Tiger Woods will serve as player-owner for Jupiter Links Golf Club in TGL during inaugural season

Tiger Woods will serve as proprietor of Jupiter Links Golf Club in TGL and in addition play for the group in the inaugural season of the cutting edge league he based with longtime buddy and fellow PGA Tour celebrity Rory McIlroy, it used to be introduced on Tuesday. Woods has fairness in the staff together with investor David Blitzer, a senior government at Blackstone who owns a number of skilled sports activities groups.

This news comes at the heels of a Monday press convention introducing the Boston Common staff consisting of Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Tyrrell Hatton and Keegan Bradley. Jupiter is the 6th and ultimate staff in the TGL for its first season, becoming a member of Boston, New York, San Francisco, Atlanta and Los Angeles. So a ways, the one different player-team relationships that we all know of include Justin Thomas at the Atlanta Drive and Collin Morikawa at the L.A. staff. 

The tech-infused indoor golfing league that McIlroy in comparison to an NBA courtside enjoy is scheduled to start out in January and will be televised on ESPN. Depending on whether or not Woods performs the Hero World Challenge or the PNC Championship over the following couple of months, January may additionally be the primary time we see Tiger swinging a golfing membership since he withdrew from the Masters and underwent any other foot surgical operation again in April of this 12 months. 

Regardless, Woods, who helped discovered the league with McIlroy, turns out occupied with his debut for the Jupiter squad. 

“Through its use of technology, TGL is a modern twist of traditional golf and ultimately will make the sport I love more accessible,” Woods stated in a commentary. “Having the opportunity to not only compete but also own a team to represent Jupiter is an exciting next chapter for me. I expect Jupiter Links GC to showcase the golf culture of my hometown as we compete against the best players in the world.”

Woods’ spouse, Blitzer, has possession stakes in the Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Devils, Cleveland Guardians, Washington Commanders amongst various different groups and organizations. He is the primary individual to carry fairness in 5 North American primary sports activities groups.

No different avid gamers have been introduced for the Jupiter Links GC roster, this means that that 16 avid gamers haven’t begun to signal with a staff and one will nonetheless be added to the league following Jon Rahm’s departure from TGL overdue final week.