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54-543: TGL is a planned golf league created by TMRW Sports, a venture formed by sports executive Mike McCarley and professional golfers Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy in partnership with the PGA Tour . Its launch was delayed from 2024 to 2025, with events planned to be held on weeknights in conjunction with the PGA Tour schedule. On August 24, 2022, the PGA Tour, along with Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Mike McCarley, announced

108-519: A few years ago. “We like to talk about being at the intersection of golf and technology,”  He described the Golf Channel culture as more entrepreneurial, which helps employees embrace change more than others. McCarley's leadership style is collaborative and he has been recognized for creating a positive culture inside the company. “Most people who work here would be able to tell you why the things that they do every day matter, and why they help

162-421: A golf simulator is the ability to conveniently play and practice in a controlled ambience. Often this means the ability to play without any pressure, green fees, or tee times; however, the advent of "indoor golf centers", which provide simulators for commercial play, bring many of these competitive and social aspects into the simulated game. For those who live in wintry climes or urban settings, golf simulators offer

216-666: A landmark, 12-year agreement in 2015, NBC and Golf Channel won the rights to televise the British Open , which had been held by ABC for more than 50 years and became the first major golf championship on Golf Channel. In 2018, the audience for the British Open topped the audience for the U.S. Open for the first time in history and was the most-watched British Open in 18 years. Technology subsidiary GolfNow, expanded to Europe and opened new headquarters in Belfast. According to

270-573: A microwave that reflects off any moving object which returns to the sensor. The system can then record trajectory, launch angle, speed and direction. Additional physics is applied to these figures to calculate spin, axis and tilt. These types of system can be used indoors or outdoors. They are very useful as launch monitors, and they work very effectively. Several professionals make use of them to analyse their game in real environments. Typical examples are available from TrackMan and Flightscope. This method uses two banks of Infra Red sensors that scan across

324-413: A new media technology platform" and "Golf Channel is far more than a 24-hour television network devoted to golf. “It’s a technology company more than anything,” he said.  Golf Channel has embraced golf businesses that have little, if anything, to do with television. When McCarley started (in 2011), Golf Channel had 330 employees. Today it has close to 1,200. Golf Channel has jobs today that didn’t exist

378-420: A player needs to know to improve their swing. There are a number of different technologies in use presently. Principally they either track ball flight or club head motion. Ball flight is typically tracked via wavelength (infrared), audio, and/or laser sensors. These instruments serve as a means by which the ball's flight properties are tracked, namely launch angle, ball speed and ball direction. Club motion

432-504: A sensor mat, which is essentially a rectangular mat containing several infrared sensors and microchips that can monitor the speed of the club as it passes the back sensor, the angle of the club and club speed as the ball and club pass the second sensor following impact and the direction of the ball as the club passes the third sensor. Such systems are used by GolfBlaster3D, ProTee United, Dancin' Dogg by Optishot, TruGolf and Unex Golf. A sonic system uses strategically placed microphones around

486-536: A technical system used by some golfers to continue their sport regardless of weather and time of day in a converted premises. Simulators have been available since the early 1970s, and systems range in cost from compact units costing well under $ 200 that work with a computer or video game console , to sophisticated ones costing tens of thousands of dollars. Advanced systems may utilize a dedicated room, hitting screen, projector and other paraphernalia. Simpler simulators typically do not possess built-in software, but measure

540-529: Is a measure according to known ball flight properties among golf experts. A ball's flight depends upon many things, including the ball itself, the strike and impact of the club upon the ball, the ball's launch angle, direction, spin rate and velocity , as well as the hitting surface from which the ball is struck and the simulated environment through which the ball virtually flies, suggesting wind, rain, and other environmental aspects that may affect ball flight. The battle for superiority in this market exists between

594-502: Is an umbrella term for all activities in golf which can be carried out indoors. Venues include indoor driving ranges , chipping areas, putting greens , machines and home golf simulators. Many of these indoor facilities are businesses that include additional entertainment options as well as food and drink for customers. A golf simulator allows golf to be played on a graphically or photographically simulated driving range or golf course, usually in an indoor setting. In some cases, based on

