Will Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy's TGL succeed? Exploring new golf league's battle to capture an audience

There is significant upside to TGL becoming popular, but it may be an uphill climb

These days, one could argue, the last thing professional golf needs is another league. With the advent of LIV Golf in 2022, the broader golf world is already fairly divided between the PGA Tour, European Tour, LIV and any number of more developmental tours. The number events sanctioned by the Official World Golf Rankings in any given week is dizzying to follow.

And yet, like it or now, another league arrives in January. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's TMRW Golf League (TGL) begins Jan. 9, the day after the College Football Playoff National Championship. And while TGL is wildly different from all of the leagues noted above -- it will be played indoors with screens, technology and artificial surfaces -- it still represents more golf to watch and follow throughout the week.

Is that a good thing? One could argue -- this has been a primary LIV talking point -- that more golf is always good. Many would not subscribe to that theory, though. More consequential golf is always good, though TGL -- despite its total purse of $21 million for its first season -- will not be anything close to consequential golf.