Mets owner Steven Cohen buys team in tech-infused golf league - ESPN

There will be a Boston-New York rivalry in TGL, the tech-infused golf league being fronted by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy that is scheduled to begin play in January.

New York Mets owner Steven A. Cohen is the latest sports figure to purchase a team in the league, TMRW Sports announced Thursday. TGL said the team will represent New York and will be managed by his family office, Cohen Private Ventures.

«We're excited to partner with TMRW Sports and represent New York as a founding TGL team,» Cohen said in a statement. «As golf continues to grow in popularity, there's a demand for enhanced access to the sport and the world's top players. TGL's primetime schedule will offer an up-close, fast-paced, and innovative take on the sport that will appeal to traditional golf and new fans alike. We're excited to be a part of TGL and build a team that makes New York proud.»

Cohen becomes the fourth team owner in TGL, joining Fenway Sports Group (Boston), Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United owner Arthur Blank (Atlanta) and a group led by entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian, tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams and NBA player Giannis Antetokounmpo (Los Angeles).

Fenway Sports Group Holdings owns the Boston Red Sox, Premier League's Liverpool F.C., NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins and the Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing team in NASCAR.

«We think New York sports fans are the greatest in the world, and I'm sure Boston thinks that theirs are too,» Cohen family spokesman Andrew B. Cohen said.

TGL CEO Mike McCarley told ESPN that the league will announce two additional team owners in the coming weeks.

«These original six teams, we're focused on large North American markets with existing fan bases, existing team ownership groups in place,» McCarley said.