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Sky Sports to broadcast TGL matches live in the UK & Ireland

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Sky Sports has announced a two-year partnership with TGL presented by SoFi, the new team golf league founded by Tiger Woods’ and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports.

The deal includes both the 2025 and 2026 seasons and will give Sky Sports customers in the UK & Ireland, DACH and Italy exclusive coverage of every match.

TGL, which gets underway on January 7th live from the custom-built SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, fuses golf technology and innovation on an unprecedented scale. The competition features six teams of golf stars in a season-long competition finishing on March 25th, where teams will face off in two-hour matches across 15 custom-designed holes in a hybrid of virtual and real-life action, giving fans the opportunity to watch the best players in the world in a new and engaging way.

Jason Wessely, Director of Golf, Sky Sports said: “TGL is such an exciting and innovative new format that both existing and new golf fans can enjoy, and we’re delighted to be part of the TGL journey from the start, bringing fans even closer to some of the greatest golf stars. We’re looking forward to working with TGL to make the tournament a truly entertaining viewing experience and are delighted to welcome TGL to Sky Sports, the home of golf.”

Mike McCarley, CEO of TMRW Sports, commented: “As the media home of golf in the UK and Ireland, Sky Sports is the ideal home for TGL to reach fans who are accustomed to turning to Sky to find the best golfers in the world on Sky Sports platforms across Europe.

“With five TGL golfers across four teams from the UK and Ireland, golf fans will have local players to watch and new teams to follow in this fast-paced version of golf that is rooted in the traditions the game.”

Coverage of the TGL will be available to existing Sky Sports customers, while non-Sky subscribers can purchase a NOW Sports Day or month-long membership.

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