Blitz Golf to bring fast-paced format to England
The Straits Times
LONDON, March 12 - Billed as golf's answer to T20 cricket, a high‑octane, three‑hour format that has taken off in Australia will burst onto the British scene this year -- and organisers believe it could ignite a new wave of fans. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON, March 12 - Billed as golf's answer to T20 cricket, a high‑octane, three‑hour format that has taken off in Australia will burst onto the British scene this year -- and organisers believe it could ignite a new wave of fans.
Blitz Golf will roll out four events in England in June, pitching professionals, sports stars, celebrities and influencers into a rapid‑fire 10‑hole showdown packed with multiple cuts and a winner‑takes‑all finale on a 'stadium hole'.
"You look at traditional golf -- it's four days. LIV Golf --four days. TGL is indoors on simulators. We're a proper outdoor golf product that's done and dusted in three hours," Blitz Golf CEO Simon Zybek told Reuters.
"It still ticks the boxes for golf purists -- real courses, real competition -- but we layer celebrities and influencers into the mix. It opens up a whole new world of fans."
The high‑energy format features 24 players starting in six‑hole shotgun rounds, cut to 12 for a three‑hole phase, and finally four players in a one‑hole shootout. Scores reset each round.
Around the golf sits a festival‑style atmosphere: DJ sets, live music, fan zones, mid‑round interviews and spectators allowed to roam the fairways and interact with players.
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