Tiger Woods’ TGL group is formally set: Max Homa, Tom Kim and Kevin Kisner will be a part of the 15-time main champion as a part of Jupiter Hyperlinks GC, Woods’ four-man squad for the indoor golf league slated to start in January 2025.
The Monday prime-time collection will function six groups of 4 PGA Tour gamers competing in a custom-built stadium venue in Palm Seashore Gardens, Fla. TGL was initially scheduled to kick off in 2024. The beginning date was postponed for one yr after the sector sustained vital harm as a consequence of an influence outage.
As TGL continues to gear up for its inaugural season, the league has been slowly debuting group rosters and Woods’ squad is the most recent to be introduced. The group title alludes to Jupiter, Fla., a city on the southeastern coast the place Woods and plenty of PGA Tour gamers reside — the realm is a haven for skilled golfers.
Woods is a co-founder of TGL alongside Rory McIlroy, who helms Boston Frequent Golf.
A six-time winner on the PGA Tour, Homa lately tied for third place on the Masters, marking his greatest end in a serious. The California native can be an avid social media person, identified for his relatable and light-hearted persona on Twitter.
“He’s obtained all of the expertise on this planet, plus he’s obtained some jokes,” stated Woods, who performed with Homa within the first two rounds in Augusta. “He hits it so strong and has such an important ball flight. He’s going to be an important asset to Jupiter Hyperlinks, and I do know he’s going to be a high participant on this recreation for a very long time.”
Kim, 21, is by far the group’s youngest member however already has three PGA Tour wins below his belt. He emerged as a star in the course of the 2022 Presidents Cup at Quail Hole, bringing a contagious aggressive spirit to the Worldwide Group.
“Tom is so good and a really underrated participant in my view,” Woods stated. “He stepped up for the Worldwide Group on the Presidents Cup after they wanted it, which as a rookie, is not any simple activity. I’m excited to have him on the group.”
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Kisner is a identified trash-talker and fiery match-play competitor. The four-time PGA Tour winner lately picked up the microphone to attempt his hand as a lead broadcast analyst for NBC.
“Kis is among the grittiest gamers on the PGA Tour,” Woods stated. “I do know his character can idiot some folks into pondering he isn’t that aggressive, however you don’t have the kind of match-play document he does with out being relentless. I believe he’s going to be an important match for our group and any such format.”
David Blitzer, the proprietor of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils is an investor in Woods’ group.
Woods, a five-time Masters champion, lately made his twenty fourth consecutive reduce at Augusta Nationwide a yr after present process ankle fusion surgical procedure.
The roster for the sixth franchise, San Francisco, has not been set, although Shane Lowry, Wyndham Clark and Min Woo Lee are actually the one gamers dedicated to the league who haven’t been assigned to a roster. Boston Frequent additionally has one emptiness.
Boston Frequent Golf
- Rory McIlroy
- Keegan Bradley
- Adam Scott
New York GC
- Xander Schauffele
- Cameron Younger
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Rickie Fowler
Atlanta Drive GC
- Justin Thomas
- Patrick Cantlay
- Billy Horschel
- Lucas Glover
Los Angeles GC
- Collin Morikawa
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Sahith Theegala
- Justin Rose
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(Prime photograph of Tiger Woods, left middle, and Max Homa, proper middle: Maddie Meyer / Getty Photos)
