Tiger Woods confirms TGL debut date as young star | Golf News

Tiger Woods is set to make his TGL debut alongside Kevin Kisner and Max Homa on Tuesday, with rising star Tom Kim lacking out on choice.

The Jupiter Links Golf Club, owned by Woods, shall be launched within the tech-powered golf league, which had a profitable launch this week. They will face off in opposition to Los Angeles Golf Club within the league’s second match, that includes California natives Collin Morikawa and Sahith Theegala, as nicely as England’s Justin Rose.

Tommy Fleetwood, one other English golfer on Los Angeles’ books, can even miss the match, which can happen on the SoFi Center enviornment in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. This is the place 1,500 followers witnessed the inaugural TGL match earlier this week.

The Bay – consisting of Shane Lowry, Ludvig Aberg, and Wyndham Clark – triumphed over New York‘s Xander Schauffele, Rickie Fowler, and Matt Fitzpatrick in a one-sided match that kicked off the progressive event.

Players hit longer photographs into a large simulator screen that stands 5 tales tall earlier than shifting their consideration to a short-game space situated on a turntable that alters orientation and topography based mostly on the digital gap being performed. The first night time was a large success for TGL and ESPN, with an average of more than 900,000 viewers tuning in for the opening match. The viewers reached its peak at 1.1 million viewers when the gamers hit their first tee photographs.

Woods is set to make a extremely anticipated return to the inexperienced, with expectations for viewership numbers to soar for his TGL debut. Despite a restricted enjoying schedule in recent times because of accidents, the 49-year-old icon nonetheless dominates as golf’s high draw, evidenced by his primary spot within the PGA Tour’s Player Impact Program rankings in 2024 after taking part in simply 5 occasions.

Woods, who co-founded TGL alongside Rory McIlroy, expressed his enthusiasm during the inaugural match. “I’m excited to do this. It’s been a dream come true to build something like this and have it come to reality. I’m part of the playing process now and I haven’t been part of the playing process for a while,” he stated on the published.

“It’s a little bit harder for me to play a full-time schedule, but this is something neat and we’re able to bring it to all the fans all around the world.”

Meanwhile, World No. 23 Kim, at solely 22, is making waves within the {golfing} world with three PGA Tour wins and 12 worldwide victories. His dynamic presence and aggressive spirit, showcased during final 12 months’s fiery Presidents Cup, are set to make him a main draw for the TGL, the new made-for-TV league.

Given that each one gamers shall be mic’d up during the match, Kisner and Homa are anticipated to offer a great deal of amusement. Kisner is understood for his psychological ways in matchplay golf, whereas Homa by no means hesitates to show his wit each on and off the inexperienced.