Boston Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner and owner John Henry speak with the media throughout spring training at the Player Development Complex onFeb 19, 2018.
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Another sports powerhouse has actually signed up with the ownership ranks of the golf league being established by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.
Fenway Sports Group, owned and run by John Henry and Tom Werner, will be the second of 6 groups to sign up with TGL, the primetime golf league set to start competitors in January.
“We are excited for this new journey,” Henry and Werner stated in a statementMonday “Through this new, tech-focused version of the game, New England sports fans will soon have a team of world-class PGA Tour players to cheer for and redefine for this community what it means to play the game in the modern era.”
Fenway Sports Group owns a number of significant sports franchises, consisting of Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox, the Liverpool Football Club and the National Hockey League’s PittsburghPenguins The FSG group is the 2nd team to be revealed by TGL. On June 8, it revealed that Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, Serena Williams and Venus Williams ended up being owners in a Los Angeles group.
“The team at FSG is uniquely positioned to help build an expanding community for fans of golf and embracing that audience is foundational to the Boston’s TGL team’s mission,” stated Mike McCarley, co-founder of TMRW Sports, which manages TGL.
The advancement of TGL comes at a critical time for the big-money world of expert golf. Woods, McIlroy and McCarley established TMRW Sports Group (noticable “tomorrow”) in 2015 in collaboration with the PGATour At the time, it was viewed as a reaction to the Saudi- backed LIV Golf league, which was involved in a bitter legal battle with the PGA Tour.
This month, nevertheless, the PGA Tour and LIV consented to combine company interests to form a brand-new business. McIlroy is among the most significant public critics of LIV, and Woods supposedly turned down an enormous deal to sign up with the Saudi- moneyed league.
Rory McIlroy shakes hands with Tiger Woods on the 18 th green after they finished a practice round prior to the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 3, 2023.
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TGL will now attempt to record a brand-new, more youthful group utilizing advanced innovation in primetime competitors that combine physical and virtual golf.
The league will include 6 groups, including 3 PGA Tour gamers each, going head-to-head in match play in an arena in Palm Beach,Florida The league has not yet revealed a broadcast offer as it remains in continuous settlements. That is anticipated to be completed in the coming weeks, according to a source near to the matter.
The star power of Woods and McIlroy has actually assisted draw in a handful of huge names, consisting of Justin Thomas, John Rahm, Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Justin Rose and Rickie Fowler.
TGL hasn’t divulged just how much cash it’s raised. Yet it has actually drawn in numerous huge name professional athletes as financiers, consisting of basketball greats Shaquille O’Neal, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant; Formula 1 motorist Lewis Hamilton; ladies’s soccer star Alex Morgan; and professional football’s Tony Romo and JoshAllen Several expert sports group owners have actually invested, also.