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648-457: Is being overseen by CAA Icon. In November 2023, a power failure at the construction site caused the deflation of SoFi Center's air-supported roof , causing damage to portions of the structure. No broadcaster for TGL was announced during the league's unveiling. An August 2022 report by Sports Business Journal indicated that NBC Sports had an option to carry league events. On October 5, 2023, ESPN Inc. announced it had secured media rights for

702-510: Is credited as the architect of the network's "big event strategy," which evolved into NBC Universal's promotional initiative known as "Symphony," and has resulted in record television audiences for a variety of sports events, including the Olympics , NFL , Kentucky Derby and NHL . He is also credited with NBC's successful "Sunday Night Is Football Night" campaign. In 2006, after several roles working with numerous sports leagues, McCarley

756-479: Is extrapolated to provide ball flight trajectory and roll out according to certain calculated relationships to the ball's flight performance per the tracked motion of the ball or club, adding environmental aspects through which the ball is projected, including terrain, wind, rain and other such influences or obstacles. The way that the information is tracked varies as much as having a wall-sized screen recording ball speed and placement upon impact, to sensors that record

810-407: Is floor mounted facing the ball trajectory from the side, the other is over head mounted and facing down. ProTee United is using a high speed sensor system to read club head information, special floor sensors for putting and two high speed cameras (one on the floor and one on the ceiling) to pick up ball flight information. An alternative method of measuring these two angles is to mount both cameras in

864-471: Is not just fluff, it's key to the master plan." Under McCarley in 2010, Sunday Night Football became the only regularly scheduled sports program of any kind to be the No. 1 primetime program of the television season in 2010, a statistic that has continued ever since and in 2018 became the longest-running No. 1 primetime television program. He told Sports Business Daily that he knew his football campaign

918-451: Is similarly tracked via wavelength sensors or other devices such tethers, cameras, or lasers, which record the speed and direction of the club's head as well as the impact point of the ball on the club's striking surface. In some cases, based on the location of the sensing devices, it is now possible to capture data on both ball and club for most accurate speed and directional information, and simulated ball flight behavior. The data collected

972-432: Is then simulated on the screen via a projector. Golf simulators need to present club speed, club path, club face angle at impact, ball speed, ball path, horizontal and vertical launch angle and spin. There are several types of measurement system used in golf simulation to achieve this, such as simulator mats, sonic sound systems, optical sensor arrays , radar and camera ball tracking systems. Many golf simulator systems use

1026-622: The Belfast Telegraph, its Belfast city offices now house 71 staff. In 2018, the network announced a partnership with St. Andrews Links and its seven golf courses, including the Old Course where golf has been played since the 1400s. In November 2019, the NBC Sports Group acquired EZLinks Golf, the parent company of TeeOff.com. The merger means that tee time booking industry titans GolfNow and Teeoff.com are now under

1080-498: The GOLF Channel leadership team, Case said, "Smartly, (you) said 'OK, we could just continue to do that but how do we imagine a broader platform – a bigger brand, a broader company?' – and having now a whole slew of products and services is a great example of the reinvention that's required." However, what's even more impressive, according to Case, was that GOLF kept the entrepreneurial spirit intact. In February 2019, McCarley

1134-652: The NCAA for the college golf championship and Augusta National Golf Club , home of the Masters , for the Drive, Chip and Putt Championship for children and extending the flagship “Morning Drive” program to seven days a week with a broader focus to include the lifestyle of golf and increased the focus on quality. The network received the most Emmy nominations in its history in 2014. McCarley said Golf will invest in more high-quality originals that will keep its viewers returning. In

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1188-541: The ability to play and practice year-round or within the confines of their locale. The space requirements can range from just needing an 8-foot (2.4 m) ceiling to an entire wall upon which the game's screen is attached. The next important advantage is the player's ability to see each facet of their swing. Many golf simulators measure: angle of attack, angle of the club face, club head speed, spin, club path (inside out or outside in), and more. These measurements help both students and teaching professionals identify exactly what

