The speculation for the tech-infused league has peaked since the first season concluded. With the ups and downs, the second two updates were far from the anticipation. Even Tiger Woods, out of sight for quite some time, has raised worry. The golfer who just recovered from a back injury in 2024 has been through a tough phase of life as the sudden demise of his mother and then Achilles tendon injury have kept him away.
However, his partner in TGL has shed some light with his recent interview on the CNBC channel. He shared how, with the insight from the league, he has worked on a new initiative that would shape the future of the sport. He has recently launched a sports investment fund in partnership with private equity firm TPG. McIlroy shared, “It mightn’t be that sexy trophy asset of an NFL team or an NBA team. But you know, the businesses that are, you know, sports adjacent that are helping a lot of these leagues and these and these teams, I guess, go grow and bring them into the 21st century.”
Even talking about TGL and how it helped with insights, he said, “The demographic that watches TGL is way different than the demographic that watches regular PGA Tour golf. I mean, the, you know, the audience is skewing way younger, which is a great thing for the game because, you know, the criticism of golf is. It’s an old, it’s an old person’s sport. So to try, to sort of bring the age down of the viewership, I think is really, really important.”
. @McIlroyRory was on CNBC this morning talking more about his new partnership with TPG. On what he might be investing in: “It mightn’t be that sexy trophy asset of an NFL team or an NBA team. But you know, the businesses that are, you know, sports adjacent that that are helping… pic.twitter.com/HcupHobInV
— Josh Carpenter (@JoshACarpenter) May 2, 2025
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