Scott Van Pelt: ‘Golf would benefit’ from a shot clock
"The game does take a long time to get moving."
"The game does take a long time to get moving."
Greg Norman praised Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy for TGL's first season success, especially pumping more dollars into golf.
Game 1 is slated for Monday night on ESPN2 with Games 2 and 3 scheduled for Tuesday night on ESPN.
"I’m a college football junkie, and a golf nerd, so this job is perfect for me."
"I'm gonna come to Vegas for the residency."
Monday's afternoon match on ESPN2 drew just 160,000 viewers.
The fourth match in TGL history, which featured the two faces of the league, continued to post strong...
"I've never played golf. So why is it on my TV INSTEAD OF DUKE-NC STATE?!"
The league still has a strong viewership story to tell, handily beating out its college hoops competition.
"The producer has asked us nicely to keep it close and we're trying to accommodate him as much as we can."
The league's second match averaged one million viewers, up 9% versus last week's debut.
The telecast averaged 919,000 viewers on ESPN Tuesday night.
'The (game) I'm keeping my eye on the most: Notre Dame and Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.'
Scott Van Pelt will lead ESPN's trio to cover the TGL season starring Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy that begins next month.
The network will seemingly give TGL every opportunity to be successful.
A power outage at TGL's venue last week caused damage that will postpone the league's debut to 2025.
TGL events will air on either ESPN or ESPN2 with simulcasts on ESPN+.
ESPN may be adding more golf to their portfolio in TGL.