1242-438: The bay in both X and Y directions. The ball passes through the first set of sensors and its XY coordinate is captured. The ball then passes another set of sensors and the second XY coordinates are captured again. The two co-ordinates are then compared to determine the vertical launch angle, ball path and speed. The system is very accurate, but very expensive to construct, as you need hundreds of optical sensors and emitters to catch

1296-432: The business through years of unprecedented growth, Golfweek noted in the days following Palmer's passing. “Palmer became an adviser and confidante of Mike McCarley…who was less than half of Palmer’s age. McCarley has said that he leaned on Palmer for insight about how the golf industry has evolved, in hopes of gleaning lessons to direct Golf Channel’s future course. He often paid homage and invoked Palmer’s influence even as

1350-401: The club has passed through a trigger point to activate the camera. With continuous systems, the camera records permanently, and data is processed once impact with the ball is observed. Continuous cameras must be capable of frame rates in excess of 100 frames per second per camera. Such systems are used by Bogolf, Visual Sports, Sports Coach Systems and Full Swing Golf. For both methods, one camera

1404-570: The company succeed. You feel like you’re part of a team. And when the team wins, you win," said McCarley. The Golf Channel has pivoted to projects outside of its TV properties. It has made 21 acquisitions over the past decade to fuel that diversification. Steve Case, AOL founder who now runs investment company Revolution, made Orlando his first stop of his 8th Rise of the Rest bus tour, which aims to showcase startups and industries in cities that are often overlooked by venture capitalists. When addressing

1458-426: The coordinates of the ball in both sensor positions. The main disadvantage is that the ball must always pass through both sensors with a fast shot so that there is no downward curve in the ball's trajectory before hitting the screen. That means that chipping and putting will not work too well. Cameras are becoming the norm in golf simulation. In general, one, two, three or four cameras are used that continuously monitor

1512-399: The entire shot, from impact to how the ball bounces visually on screen. In this way, the golfer has a detailed analysis of the entire flight of the ball which can be used for practice or training. It utilizes a projected landscape, sometimes with natural images. A computer calculates the expected trajectory of the golf ball from data gathered on the swing, and the image of the golf ball flight

1566-616: The fastest-growing network on U.S. television among networks serving 80 million or more homes, according to the Nielsen Company. Also in 2012, Golf Channel launched programming for the first time in India and other markets across South Asia. Today Golf Channel is available to nearly 500 million viewers in more than 80 countries and nine languages around the world. In addition to increased viewership, McCarley steered continued growth by adding younger-skewing programming, partnering with

1620-984: The formation of TGL. It will initially feature six teams of three PGA Tour players, competing head-to-head in 18-hole match play on a virtual course with a special short game area. Fifteen matches, each lasting two hours and played in primetime on Monday and Tuesday nights, will make up the regular season. The semi-finals and a final match will be held at the end of the season. Initial investors include NBA players Stephen Curry , Andre Iguodala , Shaquille O'Neal , Dwyane Wade , Kevin Durant , Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton , soccer player Alex Morgan , MLB players Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout , Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen , tennis player Serena Williams , and WNBA player Diana Taurasi . Other investors include pop artist Justin Timberlake , Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin , and Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei . TGL

1674-428: The impact screen. The system measures and compares the intensity of sound that is produced by the ball hitting the screen. Using 3 or more directional microphones and an interface that can measure the sound amplitude of the impact from each microphone, an XY impact position can be determined. This type of measurement system is rarely used in modern simulators. A radar sits aside the player to gather launch data. They emit

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1728-486: The league in a "multi-year" deal, with all matches airing on ESPN or ESPN2 , and streaming on ESPN+ . Several of its matches will air as lead-outs for major events on ESPN, including its NFL Wild Card Game , and the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship , and a triple-header is scheduled for Presidents' Day . Woods, McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Jon Rahm were the first four golfers to commit to compete in

1782-475: The league. Twenty more players have since signed on leaving the roster set at twenty-four. Rahm withdrew from the league in November 2023, shortly before joining LIV Golf . In January 2024, Tyrrell Hatton also joined LIV Golf after negotiating his exit from TGL. In June 2024 it was announced that Hatton would be replaced by Hideki Matsuyama Mike McCarley TMRW Sports (pronounced "tomorrow sports")

