The launch of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s simulator golf league has been pushed again till 2025 after an influence outage induced harm to the air-supported dome part of the Florida-based venue, organisers the TGL mentioned on Monday.
The TGL, which can characteristic six four-player groups of PGA Tour gamers together with Woods, McIlroy, was set to start play on January 9 in a major time tv slot.
But after discussions with crew possession teams, PGA Tour management and business companions, the TGL mentioned in an announcement the choice was made to postpone the beginning till early 2025.
“The postponement brings mixed feelings of disappointment and excitement,” mentioned McIlroy. “Above all, we are happy that no one was injured.
“We are looking forward to the launch of TGL. Given the circumstances, while the delay is disappointing, the postponement will allow us to regroup, refocus and return stronger.”
The SoFi Center, constructed on the campus of Palm Beach State College, is a virtually 250,000-square-foot venue with a 75-foot-high apex that may accommodate roughly 1,600 folks on match nights throughout TGL’s season.
The course contained in the venue will probably be infused with varied applied sciences and canopy an space roughly the scale of an American soccer area.
The TGL, which was introduced in August 2022, is a made-for-TV golf league from Woods and McIlroy’s TMRW Sports enterprise.
“We fully support the League’s decision to delay and look forward to an even bigger and better debut in 2025,” mentioned billionaire Alexis Ohanian, who together with spouse Serena Williams are main house owners of Los Angeles Golf Club franchise.
“While we won’t be teeing off until 2025, you’ll be hearing a lot from us in the coming months as we continue to build locally, support our incredible roster of players and gear up for our inaugural season.”