The Golf League (TGL) will host 15 regular season game-weeks before the top four performing teams will advance to the semi-finals followed by a season-ending finale
Social media has been a buzz with enraged golf fans as they tackled the hefty ticket prices for Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s new golf venture, TGL. The innovative league, set to kick off on Jan.7 following a year’s delay, didn’t win fans over with its pricey admission fees.
Golf lovers can witness 15 game weeks of the regular season live from SoFi Center in Palm Beach, Florida but the cost is driving a wedge between fans and the event. General admission tickets will hit a steep $160 for entry.
Critics took to Twitter to voice their disapproval. One disgruntled fan posted: “What are we doing charging anything over $40? Nobody is asking for this let alone for $160.. I’d rather go play real golf,” while another chimed in with criticism of their own: “They’re charging to watch SIM golf?”.
The backlash didn’t end there, as another social media user argued: “$160? Maybe $16. Seems like a stretch to justify something. If you want people to show up and garner support, make it inexpensive and then you’ll find the supply and demand.”
A fan hit out with a dig, saying: “I paid $165 for Sunday at the president’s cup and got to stand 5 feet from any golfer I wanted to follow. Kind of laughable,” before another golf enthusiast shared their two cents: “I can not see the appeal for watching this in person. Love seeing great golf courses in person but this is like paying to go to a bar to watch a game.”
The league has been likened to the PGA Tour’s adversary, LIV Golf, having introduced a team structure and making strides towards revamping professional golf, echoing the renegade tour’s moves. For context, general admission tickets for LIV Golfs closing event of their 2024 season in Chicago were going for $43 for the opening day, $52 on the Saturday, and $45 for the grand finale.
The innovative tournament will begin early in 2025 ( Image: @TGL/Twitter)
Notwithstanding the flak they’ve received, TGL masterminds Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are crossing their fingers that their big project will take flight soon, despite hitting several rough patches since announcing it last year. Initially, the PGA Tour heavyweights had earmarked January of this year for their high-octane league’s kickoff.
But, a wrench was thrown into the works last November when Woods and McIlroy had to delay their first season after their SoFi Center home suffered extensive damage. To toughen up the venue, league chiefs are said to have shelled out an eye-watering $50 million, as per claims made by The Palm Beach Post.
