TGL, the new high-tech golf league supported by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, debuted Tuesday night, Jan. 7, from the new SoFi Center on the Palm Beach Gardens campus of Palm Beach State College.
The three-month inaugural season teed off with New York Golf Club — featuring world No. 2 Xander Schauffele and Rickie Fowler — against The Bay Golf Club, led by a pair of the PGA Tour’s rising stars in Wyndham Clark and Ludvig Aberg.
“The most fun we ever had playing golf,” Bay GC players Wyndham Clark and Shane Lowry both said following Tuesday’s match.
With Woods and McIlroy in attendance, an emcee tried to get the 1,500 fans inside the sold-out arena to forget everything they learned about golf etiquette, reminding them it’s OK to scream.
“This is not a golf course, this is not a country club,” he said. “This is a real club.”
Exciting images from opening night: TGL tees off first season of Tiger Woods, Rory McIIroy-backed indoor golf league in Palm Beach Gardens
Fans cheer at SoFi Center, the home of TGL, the interactive golf league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy on January 7, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Golfer practices during inaugural TGL golf match at SoFi Center at PBSC in Palm Beach Gardens
Golfer practices during the inaugural golf match at SoFi Center, the home of TGL, the interactive golf league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy on January 7, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Golfer Wyndham Clark watches his chip shot roll on the green during the inaugural golf match at SoFi Center, the home of TGL, the interactive golf league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy on January 7, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Fans catch merchandise during the inaugural golf match at SoFi Center, the home of TGL, the interactive golf league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy on January 7, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
The Bay Club and New York Golf Club compete at the SoFi Center, the home of TGL, the interactive golf league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy on January 7, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Ribbon cutting of the opening of SoFi Center, home of TGL, the interactive golf league founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIIroy
The ribbon cutting for the opening of SoFi Center, the home of TGL, the interactive golf league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy on January 7, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
The Bay Club’s Wyndham Clark and Tiger Woods talk before the match at SoFi Center, the home of TGL, the interactive golf league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy on January 7, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
New York Golf Club Matt FitzpatrickÊreacts after a putt practices at the inaugural golf match at SoFi Center, the home of TGL, the interactive golf league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy on January 7, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
New York Golf Club’s Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick and Rickie Fowler answer questions at the post game press conference at SoFi Center, the home of TGL, the interactive golf league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy on January 7, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Fans cheer at SoFi Center, the home of TGL, the interactive golf league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy on January 7, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
