Everything you need to know about Tomorrow’s Golf League

The GIST: ICYMI, Tomorrow’s Golf League (TGL) is making waves…today. The tech-infused 3-on-3 golf tournament created by icons Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy drew nearly 1M viewers for last week’s debut, while last night’s second installment saw LA Golf Club beat Woods’ Jupiter Links Golf Club in front of an A-list crowd.

• With two weeks of virtual golf in the books, let’s answer some burning questions about golf’s latest hole-in-one.

Why is it special?: Well, for starters, it’s indoors: Golfers compete on the largest golf simulator in the world — the screen stands five stories tall, aka 24 times (!!!) larger than a standard simulator. The custom-built TGL facility boasts the latest tech, making it as close as possible to the real outdoors deal.

• The other fun difference is that while golf is typically an individual sport, in the TGL, it’s a team sport, building off dramatic, tension-filled team events like the Solheim and Ryder Cups. Golf is just better with friends — especially when they’re mic’d up.

Who’s playing?: Twenty-four of the world’s best golfers make up the six star-studded teams. Including McIlroy, TGL boasts six of the top 10 golfers in the world, not to mention some of the biggest names in the sport with the aforementioned Woods, Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, and Max Homa in the mix.

How does it work?: Two teams (but just three golfers from each squad’s four-person roster) compete in each two-hour, two-part, 15-hole event. The first session is 3-on-3, where three golfers from each team alternate shots for nine holes while the second session is a six-hole, one-on-one battle, where each golfer plays two holes against the same opponent. Drama.

What’s up with the course?: The league’s three course designers let their imaginations run wild in the creation of the event’s 30 unique holes. Some holes look like they could exist in the real world while others…definitely don’t. With a $21M pot on the line, playing on an active volcano is, ahem, par for the course.

How does TGL fit within the PGA?: Great question, especially considering all 24 TGL golfers compete on the Tour. The TGL operates in partnership with the PGA and will run alongside the Tour with events slated for Mondays (and Tuesdays later in the season) so golfers can still compete on the Thursday-to-Sunday PGA grind. Tee-riffic.