"I've got high hopes"- Tiger Woods' ex-coach expects new TGL series to be a 'hit'

Tiger Woods's ex-coach Hank Haney expects the upcoming tech-infused league TGL to be a hit. The 15-time Major winner collaborated with fellow PGA Tour player Rory McIlroy and TMRW Sports executive Mike McCarley to start a brand-new golf series, TGL.

The series was initially planned to start in January 2024, but its stadium, SoFi Center, collapsed, and the series was postponed to 2025. TGL is now finally gearing up to start its first season in January 2025, and recently, the series shared a post on its X (formerly Twitter) account, writing:

"Big things are happening in golf. See for yourself January 7 on ESPN."

Hank Haney, who worked as Tiger Woods's coach from 2004 to 2010, recently reshared the TGL post, writing:

"I’ve got high hopes for this deal, golf could really benefit if this is a hit."

Notably, the upcoming TGL series is a team event where six teams of four players play the game. There will be a total of 15 regular matches in a season, taking place on Monday and Tuesday nights, and at the end, there will be a semifinal and a final. However, only three of the four players from each team will play in one match.

The tournament will take place on 15 holes, unlike regular golf events, which take place on 18 holes. The match will be played in two formats: triplets and one-on-one singles. On the first nine holes of the 15-hole game, players will have a 3v3 match, while the remaining six holes will be played in one-on-one singles.

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Who will be playing in Tiger Woods' TGL series?

TGL will have a total of 24 PGA Tour players playing in six teams. The series will feature some renowned players, including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Lucas Glover, Justin Thomas, and Keegan Bradley.

Initially, Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton were also scheduled to play in the series. However, both the players switched series and joined LIV Golf, withdrawing from the TGL series. Later, former Masters winner Hideki Matsuyama and Swedish golfer Ludvig Åberg replaced them for the upcoming series.

Here are the teams and players of the Tiger Woods TGL series:

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

The TGL series will start its first season on January 7, 2025.