Golf’s New Order: PGA Tour, LIV, LPGA & TGL Explained · 23:31

Professional golf is in the middle of a major reset, and this episode of Inside the Industry looks at the forces driving it. Monumental Sports & Entertainment's Tarek El Bashir is joined by SBJ's Josh Carpenter, Abe Madkour, and Next League's Dave Nugent to unpack the PGA Tour’s response to LIV Golf, the LPGA’s effort to capitalize on its 75th anniversary with new leadership and stronger fan engagement, and how TGL quickly carved out a fresh, TV-friendly way to experience the sport. 0:00 Cold open: golf’s once-in-a-lifetime transformation 0:55 Introductions and why golf is changing so quickly 1:21 The biggest forces reshaping pro golf 1:44 PGA Tour, LIV, LPGA and TGL explained 2:30 How the current golf landscape took shape 3:09 The PGA Tour’s fan-forward strategy 4:23 Has LIV forced the PGA Tour to evolve? 5:51 Tiger Woods and the Future Competition Committee 6:59 Can LIV and the PGA Tour coexist? 7:42 The LPGA’s next chapter begins 8:16 LPGA at 75: legacy, investment and a startup mindset 9:39 Reaching new fans through content, tech and global engagement 10:13 What went wrong for the LPGA — and what could change next 10:34 Why the LPGA may be one of sports’ biggest opportunities 11:42 TGL enters the conversation 12:32 How TGL was built for modern audiences 14:29 Why TGL’s first season worked 16:07 Expansion, franchise value and the case for women in TGL 16:49 Money Minute: the biggest golf equipment companies 18:14 The PGA of America’s new home in Frisco 20:20 Inside the Frisco facility and its long-term mission 21:43 Buy, sell, hold: golf’s next big predictions 22:16 Will TGL launch a mixed men’s and women’s competition? 22:30 Are shot clocks coming to major tours? 22:45 Can Scottie Scheffler top Tiger’s PGA Tour earnings mark? 23:08 Final thoughts and sign-off

March 31, 2026