1836-400: The location of the sensing devices, it is now possible to capture data on both ball and club for most accurate speed and directional information, and simulated ball flight behavior. The data about a golfers swing that is collected during a golf shot is extrapolated to provide ball flight trajectory and roll out according to certain calculated relationships to the ball's flight performance per

1890-586: The many commercial uses of golf simulators. These serve both as entertainment for guests and practice for golfers. An indoor golf center consists of several simulators and a golf practice area, often including indoor driving range, chipping area, putting green, or any combination. Residential Applications: Indoor golf simulators have been gaining popularity in residential applications during recent years. As technology advances bring costs down, many avid golfers have chosen to equip their homes with indoor golf training facilities. Indoor golf greens have recently enjoyed

1944-473: The media company moved into new business ventures and expanded. A Sports Business Journal profile said, "McCarley doesn't talk about ratings, ad sales or the new shows he's overseen. Rather, he talks about Arnold Palmer. The relationship McCarley has forged with Palmer is indicative of how the network executive operates in the business." As Golf Channel renovated its offices, the network created more ties to its founder. The Associated Press listed several at

1998-405: The moments before, during and after the impact between the ball and club, in which case, the ball is held by a tether. A key attribute of any simulator is accuracy. Ball flight is the primary determinant of a system's accuracy. Speed of the calculations and a predictable projected image of the ball in flight is one measurement of a system's accuracy. Predictability or the plausibility of prediction

2052-460: The most watched U.S. television event of all time, with 215 million viewers. The Vancouver Winter Olympics was the second most-watched Winter Olympics in history with 190 million viewers, following the "tabloid-fueled" 1994 Lillehammer Games and the only show to ever beat American Idol in ratings. McCarley was named to the elite Sports Business Journal "40 under 40" Hall of Fame in 2013 after selections in 2009, and 2010. In 2012, he

2106-405: The movement of the hand-held sensor and feeds the information to the video game. The information received is then translated into an action of some sort, usually hitting the ball. More advanced simulators often come with their own software, allowing the user to use the system as if they were on a driving range. Relying on a battery of environmental sensors, the software tracks each shot and represents

2160-484: The outside conditions. Teaching professionals and computer/video evaluation tools may also be available at these ranges, as well as specialized areas for putting , chipping , and sand shots . Indoor golf can be found in different areas. Everywhere where there is enough space in order to swing the club, a training area or a golf simulator to be installed. Commercial Applications: Country clubs , hotels and resorts, offices, fitness facilities and sports bars are among

2214-520: The play area. The downward swing path, impact, club face angle, launch angle and ball speed are all captured by the high speed cameras, normally running at around 100 to 120 frames per second. Camera data is processed using complex physics algorithms to produce a multitude of data such as back spin, side spin, trajectory, club face angle, swing path, loft, distance, carry and roll. The, most common types of camera measurement system are Triggered and Continuous. With triggered systems, Images are taken only after

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2268-534: The same umbrella. In March 2020 NBC Sports struck a new nine-year deal with the PGA Tour, the organizer of the main professional men’s golf tours in the United States. Also in 2020 mid-COVID-19 pandemic, NBC completed “one of  the most complicated TV Deals in golf history”  requiring rights to the U.S. Open from Fox. Arnold Palmer Relationship McCarley was careful to maintain Golf Channel co-founder Arnold Palmer's original vision when leading

2322-412: The technologies utilized to track ball flight or club motion. An indoor driving range can be a low-ceiling structure in which players hit golfballs into a net at close range, or a large high-ceiling dome , where players are better able to observe the trajectory of the golfball in flight. Because of the nature of being indoors, these structures provide players with the opportunity to practice regardless of

2376-499: The time of Palmer's passing. Arnold Palmer still had a parking spot outside his old office at Golf Channel, the network he co-founded more than two decades ago. Hours after the golfing great died at age 87, the space was filled with flowers, candles and pictures as rain poured down on the makeshift memorial at the Orlando, Florida, headquarters. McCarley started at NBC in 2000, as communications director for its Olympic division. He

