The new TGL will showcase team matches fusing advanced tech and live action from a custom-built venue in primetime on Monday nights, with that scheduling drawn up to complement the current PGA Tour calendar. Having just announced the launch of their TMRW Sports venture, Woods and McIlroy have now confirmed plans for a new tech-infused golf league in partnership with the PGA Tour.
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I think if you’re trying to sell a product to TV and to sponsors and to try to get as many eyeballs on professional golf as possible, you need to at least let people know what they’re tuning in for.” “We’ve all made a commitment to get together more often to make the product more compelling. We kept Jay privy to all these sort of discussions so he could try to make some moves internally to try to get stuff happening pretty quickly. “It’s not as if we did this as a renegade group. “It was amazing to have Tiger in the room because of his influence, but all those players in that room bought into the vision that Tiger and I and others have come up with,” McIlroy said.
The Tour’s announcement came just a week after Tiger Woods flew to Delaware ahead of the BMW Championship to lead a players-only meeting, with Rory McIlroy also a key figure.
We’re going to continue to focus on the things that we control and get stronger and stronger.” “As I’ve been clear throughout, every player has a choice, and I respect their choice, but they’ve made it. For most of them, they’ve made multi-year commitments.
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They’ve joined the LIV Golf Series and they’ve made that commitment. PGA Tour unveils record US$428.6m prize money for 2022/23 seasonįor the 2022/23 season, a ‘top player’ will be those who finish in the top 20 under the current PIP and players who finish in the top 20 under the revised criteria for the bonus pool.Īsked if LIV Golf players would have their suspensions lifted if they were impressed by the PGA Tour’s new changes, Monahan said: “No. “This is an extraordinary and unprecedented commitment, a testament to who these guys are and what they believe in.” “Our top players are firmly behind the tour, helping us deliver an unmatched product to our fans, who will be all but guaranteed to see the best players competing against each other in 20 events or more throughout the season,” said Monahan. Players are also guaranteed minimum earnings of US$500,000, which can be taken up front by rookies, while lower-ranked players will receive a travel stipend of US$5,000 dollars for each missed cut.
The 20 PGA Tour events are made up of the four majors, the Players Championship, 12 ‘elevated’ tournaments – with an average purse of US$20 million – and three other events chosen by the players. The move comes weeks after the PGA Tour announced its last round of prize pot increases. The PGA Tour’s top players have committed to playing against each other at least 20 times a year, while the bonus pool for the Player Impact Programme (PIP) has been doubled to US$100 million. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has ruled out allowing LIV Golf defectors to return to the series, if they are persuaded to rejoin due to the tour’s recent structural changes, including increased guaranteed money.
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