The TGL will have a women’s version. The LPGA and TMRW Sports (the company driving the project created by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy) announced this Tuesday the creation of the WTGL, a new indoor league where LPGA stars will compete with the same format as the men’s TGL, which is currently in its second season.
The competition will start during the winter of 2026-27 and will be played, like the TGL, at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, the venue designed to mix virtual golf and real play in a highly televised environment: long shots to a giant screen and then the hole’s conclusion on a rotating green that adapts to recreate different designs.
The announcement comes with a clear message from the LPGA: innovate to gain audiences and give more visibility to its players. “Partnering with TMRW Sports on WTGL reflects our belief that innovation can help the game reach new fans and create greater visibility for LPGA golfers,” said the commissioner, Craig Kessler. “I have seen that new formats can engage the audience while showcasing the athletes’ personality and performance.”
In the same vein, Mike McCarley, CEO and founder of TMRW Sports, expressed: “Now, alongside the LPGA and its players, we hope to create a stage that helps showcase the LPGA stars. The short and team-based format of WTGL will engage new audiences and complement the global appeal of the LPGA Tour.”
For those who have not yet been introduced to this new entertainment, the TGL is a prime time team-based golf competition, designed for television and pure entertainment. It is played 3 against 3 (from larger squads) in a team match play format, with a high pace and an approximate duration of two hours.
Its hallmark is the blend of technology and real golf:
Tee shots and long shots: to the large simulator, with a multi-storey high screen.
Short game and putting: on a 360º modular and rotating green, capable of changing slopes and positions to simulate different holes.
All this with the aim of having a language closer to the viewer: microphones, cameras embedded in the game, complete statistics and a staging designed to get people talking. The WTGL will be born precisely to bring this formula to women’s golf.
The key is to create another window for women’s golf. The LPGA has long been seeking new ways to amplify the impact of its figures, especially in a market where audiences are fragmented and fast consumption prevails.
For now, however, the announcement comes with several open questions: teams, number of franchises, and player names have not been confirmed, and it is also unknown whether there will be any competitive interaction with the men’s league. Everything suggests that this will be the case in the future. What is clear is that around the TGL world there is already a group of top-level investors —including female sports figures—, a sign of where the project wants to grow. An example is Serena Williams.
While the WTGL takes shape, the men’s TGL continues: the second season began on 28 December and this 6 January a new match will be played.
