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The addition of Schauffele and Rose brings to
11 the number of players who have joined TGL along with Woods,
McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm, Adam Scott, Collin Morikawa,
Matt Fitzpatrick, Max Homa, and Billy Horschel.
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.
Organisers 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 prime time television.
Britain's Rose, an 11-time winner on the PGA Tour, won a gold
medal at the 2016 Rio Games where golf returned to the Olympics
after a 112-year absence.
"TGL's approach of merging technology and golf is the innovative
thinking that I believe will help the sport evolve and continue
to appeal to a broader base of fans," Rose said in TMRW Sports
news release.
Schauffele, who has won seven times on the PGA Tour and is
currently sixth in the world rankings, clinched gold at the
Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
"As the golf landscape continues to change, being a part of TGL
is exciting and it is another great opportunity for me to test
my skills against the best players in the world," said
Schauffele.
"It is also going to be a lot of fun with the unique environment
they are building and being able to compete regularly in a team
format."
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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