Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s new interactive golf league, TGL, is set to make significant changes, including extending an unexpected offer to players from the LIV Golf league.
Initially, TGL was perceived as a league exclusively for PGA Tour players, stopping short of being a competitor to the Saudi Arabia-backed league. The divide became evident when former Masters champion Jon Rahm pulled out of TGL just weeks before signing his $450 million deal with LIV.
The TGL officially kicked off a week ago in Florida and will resume on Tuesday night with Woods participating in his first game in the interactive sim league. McIlroy is set to play for the first time in a week, against Woods’ Jupiter Links GC.
Despite being only a week old, it appears that TGL is poised for expansion soon, with TMRW Sports co-founder Mike McCarley expressing his belief that the league will extend to new locations.
Currently, the games are held at the SoFi Center in Florida, but officials have already scouted new sites in anticipation of a potential future expansion. Locations in Las Vegas, Southern California, and Scottsdale have all been suggested, according to Sport Business Journal.
In addition to this expansion, McCarley revealed plans to recruit players from LIV, potentially paving the way for Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton to return. The report suggests player involvement could be a factor in the ongoing merger discussions between the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, which backs LIV.
