Tiger Woods, the 15-time major champion, will provide TGL, an advanced indoor golf league he co-founded with Mike McCarley and Rory Mcllroy, with considerable star power and ratings this week as he is scheduled to make his debut in the event.
At TGL’s debut last week, an average of 919,000 people watched the two-hour ESPN coverage. Since it will be a rare opportunity to see Woods compete, the number of viewers is expected to increase. Wood’s Jupiter Links Golf Club team was already scheduled to participate in the TGL calendar. However, he received confirmation last Friday that he would be joining Max Homa and Kevin Kisner in the starting threesome match.
The 49-year-old golfer, who hasn’t played on the PGA Tour since missing the cut at the British Open in July last year, will make his opening shot on Tuesday when he will first take on The Plank, a 376-yard, uphill par-four. Many spectators might not be interested in seeing Woods, the best player of his generation, aim at a five-story-high simulator screen before moving on to a rotating green, but this is one of the few opportunities to watch the legendary golfer play nowadays.
Woods admitted in a TV broadcast of the TGL launch: “It’s not traditional golf, yes, but it is golf.”
Woods’ current athletic performance
Woods had back surgery in September after making the cut at the British Open. He also chose not to compete in the 20-player tournament that he hosted last December and just opted to play with his son in a 36-hole scramble event.
The athlete has not made many appearances lately due to his injuries, but the TGL provides some relief because the 15-hole, two-hour matches are played indoors on a pitch that is comparable in size to an American football field.
TGL, which was established in collaboration with the PGA Tour, was co-founded by Woods and four-time major champion Rory Mcllroy with the intention of drawing in new people with its fast-paced take on a traditional sport.
Source: CNA