TMRW Sports in partnership with the LPGA, has announced multi-year US media rights agreements with ESPN and Scripps Sports/ION to bring WTGL, the new women’s team golf league, to fans starting with the inaugural season this autumn.
WTGL will launch on November 8, with all matches taking place at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, the indoor arena that also stages the men’s TGL.
WTGL matches will air across ESPN platforms (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2), giving the new league a premier sports media home with broad national reach across linear, streaming and digital channels.
ION gives the new league a consistent broadcast presence on a multi-platform network available free over the air to every television home in America. The national sports and entertainment network reaches more than 128 million households nationally.
Full WTGL Season 1 schedule, commentators, and production details will be announced prior to the start of the season.
“We are genuinely excited to be the home for WTGL as it launches its inaugural season this fall,” said Durant. “Bringing WTGL to fans across ESPN platforms continues our ongoing commitment to growing and elevating women’s sports, supports our belief in the momentum of women’s golf and reflects our confidence in TMRW Sports’ vision for engaging fans in new ways.”
“WTGL is a compelling addition to ION’s signature women’s sports lineup, bringing fans a new national stage for women’s team golf,” said Adam Symson, president and CEO of The Scripps Company. “With world-class athletes, an innovative team format and a high-energy technology-driven environment, WTGL will bring fans up close to women’s golf to connect more fans with the players and competition shaping the future of the game. We look forward to helping WTGL reach audiences nationwide through consistent, accessible national distribution on ION, the home for women’s sports.”
“Together, ESPN and ION provide a bold, modern stage for the best players in women’s golf and the ideal overall stage for WTGL,” said Hack. “As we build toward the start of WTGL’s inaugural season this November, this partnership gives us and the LPGA a tremendous platform to bring the world-class skill, personalities and competitive spirit of these athletes to fans across the country.”
As previously announced, WTGL includes 25 LPGA stars, including major champions, Solheim Cup winners, Olympians, legends of the game, an LPGA Hall of Fame member and emerging stars who are ready to showcase women’s team golf and bring new fans to the game.
WTGL features five teams (Atlanta Drive GC, Boston Common Golf, Los Angeles Golf Club, Motor City Golf Club, New York Golf Club) competing in a round-robin regular season where every match carries postseason implications, building to the Playoffs: single-elimination Semifinals and a best-of-three Finals. Like the best team sports, the format is simple to follow — two teams enter, and two hours later, one team leaves the winner.
WTGL is backed by TMRW Sports and Trybe Ventures, the league’s lead capital partner, co-founded by soccer legend Alex Morgan. Trybe Ventures’ investor group includes some of the most accomplished women in sports, including Morgan, Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach, Aryna Sabalenka, Hilary Knight, Diana Taurasi, Napheesa Collier, Nneka Ogwumike and Breanna Stewart.
