Each TGL match consists of 15 holes that are divided into two segments. The first session featured a 3-on-3 alternate-shot format known as "triples,” where three players from each team hit alternate shots across nine holes.

The TGL, an innovative golf initiative led by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, is set to begin its inaugural season on January 7. Here is what to know.

The basic premise here is that two teams of four golfers go head-to-head against one another on virtual golf courses every Tuesday. They drive the ball down a virtual fairway onto the green. They follow up by putting in the actual arena on a surface that changes for every hole. It’s the pinnacle of virtual golf.