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World number 10 Fitzpatrick is the seventh
player to commit to competing in TGL's inaugural season along
with fellow major winners Woods, McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Jon
Rahm, Adam Scott and Collin Morikawa.
The league, whose launch was announced last August, is being
billed as a first-of-its-kind experience for golf as each
two-hour event will be held on a data-rich, virtual course
complete with a tech-infused, short-game complex.
Organizers promise a high-energy, greenside fan experience for
the short-form version of golf in a coliseum environment with
every shot to be shown live on primetime television.
"While teeing it up with the world's best has been a highlight
of my career so far, this opportunity to compete in TGL is
taking that experience to a whole other level," England's
Fitzpatrick said in a news release.
"TGL combines world-class players in a team format within an
arena environment for a global television audience. With a
formula like that, it will create another platform for fans,
especially young fans, to see our sport shine on a new stage."
Fitzpatrick has played on two European Ryder Cup teams, has
eight wins on the DP World Tour and won last year's U.S. Open at
The Country Club outside Boston. Fitzpatrick previously won the
2013 U.S. Amateur at the same location.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Christian
Radnedge)
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