PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.—TGL VP of competition technology and operations Scott Armstrong was thisclose to giving Tiger Woods advice on his golf game. Woods recently visited the new golf arena ahead of the league’s Jan. 7 debut, eager to test every inch of the futuristic, football field-sized playing surface. Players will tee off from trucked-in palettes of …
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PALMBEACHGARDENS,Fla.—TGLVPofcompetitiontechnologyandoperationsScottArmstrongwas thisclose togivingTigerWoodsadviceonhisgolfgame.
Woodsrecentlyvisitedthenewgolfarenaaheadoftheleague’sJan.7debut,eagertotesteveryinchofthefuturistic,footballfield-sizedplayingsurface.Playerswillteeofffromtrucked-inpalettesofnaturalgrasscutintocustommats,swingingtowardsa65-footsimulatorscreen,withadvancedcamerastrackingtheballinflightbeforerepresentingitvirtuallyonthescreen.Thirtynewholeshavebeencreatedspecificallytochallengegolf’sbest,eachculminatinginareal-worldgreenareathatswivelsandoscillatestosetupdistinctsurfaces.Teamsofthreegolferswillplay15-holematchesinamixoftriplesandsinglesforma
