{"id":291327,"date":"2023-10-19T19:56:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=291327"},"modified":"2023-10-19T19:56:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:56:17","slug":"tiger-woods-and-rory-mcilroy-sign-golfer-of-the-future-in-huge-blow-to-liv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/golf\/tiger-woods-and-rory-mcilroy-sign-golfer-of-the-future-in-huge-blow-to-liv\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy sign ‘golfer of the future’ in huge blow to LIV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rory McIlroy on Ryder Cup<\/h3>\n

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have proven that they are still the biggest names in golf by convincing one of the game’s rising superstars to sign up for their new Team Golf League. Australia’s Min Woo Lee is one of a host of stars who have signed up for the inaugural TGL competition, which fuses traditional golf with state-of-the-art technology to stage matches on Monday evenings at a purpose-built 2,000-capacity venue in Florida called the SoFi Center.<\/p>\n

A top-class field will consist of six teams of four players, with three from each side competing in head-to-head matches over a two-hour period.<\/p>\n

Promising to give golf fans a “high-tech, high energy” experience, some of the best players in the world will compete in a massive virtual simulator and short game complex.<\/p>\n

Some of the biggest names from the PGA Tour have already signed up, including Ryder Cup stars Jon Rahm, Max Homa, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose, Adam Scott, Xander Schauffele, Shane Lowry and Rickie Fowler, not to mention Woods and McIlroy themselves.<\/p>\n

But the capture of Min Woo Lee is seen as a major coup with the rookie star also attracting big interest from the Saudi-funded LIV golf league.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old Australian, who was born to Korean immigrants, has enjoyed a breakout season on the PGA Tour, securing a Special Temporary Membership after strong performances at The Players and PGA Championship.<\/p>\n

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This week he is in Japan at ZOZO Championship, where he is closing in on full PGA Tour status for next season.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, it\u2019s amazing,\u201d Lee told reporters at the Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club when asked about joining the TGL. \u201cLook at the roster, it\u2019s crazy. It seems like everyone, and then there\u2019s me. I\u2019m trying to do my best and compete with these guys.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese guys, obviously, major champions and best in the world. I guess a bit of my fun personality and hopefully, I can play some good golf there, too. I really like that, like type of format, team event. I\u2019m not sure what team I\u2019ll be on, but yeah, I\u2019ll be really excited.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee comes from a family with plenty of pedigree in the sport. His mum was a professional golfer and his dad plays off a handicap of 1. Sister Minjee Lee is setting the standard, however. She is one of the top players on the LPGA tour and is currently world No. 7 in the women’s game.<\/p>\n

Min Woo Lee’s own popularity has grown away from the course thanks to his prolific social media posts. \u201cI just love doing social media and trying to make it fun,” he said in an interview with Hype Beast. \u201cI don\u2019t have a social media manager or anything like that. I just do it myself and try to make it fun for everyone who follows me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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