TGL announces UK television partner

TGL, the brand-new team golf league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports company, has announced details of a UK television deal ahead of its launch in January.

The new competition will be shown exclusively live in the UK on Sky Sports.

The deal includes both the 2025 and 2026 seasons and will give Sky Sports customers in UK and Ireland – as well as multiple continental European nations – exclusive coverage of every match, including the semi-finals and the best-of-three finals.

TGL launches on January 7, 2025, and will be broadcast live from the custom-built SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

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Fusing golf technology and innovation on an “unprecedented scale”, the competition features six teams of golf stars in a season-long competition finishing on March 25, where teams will face off in two-hour matches across 15 custom-designed holes in a hybrid of virtual and real-life action, giving fans the opportunity to watch the best players in the world in a new and engaging way.

Jason Wessely, Director of Golf, Sky Sports, remarked: “TGL is such an exciting and innovative new format that both existing and new golf fans can enjoy, and we’re delighted to be part of the TGL journey from the start, bringing fans even closer to some of the greatest golf stars.

“We’re looking forward to working with TGL to make the tournament a truly entertaining viewing experience and are delighted to welcome TGL to Sky Sports, the home of golf.”

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Mike McCarley, CEO and founder of TMRW Sports, added: “As the media home of golf in the UK and Ireland, Sky Sports is the ideal home for TGL to reach fans who are accustomed to turning to Sky to find the best golfers in the world on Sky Sports platforms across Europe. With five TGL golfers across four teams from the UK and Ireland, golf fans will have local players to watch and new teams to follow in this fast-paced version of golf that is rooted in the traditions the game.”

TGL joins Sky Sports Golf alongside the biggest tournaments in the world, including all men’s and women’s majors this year, the next Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup, as well as the PGA Tour rights until the end of 2026.

Coverage of the TGL will be available to existing Sky Sports customers, or for instant, contract-free access to all Sky Sports channels, non-Sky subscribers can purchase a NOW Sports Day or Month Membership.

Michael McEwan is the Deputy Editor of bunkered and has been part of the team since 2004. In that time, he has interviewed almost every major figure within the sport, from Jack Nicklaus, to Rory McIlroy, to Donald Trump. The host of the multi award-winning bunkered Podcast and a member of Balfron Golfing Society, Michael is the author of three books and is the 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' and 'Columnist of the Year'. Dislikes white belts, yellow balls and iron headcovers. Likes being drawn out of the media ballot to play Augusta National.

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