2430-401: The tracked motion of the ball or club, adding environmental aspects through which the ball is projected, including terrain, wind, rain and other such influences or obstacles. Also noted on specific height and width of the screen on the net. A golf simulator allows golf to be played on a graphically or photographically simulated driving range or golf course, usually in an indoor setting. It is

2484-512: The umbrella of NBC Universal when its owner, Comcast , acquired control of NBCU on January 28, 2011. On February 2, NBC Sports Group announced that McCarley would take the reins as Golf Channel president. McCarley said his mandate was to integrate and grow the golf assets of the newly combined company, which includes NBC and digital tee-time booker GolfNow. In 2011 Golf Channel started a trend of several years of growth, setting viewership records every year from 2011-14. In 2012 Golf Channel became

2538-489: The upper left and right corners of the bay. This is known as stereoscopic image processing. The typical dimensions of a golf simulator are approximately 4 or 5 metres (13 or 16 ft) wide × 6 meters (20 ft) in length and just over 3 meters (9.8 ft) in height. This allows freedom of movement whilst swinging. This space typically allows for both left- and right-handed players with 2-meter (6 ft 7 in) backswings and follow throughs. The principal advantage of

2592-526: Was a success when he heard his mother-in-law imitate Al Roker 's weather forecast for Sunday games. Super Bowl XLIII (2009) became the most-watched single program in U.S. television history with a record 152 million viewers. In August 2008, McCarley was promoted to senior vice president following NBC's coverage of the Beijing Olympics . On all 17 nights of the games, NBC had more viewers than ABC, CBS, and FOX combined . The Beijing Games became

2646-574: Was coordinating producer for the 2009 NHL Winter Classic's promotional campaign, which won the first-ever Emmy Award for sports promotion combining winter images of Wrigley Field with Harry Caray's rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." The 2011 Classic was the most watched NHL contest in the United States since 1996. McCarley is a native of Memphis, Tennessee and a graduate of the University of Arizona. Golf simulator Indoor golf

2700-425: Was elevated to senior vice president, strategic marketing, promotion and communications, adding oversight of all NBC Sports advertising and promotions. McCarley had been considering leaving NBC to get a masters of business, but Ebersol "frowned and said, 'Stay here and get your MBA from me." The Wall Street Journal reported that, "Promotion, in the world of McCarley's mentor, NBC Sports Group Chairman Dick Ebersol,

2754-479: Was founded by McCarley in August 2022 in partnership with professional golfers Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy . The organization's first project, TGL , is a virtual golf league in partnership with the PGA Tour and broadcast on ESPN. Under McCarley’s leadership, Golf Channel expanded beyond its origins as a television network. According to Forbes, in 2017 and 2018, "Golf Channel seems to continuously evolve as

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2808-641: Was joined by McIlroy on CNBC’s “ Squawk Box ” program to announce GOLFPASS, a new joint venture subscription service. The National Golf Foundation described McCarley as overseeing “all of NBC Sports’ golf-related businesses and content — an ever-growing portfolio. McIlroy told the Australian Financial Review upon launching the GolfPass direct-to-consumer service with McCarley and NBC, "I want to work with good people, with people who have similar values to what I have." Golf Channel came under

2862-579: Was named Sports Network Executive of the Year by Cynopsis Sports, noting that in his first year he'd led The Golf Channel to the most-watched year of its 17-year history in 2011 and the first of several years when the channel was the fastest growing network on American television. McCarley is regularly listed as one of the most powerful people in golf. Multichannel News named him one of the "Forty Under 40" in 2013 and CableFAX has named him one of its Top 100 power players for cable programming since 2012. McCarley

2916-620: Was originally planned to launch in 2024. It was delayed until 2025 after the host arena under construction was damaged due to a power failure. In October 2024, TGL later announced a revised launch date of January 7, 2025. TMRW Sports is building the first TGL venue, the SoFi Center, in Palm Beach, Florida , through a partnership with Palm Beach State College . The group broke ground at the venue on February 20, 2023. The venue will include educational and recreational facilities. Construction

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