Billed as golf’s reply to T20 cricket, a high-octane, three-hour format that has taken off in Australia, will burst onto the British scene this yr—and organisers consider it might ignite a new wave of followers.
Blitz Golf will roll out 4 occasions in England in June, pitching professionals, sports activities stars, celebrities and influencers right into a rapid-fire 10-hole showdown filled with a number of cuts and a winner-takes-all finale on a ‘stadium gap’.
“You have a look at conventional golf—it’s 4 days. LIV Golf—4 days. TGL is indoors on simulators. We’re a correct out of doors golf product that’s finished and dusted in three hours,” Blitz Golf CEO Simon Zybek instructed Reuters.
“It nonetheless ticks the containers for golf purists—actual programs, actual competitors—however we layer celebrities and influencers into the combination. It opens up a complete new world of followers.”
The high-energy format options 24 gamers beginning in six-hole shotgun rounds, lower to 12 for a three-hole part, and eventually 4 gamers in a one-hole shootout. Scores reset every spherical.
Across the golf sits a festival-style environment: DJ units, stay music, fan zones, mid-round interviews and spectators allowed to roam the fairways and work together with gamers.
“It’s super-engaging and poles aside from what you see on the PGA Tour or LIV Golf,” Zybek mentioned.
Entry lists might be introduced on the finish of March, with Australian and British professionals more likely to be concerned in an Ashes-style rivalry.
Since launching in 2018, Blitz Golf has constructed a powerful following in Australia, drawing 10,000 followers to 4 occasions in its newest collection. Australia cricketers Travis Head and Glenn Maxwell have teed it up alongside female and male Tour professionals, additional boosting its enchantment.
Zybek comes from a basketball background and mentioned the idea was born from a easy frustration: “Watching a standard golf event is a large time dedication. Heaps of people that beloved Blitz Golf in Australia wouldn’t go close to a standard occasion. We’re very excited to be coming to England, and that’s the beginning of many international occasions for us. There might be six occasions within the UK subsequent yr, and within the U.S. and including continental Europe. By the point 2028 rolls round, we can have 24 occasions across the globe and a world ultimate.”
Three of the occasions in England might be on Sunday afternoons at Leeds Golf Centre (June 14), Gaudet Luce within the West Midlands (June 21) and Lincoln Golf Membership (June 28), whereas the London version at Bush Hill Park Golf Membership might be a twilight occasion.
“England is one in all golf’s non secular properties,” Zybek mentioned. “Bringing Blitz here’s a landmark step for our international collection.”
Revealed on Mar 12, 2026