When New York GC meets The Bay GC Tuesday at the SoFi Center in TGL’s inaugural match, it will culminate years of planning for this unique concept.
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PALMBEACHGARDENS—WhenTGLlaunchesTuesday,insideancavernous250,000-squarefootarenafeaturinga64x53-footscreenandrotatinggreen,andwith1,500spectatorsexperiencinganentiregolfmatchwithoutleavingtheirseats;itwasallpossiblebecauseofanactofGod.
Notthatthehigh-tech,simulated,interactivegolfleaguestartedbyTigerWoodsandRoryMcIlroywouldnothavehappened.
Itjustwouldnothavehappenedlikethis.
About14monthsago,withconstructionstartedonTGL’soriginalarena,astormblewthroughnorthernPalmBeachCounty,collapsingthedomedroofanddelayingtheleague’sstartbyayear.Noonewasinjured.
Now,witharedesignedarenamadeofsteelthatincludesatraditionalroofinsteadofabubble,theconsensusisthatstormwasthebestthingthatcouldhavehappenedtoTGL.
“Ithinkitwasablessingindisguise,”saidWoods,aJupiterIslandresident.“Wewererushingtogetitready.Idon’tthinkwehadallthecomponentsweh
