Fenway Sports Group, owned and run by John Henry and Tom Werner, will be the second of six teams to join TGL, the primetime golf league set to begin competition in January. TGL, developed by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy in partnership with the PGA Tour, will begin competition in January.
Henry and Werner said in an announcement Monday: “We are excited for this new journey. Through this new, tech-focused version of the game, New England sports fans will soon have a team of world-class PGA Tour players to cheer for and redefine for this community what it means to play the game in the modern era.” Fenway Sports Group owns several major sports franchises, including MLB’s Boston Red Sox, the Liverpool Football Club and the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins.
Woods, McIlroy and McCarley founded TMRW Sports Group (pronounced “tomorrow”) last year in partnership with the PGA Tour; and has attracted a handful of big names, including Justin Thomas, John Rahm, Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Justin Rose and Rickie Fowler. TGL has also attracted many big name athletes as investors, including Shaquille O’Neal, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant; Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton; women’s soccer star Alex Morgan; and pro football’s Tony Romo and Josh Allen
At the time, it was seen as a response to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league. However, the PGA Tour and LIV agreed to merge business interests to form a new company. The league will feature six teams, consisting of three PGA Tour players each, going head-to-head in match play in an arena in Palm Beach, Florida. The league has not yet announced a broadcast deal due to ongoing negotiations.
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