Golf-TGL's fast-paced virtual experiment hopes to attract new golf fans

Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 3, 2023 Tiger Woods of the U.S. and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

(Reuters) - Some of the best golfers in the world will swap picturesque fairways for the virtual world on Tuesday when they help kick off the indoor league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy that hopes to cultivate a newer and younger audience.

TGL is the brainchild of TMRW Sports, a company co-founded by Woods and McIlroy in August 2022 shortly after the launch of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit that used guaranteed paydays to siphon off several top PGA Tour players.