Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TGL roster: Who are the big names remaining after Jon Rahm is erased from it
Jon Rahm's name is missing from the Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's official TGL roster. He was initially added to the stellar field of virtual series, however, his name has now been removed from the roster on TGL's official website.
The series will feature a stellar field of 24 PGA Tour golfers and Rahm was the top-ranked player in the list along with Rory McIlroy. However, his sudden absence has ignited rumors of him joining LIV Golf.
Nonetheless, the series still features some of the top-ranked golfers, including Keegan Bradley, Patrick Cantlay, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Justin Thomas.
The host of the tournaments, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, will be playing in the series alongside other PGA Tour players.
Here is the roster of TGL:
- Keegan Bradley
- Patrick Cantlay
- Wyndham Clark
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Rickie Fowler
- Lucas Glover
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Max Homa
- Billy Horschel
- Tom Kim
- Kevin Kisner
- Min Woo Lee
- Shane Lowry
- Rory McIlroy
- Collin Morikawa
- Justin Rose
- Xander Schauffele
- Adam Scott
- Sahith Theegala
- Justin Thomas
- Tiger Woods
- Cameron Young
"I can’t even picture how big it’s going to be" - When Jon Rahm spoke about the TGL Series
Jon Rahm was very excited to join the TGL series when he was added to the roster. Earlier in August, he spoke about the series in an interview with Golf Week ahead of the 2023 BMW Championship.
Speaking about the series, Rahm said:
“From what I hear we’re going to be 35 yards from the screen and the screen is going to be 60 feet wide and 40-some feet tall. I can’t even picture how big it’s going to be.”
“I’ve seen a virtual reality little video of it. I haven’t seen it in person. It’s different to what I expected. I didn’t realize how big it was going to be, which makes it a lot better," he added.
Jon Rahm went on to add that TGL will bring a new audience. He said that he heard reviews from his friends, saying:
"Like many sports nowadays, I think that is going to allow for probably a lot more live gambling, which is what a lot of people are trying to do nowadays when they’re watching sports. I think we can appeal to a different audience, and I’m looking forward to that, as well."
"I’ve heard a lot of great reviews and thoughts from friends of mine looking into it before they knew I was invested in it and wanting to play. I think we have the opportunity to do something very special," he added.
The TGL will mark its begining with the inaugural season in January 2024.