TGL Arena Damaged Due To Power Failure

The TGL arena in Florida has suffered damage after the failure of a temporary power system

Image of the damaged TGL arena dome
The dome of the TGL arena has been damaged
(Image credit: X @luckiestgolfer via @flushingitgolf)
Mike Hall
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Preparations for Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s tech-infused golf league the TGL have been dealt a setback with the news that the custom-built arena that will host the made-for-TV contest has been damaged due to a power failure.

The air supported arena in Florida sustained tears on Tuesday evening due to the failure of the temporary power system, leading to the dome needing be deflated.

The league is being launched by Woods and McIlroy's TMRW Sports. Per Bob Harig at Sports Illustrated, a statement from the the company detailed what had caused the issue to the dome, which is located at the campus of Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens.

It read: "An overnight failure to the temporary power system used during the construction phase caused partial deflation and limited damage to the air-supported dome section of the site. The dome section has been further deflated by our crew and will remain down while they work to remedy the situation. There were no injuries, and no technology was impacted. Other work on site will continue."

The dome, which will be used until the TGL's Sofi Center is completed, is around 250,000 square feet and 75 feet high. Meanwhile, the TGL stadium will feature real grass and a simulator screen 20x bigger than normal simulators, while it will also have a capacity for around 2,000 spectators.

Initially, it was thought the damage wouldn't impact the start date for the TGL, which is due to begin on Tuesday 9 January with coverage on ESPN and ESPN+. However, an update on X from Sports Business Journal's Josh Carpenter appears to cast doubt on those hopes. He wrote: "Update from the @TGL. They now say it is "too early to determine the impact on our timelines" as they assess the damage."

The damage to the dome is not the first setback the TGL has faced during its preparations. One of its initial 24 players, Jon Rahm, has pulled out of its inaugural season, and, before this week’s DP World Tour Championship, he explained that the reason for it was because it was “more of a commitment than I expected at first.”

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Mike Hall
Mike Hall
News Writer

Mike has over 25 years of experience in journalism, including writing on a range of sports throughout that time, such as golf, football and cricket. Now a freelance staff writer for Golf Monthly, he is dedicated to covering the game's most newsworthy stories. 

He has written hundreds of articles on the game, from features offering insights into how members of the public can play some of the world's most revered courses, to breaking news stories affecting everything from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf to developmental Tours and the amateur game. 

Mike grew up in East Yorkshire and began his career in journalism in 1997. He then moved to London in 2003 as his career flourished, and nowadays resides in New Brunswick, Canada, where he and his wife raise their young family less than a mile from his local course. 

Kevin Cook’s acclaimed 2007 biography, Tommy’s Honour, about golf’s founding father and son, remains one of his all-time favourite sports books.

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