Rickie Fowler’s savvy strategy to adopt to Tiger Woods’ TGL’s 40-second shot clock - “There's going to be some timeouts used”

American professional golfer Rickie Fowler is one of the several big names who is set to play in Tiger Woods' The Golf League. This new league, which has taken the world of golf by storm, is set to make its debut in January next year at the newly built SoFi Center.

On social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the official handle of SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio uploaded a video of Rickie Fowler in which he was seen discussing how he will adapt to the 40-second shot clock in Tiger Woods' TGL. Based on what Fowler said, it seems he has quite a savvy strategy.

Rickie Fowler said:

"You can take care of a lot of your pre-shot before it's your turn... You know, when the other team's hitting, your shot's up on the screen, and you can move stuff around and basically know exactly what you are going to do. When you have 40 seconds, that's basically when you're gonna be stepping up or putting a ball down. And I don't see any issues on my side. I know there is going to be issues that guys will come across, especially guys that maybe won't spend as much time with practice or prep because it's a pretty fast-moving thing. So, we'll see. There is going to be some timeouts used, that's for sure, but the timeouts are limited, so we'll see how that works out for everyone." [0:11 onwards]

For those unaware, the TGL has a 40-second shot clock rule within which a golfer has to hit the ball. Failure to do so would lead to the golfer's team receiving a shot clock violation and incurring a one-stroke penalty.

As for the league, The Golf League will begin on January 7th, and Rickie Fowler will be featuring in the very first match of this league. Fowler's New York Golf Club will take on The Bay Golf Club to commence this event.

A look at the golfers who are set to take part in Tiger Woods' TGL ft. Rickie Fowler

Rickie Fowler during the first round of the Grant Thornton Invitational- Source: Imagn

Before taking a look at the golfers who are set to compete in The Golf League, it's important to look at the teams who will feature in this event. In total, TGL will have six teams, and here is a detailed look at each team along with their owners:

Teams and Owners:

Atlanta Drive GC (Owner: Arthur M. Black)
Boston Common Golf (Owner: the Fenway Sports Group)
Jupiter Links Golf Club (Owner: Tiger Woods and David Blitzer)
Los Angeles Golf Club (Owner: Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams, and Venus Williams)
New York Golf Club (Owner: Steven A. Cohen, Cohen Private Ventures)
The Bay Golf Club (Owner: Marc Lasry, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, John Stones, Alex Albon, Leonardo Fioravanti, and Kanoa Igarashi)

Here is a detailed look at the golfers and the teams they are set to represent in The Golf League:

Golfers:

Tiger Woods (Jupiter Links Golf Club)
Max Homa (Jupiter Links Golf Club)
Kevin Kisner (Jupiter Links Golf Club)
Tom Kim (Jupiter Links Golf Club)
Rory McIlroy (Boston Common Golf)
Adam Scott (Boston Common Golf)
Keegan Bradley (Boston Common Golf)
Hideki Matsuyama (Boston Common Golf)
Justin Thomas (Atlanta Drive GC)
Billy Horschel (Atlanta Drive GC)
Patrick Cantlay (Atlanta Drive GC)
Lucas Glover (Atlanta Drive GC)
Rickie Fowler (New York Golf Club)
Matt Fitzpatrick (New York Golf Club)
Xander Schauffele (New York Golf Club)
Cameron Young (New York Golf Club)
Collin Morikawa (Los Angeles Golf Club)
Justin Rose (Los Angeles Golf Club)
Tommy Fleetwood (Los Angeles Golf Club)
Sahith Theegala (Los Angeles Golf Club)
Shane Lowry (The Bay Golf Club)
Ludvig Aberg (The Bay Golf Club)
Wyndham Clark (The Bay Golf Club)
Min Woo Lee (The Bay Golf Club)