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<\/p>\nBack in August 2022, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and\u00a0CEO of TMRW Sports, Mike McCarley announced a new business venture, TGL, that was set to revolutionize golf. With the league’s debut tournament coming on January 9 2024, fans have been teased with more information, including robotic greens and innovative tech.<\/p>\n
But just what can fans expect ahead of the inaugural golf league?<\/p>\n
TGL is a golf league that will see 24 players compete in total – six teams of four players. The tournament will be hosted at a purpose-built arena in Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n
The tournament will see players compete on a virtual golf course that is filled with technology and has $20 million (\u00a316m) of prize money at stake. It will consist of 15 regular season matches with each team playing a total of five times, hitting the ball initially towards a giant screen before putting on a physical green.<\/p>\n
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Following a new insight into TGL via Wired, the virtual golf course will have some very smart tech. The specially designed $50 million (\u00a340m) arena will seat 1,600 fans and include a 200,000-pound turntable which will hold up an 800,000-pound green that is larger than four basketball courts.<\/p>\n
The robotic 3,800 sqft putting area will be fully customizable and can change shape depending on what course golfers will play on. A giant 64ft x 46ft 4k screen will also feature to provide spectators with an eagle-eyed insight into every hit.<\/p>\n
To make the spectacle even more interesting, players will also be mic’d up to provide further insight into the on-green conversations and trash talk. Players will also be given a 40-second shot clock in which to tee off – or risk a one-stroke penalty.<\/p>\n