Joel EngelhardtIn the 150,000-square-foot facility, professional golfers will compete in the new TMRW Golf indoor league.
After a yearlong delay and a redesign, the new-look Tiger Woods-backed golf arena is rising again on the Palm Beach State College Palm Beach Gardens campus.
TMRW Golf, the league backed by stars Woods and Rory McIlroy, is scheduled to draw up to 1,500 fans to the new venue for its ESPN-broadcast opening night on Jan. 7, just six months from now.
Yes, but: First they need to build the arena and outfit it with $30 million worth of technology.
- Construction is on pace, a spokesperson said.
Why it’s important: In the 150,000-square-foot facility, professional golfers will compete in a new indoor league relying on simulated long shots shown on a giant screen and actual short shots and putting on one of three real-life indoor greens, drawing worldwide attention to Palm Beach County.
Of note: Gone is the air-inflated dome that deflated during a power outage and was destroyed by a daylong wind and rain storm on Nov. 15. The league had planned to start in January 2024.
When the TMRW Sports partner Mike McCarley appeared before them for approval of a metal-clad building in February and March, state college trustees extracted promises of revenue sharing, about $440,000 a year and rising, in exchange for a 20-year lease on 10 acres off of PGA Boulevard.
Joel is a founder, reporter and editor at Stet News. His award-winning newspaper career spanned more than 40 years, including 28 years at The Palm Beach Post, which he left in 2020. Joel lives with his wife in Palm Beach Gardens. He volunteers on the board of NAMI Palm Beach County and the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society.
