STOCKHOLM, Sweden and PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida – Disney+ and TGL presented by SoFi, the new prime time, team golf league founded by Tiger Woods’ and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports, announced a new media collaboration that will see every match of the league’s inaugural season air live on Disney+ in the Nordics.
Disney+ has secured the exclusive rights to TGL for the 2025 and 2026 seasons, with the first match taking place on Jan.7, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Matches will be live streamed exclusively on Disney+ in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland, and included as part of customers Disney+ subscription.
The new league features six teams of PGA TOUR stars competing in a season-long competition from January through March, all set in the custom-built SoFi Center. TGL fuses golf with technology on an unprecedented scale.
Using a mix of innovations throughout SoFi Center’s field of play, teams will face off in two-hour matches across 15 custom-designed holes in a hybrid of virtual and real-life action.
Ludvig Åberg, The Bay Golf Club: “It’s fantastic that Swedish fans will experience TGL live on Disney+. Having viewers in Sweden and across the Nordics watching The Bay Golf Club and following our matches means so much to me personally. I look forward to showcasing the excitement of TGL’s team competition to my home country. Tack så mycket!”
Hans van Rijn, SVP and Country Manager, The Walt Disney Company Nordic & Baltic: “TGL represent an entirely new way of presenting golf and will bring Disney+ viewers closer to some of the greatest PGA TOUR stars than ever before, including Swedish phenomenon Ludvig Åberg. We are looking forward to working together with TGL and our ESPN colleagues in bringing this new exclusive experience to our Nordic audiences, for our customers to enjoy, alongside our unparalleled offering of award-winning series and movies, all as part of their subscription.”
Mike McCarley, CEO and Founder, TMRW Sports and TGL: “Adding Disney+ as our partner in the Nordics is a significant next step as we expand TGL’s international reach. Golf is truly a global game, and the avid golf fans across Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland can relate to the benefits of tech-infused golf with their short season and long winters. Starting with TGL’s first match, Ludvig Åberg will be representing Sweden as part of The Bay Golf Club and building upon his young career as a PGA TOUR, Ryder Cup, and DP World Tour global superstar.”
Previously TGL announced ESPN as the league’s U.S. media partner, as well as international media partnerships with Fox Sports in Australia, Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ in Canada, U-NEXT in Japan, and JTBC/Phoenix Sports International in South Korea. Additional international media partners will be added in the coming weeks.
