Tiger Woods injury return date set as Rory McIlroy | Golf News

Tiger Woods is poised to return to aggressive golf in a blockbuster showdown against Rory McIlroy for TGL’s comeback.

Woods suffered an achilles rupture in March, sidelining him from the Masters and just about every event since. The 15-time major champion emerged in September and was noticed hitting balls in an encouraging injury development.

ESPN has now revealed the Season 2 TGL schedule and he’ll conflict with McIlroy on March 1. It comes after Woods was snubbed in proposals for the next USA Ryder Cup captain.

McIlroy and Woods are both co-founders of TGL, and will battle each other in TGL’s inaugural primetime Sunday night time encounter following the wrap-up of the PGA Tour’s Cognizant Classic. McIlroy competes for Boston Common Golf and Woods performs for Jupiter Links.

The community premiere on ABC shall be a repeat of last season’s thrilling finals between Atlanta Drive GC and second-place New York Golf Club, where both championship matches have been determined by a single level.

Mike McCarley, a Founder and CEO of TMRW Sports and TGL says that it “returns for Season 2 with an elevated experience for fans at SoFi Center and those watching at home.

“We labored with our accomplice at ESPN on an enhanced schedule for our second season that consists of TGL’s broadcast community debut on ABC,” he said.

In the fourth contest of the season, Woods and Jupiter Links will meet Season 1 second-place finishers New York Golf Club. Last season, New York mounted an amazing turnaround as they secured a playoff spot and advanced to the Finals after beginning with two defeats.

New York features Cameron Young, Xander Schauffele, and Matt Fitzpatrick, while Woods will team up with Max Homa, Tom Kim, and Kevin Kisner.

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During the previous campaign, New York crushed Jupiter to secure their inaugural triumph after revamping their entrance music and ultimately prevailing 10-3. Woods, Kisner, and Kim failed to find their rhythm in the early stages.

TGL showcases six squads comprised of elite PGA Tour professionals and features a 15-match regular season that incorporates seven contests in nine days, representing almost half of the regular season schedule. The leading four squads advance to the TGL playoffs, which culminate in a best-of-three Finals on Monday, March 23.

ESPN executive Rosalyn Durant stated that TGL “delivered every little thing we had hoped for in its first season: an modern new sports activities product, good competitors among the celebrities of the PGA Tour and a strong viewers.”

The marketing campaign will span from December 28 to March 3, with the premier groups progressing to the playoffs at the conclusion of March. During the season, matches will broadcast in the U.S. on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and the ESPN App.