Boston Common Golf, one of the teams in the TGL, has teamed up with FM as the commercial property insurer becomes a principal partner.
The inaugural TGL will start on January 7, 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens in Florida, one year after the planned launch of the initiative.
Boston Common Golf will be one of six teams in the innovative golf league and they have announced a partnership with FM ahead of the start of the TGL.
Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama make up the Boston Common Golf team and they will feature FM branding on their team clothing.
The Boston Common Golf partnership adds to FM’s first major sports sponsorship the FM Championship which is a new LPGA Tour event that join the tour at TPC Boston in 2025.
Boston Common Golf FM Partnership Reaction
“FM is proud to partner with Boston Common Golf to help launch this tech-forward and exciting new sports league,” said Malcolm Roberts, chairman and chief executive officer of FM.
“Our clients are constantly innovating and evolving, and we match those efforts to meet their needs. We share TGL’s ambition of innovation, and we appreciate its commitment to leveraging science and technology to explore and develop new ways of making golf more accessible to a global audience.
“The inventive, forward-looking and global nature of TGL aligns with FM’s approach to working with clients around the world.”
Mark Lev, president and chief executive officer of Boston Common Golf, added: “We are honored to have FM as Boston Common Golf’s principal partner as we prepare for our inaugural season in January.
“This powerful partnership is not just a vote of confidence in the extraordinary talent on our team, but also in the ambitious vision for this new league.
“FM’s commitment is instrumental in helping us drive the success of this team’s future, and we couldn’t ask for a more aligned and supportive partner.
“Together, we look forward to bringing this vision to life and introducing a new and exciting version of the game of golf for fans everywhere.”
Rory McIlroy said: “I’m thrilled to have FM’s support for the journey ahead with Boston Common Golf and thank them for believing in our team and this new league.
“Their partnership is instrumental to our future success, and it’s because of foundational partners like FM that we will be able to grow this new venture in a way that has a lasting impact on the game of golf.”
TGL
TGL presented by SoFi features six teams of the world’s top PGA TOUR talent competing in a season-long, fast-paced competition that brings golf to prime time.
TGL’s home is the custom-built SoFi Center, a 250,000 square foot, tech-infused venue on the campus of Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens.
Creating an electrifying and inclusive “greenside” fan experience, SoFi Center wraps 1,500 fans around TGL’s field of play, which is about the size of a football field at almost 100-yards long and 50-yards wide.
TGL’s inaugural season begins Tuesday, January 7, in prime time on ESPN and ESPN+ in the U.S. and other prominent media partners around the globe.
TGL’s six teams include Atlanta Drive GC, Boston Common Golf, Jupiter Links Golf Club, Los Angeles Golf Club, New York Golf Club, and The Bay Golf Club.