Following the premiere of the first game of the tech-centric TGL (Tomorrow Golf League), which is a brand new golf league, combining advanced technology with teams of top players from the PGA TOUR.

Six TGL teams representing six different cities will go head-to-head in a season-long competition at SoFi Center, a first-of-its-kind venue built specifically for TGL on the campus of Palm Beach State College, with every shot live and all the players mic’d up, bringing unprecedented access to the competition for golf fans.

Disney has announced that the debut of the new prime time golf league, drew an average audience of 919,000 on ESPN on Tuesday night, with viewership averaging more than 1.0 million 9:15-10:15 p.m. ET, when The Bay was nearing its 9-2 victory. Bay was declared the winner of the match at 10:36 p.m. when it took a 7-1 lead after the 10^th hole.

TGL, founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports in partnership with the PGA TOUR. teed off with The Bay Golf Club (Ludvig Åberg, Wyndham Clark, Shane Lowry) defeating the New York Golf Club (Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick, Rickie Fowler) 9-2 in the 15-hole match.

The telecast of the debut match from the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., aired from 9-11:10 p.m. ET, peaking at 1.1 million viewers between 9:15-9:30 p.m. The full season of TGL matches will air and stream exclusively on ESPN platforms including ESPN+ and ESPN On Disney+, including 15 regular season matches followed by playoffs. The season concludes March 24-25 with Finals.

The second match of the season on Tuesday, Jan. 14 (ESPN, 7 p.m.) will feature the TGL debut of Woods and his Jupiter Links team (Kevin Kisner, Max Homa and Tom Kim) vs. Los Angeles Golf Club (Collin Morikawa, Sahith Theegala, Tommy Fleetwood, and Justin Rose). The player lineups for the match will be announced on Friday.

You can watch the first TGL game; it’s available to stream now on ESPN+ and via the ESPN On Disney+ hub for bundled subscribers.

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Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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