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Women's Team Golf League Debuts with Five Teams and 3-on-3 Format

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Women's Team Golf League Debuts with Five Teams and 3-on-3 Format
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The WTGL inaugural season begins November 8 at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN, featuring a matchup between Los Angeles Golf Club and New York Golf Club.

The inaugural Women's Team Golf League (WTGL) season begins Sunday, Nov. 8, at 3 p.m. ET when Los Angeles Golf Club faces New York Golf Club on ESPN. Twenty-five top LPGA players are divided into five teams—Atlanta Drive Golf Club, Boston Common Golf, Los Angeles Golf Club, Motor City Golf Club, and New York Golf Club—to compete in a 3-on-3 format. The regular season consists of 10 matches where teams earn two points for a victory and one point for an overtime loss.

Following the regular season, the top teams advance to the playoffs held from Dec. 20-23 at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The postseason structure includes two semifinal matches followed by a best-of-three championship final. Notable participants include Lydia Ko, Rose Zhang, and Linn Grant for New York, while Motor City Golf Club features Lexi Thompson and Jeeno Thitikul. Atlanta Drive GC rosters include Charley Hull and Minjee Lee, and Boston Common Golf features Megan Khang and Céline Boutier.

Broadcast coverage spans multiple networks, including Ion, ABC, and ESPN2. Following the opener, Motor City Golf Club meets Los Angeles Golf Club on Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. ET on Ion. A double-header on ABC is scheduled for Nov. 29, featuring Boston Common Golf against New York at 1 p.m. followed by Motor City versus Atlanta at 3:30 p.m. All ESPN network matches are available for streaming via the ESPN App for subscribers with an ESPN Unlimited plan.

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