TMRW Golf League (TGL)

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Does anyone have thoughts on this? I haven't been able to find out too much of the workings on it other than its a week night event. 3 teams total now. Maybe we will see a TGL/LIV steel cage match down the road. Maybe they should bring on Tommy Fleetwood, maybe he can win something. 

TGL Homepage | TGL

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The official site of TGL, featuring TGL news and video highlights, gameday coverage, schedules, stats, scores, teams and rosters.

 

[iacas]

It's the indoor sim league thing. Stadium (or probably more accurately, arena) golf. They'll probably have a putting green and hit their other shots on a simulator. Mondays before PGA Tour events, I think… and it has the PGA Tour's blessing, since they still own the media rights.

(Which, supposedly, was one of Phil's biggest issues: that he had to get "permission" and pay the PGA Tour for things like The Match, even though he isn't the one who paid them and they're how he became famous to begin with.)

[iacas]

Robotic Putting Greens. Mixed Reality. Loud Spectators. This Is Golf?! | WIRED

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Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are backing a new sports league that's reinventing golf as high-energy, made-for-TV entertainment.

Decent number of details in this article.

[StuM]

12 hours ago, iacas said:

Robotic Putting Greens. Mixed Reality. Loud Spectators. This Is Golf?! | WIRED

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Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are backing a new sports league that's reinventing golf as high-energy, made-for-TV entertainment.

Decent number of details in this article.

I'll reserve judgment until I watch one live but I think I like the idea.  Hitting from real turf & sand is much better than off of Astro-turf.  It will be interesting to see the robotic green in action.  And this should be good for Tiger since there will be reduce walking so he may be a force to contend with again, which will be nice.  Still not sure how I feel about the team aspect.  This is not basketball or football, it is Golf and primarily Golf is you against the course.  I do like the occasional Ryder Cups, etc. but every week may get old. I'll reserve judgement for now.

[elementz]

53 minutes ago, StuM said:

I'll reserve judgment until I watch one live but I think I like the idea.  Hitting from real turf & sand is much better than off of Astro-turf.  It will be interesting to see the robotic green in action.  And this should be good for Tiger since there will be reduce walking so he may be a force to contend with again, which will be nice.  Still not sure how I feel about the team aspect.  This is not basketball or football, it is Golf and primarily Golf is you against the course.  I do like the occasional Ryder Cups, etc. but every week may get old. I'll reserve judgement for now.

According to Morikawa, receiving the call for this farce holds just as much prestige as receiving the call to be on the Ryder Cup team.

[klineka]

1 hour ago, elementz said:

According to Morikawa, receiving the call for this farce holds just as much prestige as receiving the call to be on the Ryder Cup team.

While I agree that Morikawa's comment is absurd, what about this event/league is a farce?

Per Merriam-Webster farce means:

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• a light dramatic composition marked by broadly satirical comedy and improbable plot
• an empty or patently ridiculous act, proceeding, or situation

I don't think it's satirical comedy, nor an empty/patently ridiculous act.

Is it golf? No. 

Is it golf adjacent and gives viewers a way to watch players hit more shots while being mic'ed up and (hopefully) providing a different form of entertainment/maybe some banter that we don't get to see week to week on the PGA Tour? Absolutely. 

I don't see anything about this that makes it a farce.

[chspeed]

2 hours ago, StuM said:

but every week may get old.

I agree. Will definitely be fun to watch in the beginning, but can't see this really taking off. It's notable that the owner doesn't like the esports analogy. Sure it's different (physical athletes, etc.) But the fact is that esports, for all its hype, never really brought in the dollars it had promised, at least not in the US.

[StuM]

4 hours ago, elementz said:

According to Morikawa, receiving the call for this farce holds just as much prestige as receiving the call to be on the Ryder Cup team.

I think being on the Ryder Cup is an honor.  Maybe others think differently.

[Vinsk]

I think for the ‘younger’ crowd this may be entertaining and those who really spend a lot of time with simulated golf games/practice set ups. I actually read this and have very little interest in it. I don’t care how hi-tech the equipment is, it’s not golf as we know it for hundreds of years. Golf, as far as playing, indoors is dumb. But I’ll give it a shot but have low expectations.

[TomR13]

I really am looking forward to seeing this in action, how it all works, etc. but for some reason I just can’t see it getting lasting traction. 
 

Then again, just having Tiger involved gives it a huge boost and if we can’t see him on the course I guess we will have to tune in to see him here. 
 

I could also see this being big with young people especially in places where indoor golf is big but I don’t think it’s necessarily going to bring in new viewers to golf. I would think for the most part it will be younger people that already watching (gambling on) golf. 
 

 

[GolfLug]

Vibes closer to Topgolf than Tour golf. But I'm mighty curious if it ends up being a reasonably fun watch.

But the Morikawa call though.. c'mon. Lol. Could have possibly landed had it been a legit attempt at humor.

Edited November 12, 2023 by GolfLug

[iacas]

[dsc123]

I can’t wait for the Netflix documentary on this one. 
 

Fyre Festival with Tiger and Rory instead of Ja Rule

Edited November 15, 2023 by dsc123

[StuM]

2 hours ago, iacas said:

I guess they had not installed the backup generator yet.  I would think that is a necessity for domes.

[Archie Bunker]

19 hours ago, iacas said:

Inflated arena. Can't wait for the first pro to factor in the wind conditions.🤪

[ChetlovesMer]

On 11/10/2023 at 3:22 PM, chspeed said:

But the fact is that esports, for all its hype, never really brought in the dollars it had promised, at least not in the US.

Esports players already earn more than WNBA players and Esports has been around about half as long as the WNBA. 

But to your point, a lot of the "big money" Esports players have been in places like Denmark, not the US. 

Here's some stats that may be relevant: 

eSports Earnings [25 Engaging Statistics for 2023]

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How much do professional gamers make? G2’s League of Legends eSports earnings reached nearly $900,000 in 2020. eSports earnings stats will blow your mind!

 

[StuM]

I guess we need to wait a year…

Tiger Woods/Rory McIlroy indoor golf league postponed to 2025 after severe facility damage

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The indoor golf league planned by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will be delayed a year after the...

 

[iacas]

Pffffft.

(I was just coming here to post something about this, but… sheesh.)