Andrew ‘Chubby’ Chandler has taken a swipe at the new indoor, tech-infused golf league cooked up by his former client and Woods, which enjoyed a successful launch last week

He made the first birdie in TGL history. And with that, the indoor golf competition that Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy had envisioned for years was finally underway.

After years of anticipation, the high-tech indoor golf league spearheaded by two of the sport’s modern greats is finally ready to tee off Tuesday night.

LIV Golf has since changed that. When it launched in 2022, the Saudi-backed circuit incorporated a team element. Thirteen squads now exist, each with its own distinct brand and lo

That’s right, it’s time for the premiere of TGL, the virtual golf league that was founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. There are a whole bunch of big-name golfers participating and we’ll get to see the first night of it on ESPN and ESPN+ on January 7, 2025.

TGL, a tech-infused simulator league backed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, combines team golf and simulator golf in a slick package that will air live on TV.

Woods, McIlroy and other top PGA Tour stars will hit balls into a screen five-stories tall, then turn around and putt on a green.

Photos of opening night of TGL, a high-tech golf league supported by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy at Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens.

Woods' TGL debut was watched by more than 1 million viewers, up 9 percent from the league's first match last week and more head-to-head than the NBA drew on TNT. For the second consecutive week, the TGL produced a one-sided match with Woods' Jupiter Links Golf Club falling 12-1 to the Los Angeles Golf Club.

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One of the unique concepts is The Hammer, which can be thrown by the team in possession of it at any time and ups the stakes on each hole.