Tiger Woods & Rory McIlroy’s golf league partner with $53.94B-worth Canadian media giant: Reports
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's virtual golf series, TGL, has reportedly signed a media rights deal with Sportsnet in Canada. The PGA Tour players have collaborated on this brand-new golf series, which was initially slated to start in 2024. However, it was later postponed to 2025 due to the venue being damaged by a power failure in November 2023.
As the series gears up to start its first season, it has become the talk of the town. Recently, golf analyst Josh Carpenter reported that Sportsnet, owned by Rogers Communications, which has an enterprise value of $53.94 billion (according to Stock Analysis), has agreed to a deal with the series for its viewership in Canada.
Sharing the news on his X account, Carpenter wrote:
"@TGL has a new media-rights agreement in Canada with @Sportsnet that's being announced later today. Additionally, sources familiar said the league has been having discussions with several Canadian groups about possible expansion."
Notably, ESPN has also signed a media deal with TGL for its broadcasts in the USA. They have signed a multi-year deal with the new series. Speaking about the deal, Rosalyn Durant, Executive Vice President of Programming and Acquisition at ESPN, said, via Sports Media:
"Innovation and creativity are core to our ESPN mission and TGL will bring those tenets to life for golf fans. TGL is going to be a two-hour presentation unlike anything you have seen before. All players will wear live microphones and viewers will have unprecedented access during competition. It’s an exciting landscape for presenting golf and we look forward to bringing it to fans.”
The tech-infused series will kick off in January 2025 with its first season. There will be 15 events in a season, taking place on Monday and Tuesday nights.
Tiger Woods & Rory McIlroy’s golf league team owners
The TGL features six teams, each with four players. All the teams are named after popular cities in the USA and have their owners. A number of big names from the sports and business world have invested in the series.
This includes tennis legends Serena and Venus Williams, NBA star Stephen Curry, and founder and chairman of AMB Sports and Entertainment, Arthur Blank.
Below are the owners of all six teams in TGL:
Atlanta Drive GC
- Owner: Arthur Blank
Boston Common Golf
- Owner: Fenway Sports Group
Jupiter Links Golf Club
- Owners: Tiger Woods, David Blitzer
Los Angeles Golf Club
- Owners: Alexis Ohanian, Venus Williams, Serena Williams
New York Golf Club
- Owners: Steve Cohen
The Bay Golf Club
- Owners: Marc Lasry, Stephen Curry
The series is created by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy in collaboration with the founder and CEO of TMRW Sports, Mike McCarley.