Tiger Woods set to give PGA Tour huge boost with new Rory McIlroy venture
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Tiger Woods may not be back in action on the PGA Tour for a few more months, but he's about to give the organisation a massive lift, according to world No. 7 Wyndham Clark. Woods is gearing up to compete in TGL, the innovative tech-infused league he co-founded with Rory McIlroy, which is set to kick off in January. The TGL will see 24 of the PGA Tour's top stars go head-to-head in weekly made-for-TV matches at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
This marks the first time the 49-year-old has committed to a regular schedule of events since his high-speed car crash in 2021, which left him severely injured and dealing with a number of ongoing physical issues. Woods only played the four majors and The Genesis Invitational on the PGA Tour this year, and it was clear that the challenge of walking 18 holes day after day is extremely difficult at this stage of his career.
However, the TGL arena will help alleviate those issues. The players will hit full shots into a huge simulator screen during the three-vs-three, 15-hole matches before shifting their focus to a nearby dynamic short-game area. Representing Jupiter Links Golf Club, Woods is scheduled to play his first TGL match on January 14.
Meanwhile, 2023 US Open champion Clark, a member of The Bay Golf Club who is set to play in TGL's inaugural match seven days earlier, believes Woods' return to regular competitive action is a timely boost for the PGA Tour and the sport as a whole. "It's massive. Regardless of how good Tiger is playing, just having Tiger involved in golf and playing is massive," Clark exclusively told Mirror Sport. "And obviously, with his complications with his body and health, it's hard for him to play four rounds in a row, multiple weeks in a row.".
