Arthur Blank is now the owner of a third professional sports franchise -- this time, a golf team.
Blank will become owner of the Atlanta franchise of the TGL, a new golf league started in part by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. TGL will be comprise professionals playing on a golf simulator along with a separate area for short-game play in Palm Beach, Florida. It begins in January.
Teams comprise three players, and events in the televised league will take place over two hours on Monday nights during prime time. It will run during the PGA Tour season and, working in conjunction with the tour, there will be a total of 15 head-to-head regular-season matches before the semifinals and finals.