TGL's second season will see new broadcast elements on ABC, ESPN

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• The second season of TGL, the tech-infused golf league, will premiere on December 28.
• New broadcast elements include virtual shot comparisons, advanced shot tracing, and augmented reality graphics.
• Former PGA Tour professional Roberto Castro will join the broadcast team as an analyst.

TGL's second season, which premieres on Dec. 28 with a rematch of last season's finals between defending champion Atlanta Drive GC and New York Golf Club, will see new elements for the broadcasts.

That opener will start at 3 p.m. on ABC, pitting the indoor, tech-infused golf league co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy against the NFL.

Here are some of those new elements for the broadcasts:

• Virtual Eye Shot Comparison, AR Graphics and Shot Tracing: Seeing where each team is positioned on a hole is key to understanding who has the advantage in match play. TGL’s new shot comparison graphics use Virtual Eye technology to deliver that visual context in the fairway and around the green. Also, live-shot tracing will track balls in flight before they hit TGL’s massive screen.

• New Cameras, Virtual Angles, and Shot Tracing: SoFi Center is equipped with 79 cameras to capture every angle of a TGL match, including the SmartPin Cam, which provides live, 360-degree views from the perspective of the pin flag. Slow-motion, 8K cameras capable of zooming and reframing for pinpoint replays will enable detailed swing analysis. And new virtual camera angles, such as a reverse shot from a fairway back to the tee or hovering perspective above the green, will provide unique vantage points.

• TGL analyst Roberto Castro: Former PGA Tour professional Roberto Castro will be joining the broadcast as TGL’s analyst, alongside ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt, Matt Barrie and Marty Smith. A member of TGL’s initial development team, Castro will explain competitive elements like teams’ approaches to hole designs or their strategic use of the Hammer.

The lineups will be announced tonight by Van Pelt on ESPN’s SportsCenter.