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Malik Ouzia

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy team up to launch virtual golf league

Launch: Rory McIlroy talking to reporters on Wednesday

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Golf — but not as we know it. Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods have launched a new ‘tech-infused league’ backed by the PGA Tour, as the sport’s power struggle over the LIV breakaway goes on.

The pair, who have been outspoken critics of the Saudi-funded rebel circuit, have unveiled plans for a stadium-based competition, which will see players hit tee-shots and approaches into a screen on a virtual course, before playing out the remainder of the hole in a custom-built area inside the arena.

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