer (Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Devils, Cleveland Guardians, Washington Commanders, Crystal Palace FC, Real Salt Lake).
Team Roster: Tiger Woods and remaining roster to be announced.
Los Angeles Golf Club: led by Alexis Ohanian, Seven Seven Six, Serena Williams, and Venus Williams; as well as limited partners the Antetokounmpo brothers, Alex Morgan, Servando Carrasco, Michelle Wie West, and Tisha Alyn.
Team Roster: Tommy Fleetwood, Sahith Theegala, Collin Morikawa, and Justin Rose
New York Golf Club: led by Steven A. Cohen (New York Mets), Cohen Private Ventures.
Team Roster: Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Cameron Young.
TGL San Francisco: a group led by Avenue Sports Fund with Marc Lasry, Stephen Curry; as well as limited partners Andre Iguodala and Klay Thompson.
Team Name and Roster: To be announced.
Additional Committed TGL Players: Wyndham Clark, Max Homa, Tom Kim, Min Woo Lee, Shane Lowry, and Kevin Kisner.