Manchester Metropolis defender John Stones and Formulation One driver Alex Albon have joined Steph Curry in investing in a franchise within the high-tech golf competitors created by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.
Stones and Albon have by means of their funding in fund supervisor Apex joined Curry within the investor group behind the San Francisco staff that may play within the TGL venture that launches subsequent yr.
The Lisbon-based fund stated Thursday it acquired a stake within the San Francisco franchise, one in all six in TGL that may play in a domed area in Palm Seaside Gardens, Florida.
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Matches might be performed over 15 holes the place longer pictures performed off actual grass or sand are hit into an enormous simulator. Brief-game pictures are performed to a high-tech inexperienced advanced that rotates on a turntable to create completely different contours.
The 2-hour matches are set to be broadcast by ESPN on a three-month schedule when it begins in 2025, ending earlier than the Masters in April.
Woods is a participant and co-owner within the Florida staff Jupiter Hyperlinks.
TGL was set to begin this week however harm two months in the past to the domed area pushed again the opening match by one yr.
Stones and Albon will “take part in TGL occasions, together with pro-am tournaments and charity occasions,” Apex stated in an announcement.
Albon performed in a separate contest in November that paired racing drivers and golfers in Las Vegas forward of the F1 race there.
“I consider these progressive ideas will act as a gateway for a youthful demographic viewers to entry golf as a sport,″ Albon stated.
Different traders in TGL embody Serena and Venus Williams backing the Los Angeles staff and Fenway Sports activities Group supporting the Boston franchise that McIlroy will play for.