Aryna Sabalenka, Diana Taurasi among women's sports stars investing in WTGL

WTGL is gaining financial support from other female athletes across several different sports.

Trybe Ventures, the league's primary capital partner, announced seven new investors on Tuesday: World No. 1 tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, basketball icon Diana Taurasi and two-time Olympic hockey gold medalist Hilary Knight, along with four other WNBA stars in Breanna Stewart, Nneka Ogwumike, Napheesa Collier and Gabriela Jaquez. They all joined three women's soccer legends, Alex Morgan, Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach, who were already involved in the investment group, which was co-founded by Morgan.

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“It’s an honor to be a part of this investment supporting WTGL and helping grow women’s golf in a new and innovative way with a team-based format in a traditionally individual sport,” Sabalenka said in a press release. “Women’s sports are experiencing incredible growth, and leagues like WTGL are shaping the future by creating new opportunities to connect athletes and fans.”

WTGL is set to begin later this year and will feature teams of LPGA players competing in a high-tech indoor golf league at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida — the same venue the men's TGL has occupied since its launch in 2024. Both the TGL and WTGL are operated by TMRW Sports, a business venture co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.

“This group of athletes and business leaders that Trybe Ventures has assembled reinforces the momentum behind WTGL and the broader opportunity in women’s sports,” TMRW Sports CEO Mike McCarley said in the release. “All these women have helped shape culture and push women’s sports forward in meaningful ways. Their involvement reflects the confidence we all share in WTGL’s potential to create a compelling new global platform for women’s team golf.”

Charley Hull, Lydia Ko, Jeeno Thitikul, Lexi Thompson and Michelle Wie West are among the 14 LPGA stars committed to participate in WTGL's inaugural season.

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But the biggest star in women's golf, world No. 1 Nelly Korda, is not slated to compete in WTGL. The three-time major champion criticized the fact that a separate indoor league was created for the women as opposed to having them compete alongside the men, calling it a "huge and unbelievable miss."

There is no launch date set for WTGL, but it's expected to start sometime this fall. TMRW Sports said more details on team rosters, ownership groups and media partners will be released "in the coming months."

Nick Stavas is a digital producer and commerce writer for Golfweek.

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