LOWRY’S PART OF NEW TGL QUARTET
SHANE LOWRY will be part of the latest team to take part in Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s innovative golf league, TGL.
Clara man Lowry will be a part of TGL’s newest franchise ‘The Bay Golf Club’, joining US Open champion Wyndham Clark, Min Woo Lee and Swedish superstar Ludwig Aberg as part of the four-man team.
The indoor golf league will officially launch next January after previously postponing its 2024 season due to damage to its SoFi Center home in Florida.
The new franchise is ran by former Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc Lasry, with Golden
State Warriors stars Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Andre Iguodala also involved.
“Avenue Sports Fund invested in The Bay Golf Club because we are excited to bring a new team and innovative game to the growing number of Golf fans regionally and nationally,” Lasry, chairman and CEO of Avenue Capital Group said.
Launch
“We believe that The Bay Golf Club will be a beloved team in Northern California and beyond.
“We are looking forward to the launch of TGL in January 2025, and we are using this year to build excitement, energy, and passion for our team and the league.”
The addition of Lowry, Aberg and co is important for co-founders Woods and McIlroy, who lost the services of Jon Rahm last November.
Rahm announced he had made a U-turn on competing on the simulator-based circuit after his name disappeared from the league’s roster and weeks later he shocked the golfing world by signing a record-breaking deal with LIV Golf.
In doing so he also signed Ryder Cup teammate Tyrrell Hatton to his Legion XIII team, another star who had committed to play season one of TGL before his switch.