After being confirmed as a participant and co-owner of Jupiter Links Golf Club, the ultimate workforce of his personal league, Tiger Woods took this chance to take a dig at the breakaway league. Woods has at all times taken a onerous stance towards LIV Golf, calling out gamers who left the PGA Tour to affix the Saudi-funded league.
And this time, whereas saying his possession of TGL’s final team with accomplice David Blitzer, who additionally occurs to be the co-managing accomplice of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and the NHL’s New Jersey Devils, Woods defined how LIV Golf has a lot to be taught from this tech-based league in phrases of accessibility.
Tiger Woods Says LIV Golf is Hard to Follow
After Rory McIlroy took a swipe at LIV Golf at Fenway Park on Sunday, the 47-year-old chimed in and declared that he discovered it onerous to grasp some of the principles at LIV and thus strived to make TGL easier to understand.
“Some of the stuff I’ve seen in LIV… I couldn’t determine what the hell was occurring. Here it’s quite simple.”
He described how TGL was an amalgamation of expertise and golf, making it extra accessible to everybody.
“Through its use of expertise, TGL is a trendy twist of conventional golf and in the end will make the game I like extra accessible.”
And since Woods has a house in Jupiter, Florida, proudly owning the Jupiter Links GC workforce is much more particular to him, as he hopes the workforce will embody the essence of the golf tradition of his hometown.
The 15-time main winner additionally went on to say, “Generally, golf takes about 5 – 6 hours to play. In in the present day’s world, with all of our smartphones, it’s onerous for anyone to go 5 to 6 hours with out trying at their telephones. So the shorter the time, the higher it’s.”
With the hype surrounding the brand new league rising exponentially by the day and groups saying their rosters, the thrill within the air is certainly palpable. But who else will likely be becoming a member of Woods on his workforce?
TGL Takes a Leap With Big Names
Woods’ teammates haven’t but been introduced, however the Boston-based workforce, Boston Common Golf, not too long ago confirmed their gamers, with Rory McIlroy being the star participant of the workforce.
On the opposite hand, Justin Thomas has joined the Atlanta workforce, whereas Collin Morikawa will play on the Los Angeles workforce. Last week, TGL bought a shock when Jon Rahm all of a sudden pulled out of the league. He was purported to play at the inaugural occasion, however speculations started to come up when his title was all of a sudden taken off from the TGL’s official web site. He later confirmed that he wouldn’t be taking part in for the league,
The adrenaline is pumping as January approaches. The six-team league will likely be performed each Monday beginning January 9, 2024, and wrap up earlier than the primary main of the season. This will present TGL with the required increase that it wants in phrases of engagement and viewers constructing. But the query stays: Will TGL create a revolution within the sport of golf, prefer it claims? And is LIV Golf actually doomed for good?
