TGL merger led by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will see some of the PGA’s top players Tour competes online, but it seems LIV Golf players aren’t big fans
An anonymous LIV Golf player took aim at Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s upcoming innovative golf tournament, “TGL .”
TGL will make simulated golf a reality for some of the world’s best players, as 24 of the PGA Tour’s biggest names compete in a purpose-built stadium with six team. Woods and Mcllroy are expected to face each other when they debut in January, along with Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas and Tommy Fleetwood.
It has been reported that the innovative tournament was set up in response to LIV Golf’s growing threat to the PGA Tour, after it was announced it would launch at the height of the tournament golf civil war in the summer of 2022.
More than 12 months later, the World of golf finds itself in a completely different situation, as peace talks between the PGA Tour and the Arab Public Investment Fund Saudi Arabia (PIF) is underway after announcing a framework agreement in June. It is expected that when the deal is completed, the Tour will cooperate with LIV rivals.
Whether this will allow players to move between the two rings remains to be seen, but one ring that a LIV star clearly has no intention of participating in is TGL. The anonymous player told the Telegraph:
“Would you like to go there on Tuesday night to watch some guys hit the screen?
” It was blatantly stupid for Tiger and Rory to kick them out and make them win millions, guess what, “guaranteed money”. Of course, money is at the heart of the dramatic conflict that has plagued the game for the past year and a half.
The financial incentive of establishing the
LIV is what ultimately tempted so many players to leave the PGA Tour and join the Saudi Arabia-sponsored breakaway tour, ultimately causing the Tour to double in size. with its initial pragmatic stance, after deciding to cooperate with the PIF Configuration tournament.
Despite the announcement of the framework agreement in June, it remains to be seen whether Saudi funds will actually play a role in the Tour’s new adventure. In a leaked memo to players last week, it was confirmed that the PGA Tour had informed its competing members that the tournament was receiving investment from new Saudi Arabian partners. Ut.
According to ESPN, the memo said:
“We remain focused on reaching a final agreement with PIF and DP World Tour, but it is not surprising that these negotiations have resulted in approached and unsolicited proposals from a number of other interested investors. All of this activity reinforces the Tour’s strong position and our growth potential.”
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