Latest figures suggest golf fans have given up on Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's TGL
The fewest amount of 'primetime' ESPN viewers tuned in to watch Tiger Woods' Jupiter Links take on The Bay GC on TGL this week.
TGL may be nearing its end-of-season Playoffs but it would appear a large number of PGA Tour fans are already turned off by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's new tech-infused league.
The latest Nielsen ratings are in and it's sorry reading for TGL.
A lowly 384,000 viewers tuned in to ESPN to watch Woods' Jupiter Links GC take on The Bay GC on Tuesday night.
That marks the lowest primetime ESPN TGL ratings to date.
The overall average of the 12 played TGL matches so far is 547,750 viewers.
The latest update follows an already worrying TV trend noted earlier this month.
#RATINGS — TGL saw 384K viewers on Tuesday for The Bay GC vs Jupiter Links match on ESPN. (Nielsen)
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) February 28, 2025
These are the lowest primetime ESPN TGL ratings to date.
(Graph via: @TeeTimesPub) pic.twitter.com/TO2v81TDfi
Okay, Woods was not in competitive action for his team this week, but still, the latest figures will be a huge worry for TGL as their Playoffs loom.
The Bay GC defeated Jupiter Links 6-3.
Woods' team was made up of Kevin Kisner, Tom Kim and Max Homa.
As it stands, both Woods and McIlroy's team are going to miss the upcoming TGL Playoffs.
Scroll below for the current standings...
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Should Jupiter Links and Boston Golf indeed miss out on the Playoffs then it could have a further detrimental effect on TV ratings without Woods and McIlroy in action.
We'll have to wait and see.
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Scroll below for all the TGL results and the current standings...
OS | Teams | Points | Match | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MP | W | L | |||
1 | The Bay GC | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
2 | Los Angeles GC | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
3 | Atlanta Drive GC | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
4 | New York GC | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Playoff Cut-Line | |||||
5 | Jupiter Links GC | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Boston Common Golf | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Date | Team | Team | Score |
7 Jan | New York GC | The Bay GC | 2-9 |
14 Jan | Los Angeles GC | Jupiter Links GC | 12-1 |
21 Jan | New York GC | Atlanta Drive GC | 0-4 |
27 Jan | Jupiter Links GC | Boston Common Golf | 4-3 (OT) |
4 Feb | Boston Common Golf | Los Angeles GC | 2-6 |
17 Feb | Atlanta Drive GC | Los Angeles GC | 6-5 |
17 Feb | Atlanta Drive GC | The Bay GC | 5-6 |
17 Feb | The Bay GC | Boston Common Golf | 5-4 |
18 Feb | Jupiter Links GC | New York GC | 3-10 |
24 Feb | Los Angeles GC | New York GC | 5-4 |
24 Feb | Boston Common Golf | Atlanta Drive GC | 3-6 |
25 Feb | The Bay GC | Jupiter Links GC | 6-3 |
3 Mar | The Bay GC | Los Angeles GC | TBC |
3 Mar | New York GC | Boston Common Golf | TBC |
4 Mar | Jupiter Links GC | Atlanta Drive GC | TBC |
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