(Dec. 16, 2024) - Four of golf’s biggest global superstars coming together to create Boston’s newest professional sports team will be the focus of a new GolfPass docuseries by NBC Sports Next and premiering on Thursday, December 26. unCOMMON: Building a Boston Sports Team will follow Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama of Boston Common Golf, one of six teams competing in the new, tech-infused TGL presented by SoFi beginning on Jan. 7, 2025.
The weekly docuseries will follow the creation and development of Boston Common Golf for the wildly passionate sports fans of Boston and golf fans globally. Unprecedented in golf entertainment, the series will showcase the successes and the setbacks that transpired as the concept became a reality, capturing the real-life development of the Boston Common Golf team from its beginnings through its first experience in TGL’s custom-built SoFi Center.
Boston sports fans will recognize some local icons throughout the series, including cameos from David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox), Brad Faxon (Pro Golfer/Coach), Cam Neely (Boston Bruins) and more.
The five-episode series will be available to GolfPass members via its streaming platform operated by NBC Sports Next, as well as on the GolfPass channel on Peacock; through cable on GOLF Channel; and for New Englanders (excluding Fairfield County, Conn.) on NESN or on the NESN 360 streaming app via TV provider or direct subscription. Additional streaming platforms, including Roku, Xumo, Fire TV, Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus, and more also will carry the series via the GolfPass FAST channel. McIlroy is co-founder of GolfPass, the first digital golf membership of its kind launched in 2019.
Rory McIlroy: one of the most recognizable golf professionals and considered by many the global “ambassador” for the game. McIlroy has spent more than 100 weeks as the World No. 1 during his career and is one of only three players to win four major championships by the age of 25.
Keegan Bradley: a New England native (Woodstock, Vt.) and a huge Boston sports fan, Bradley is a major champion with seven PGA TOUR wins under his belt. His father is a former PGA TOUR player and his aunt, Pat Bradley, is a member of the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame. He also was named captain of the 2025 USA Ryder Cup team.
Adam Scott: A veteran of the PGA TOUR with 14 wins and one of the most recognizable names in global golf, Scott was the first Australian to win the Masters in 2013.
Hideki Matsuyama: Matsuyama has emerged as one of golf’s most formidable talents. He etched his name in history by becoming the first Japanese male golfer to win a major championship, claiming the coveted green jacket at the 2021 Masters Tournament.
TGL presented by SoFi features six teams of top PGA TOUR players competing in a season-long, fast-paced competition that brings golf to prime time on Mondays and Tuesdays. TGL’s home is the custom-built SoFi Center, a 250,000-square-foot, tech-infused venue on the campus of Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Creating an electrifying “greenside” fan experience, SoFi Center wraps 1,500 fans around TGL’s field of play, which is about the size of a football field at nearly 100-yards long and 50-yards wide.
About NBC Sports Next
NBC Sports Next is a subdivision of NBC Sports and home to all NBCUniversal digital applications in sports and technology within Golf and Youth & Recreational Sports. Known for its sports technology product innovation, NBC Sports Next equips more than 30 million players, coaches, athletes, sports administrators and fans in 40 countries with more than 25 sports solution products, including GolfNow, the leading online tee time marketplace and provider of golf course operations technology and services; and GolfPass, the ultimate golf membership that connects golfers to exclusive content, tee time credits, coaching, tips and other benefits; SportsEngine, an industry leader in youth sports club, league and team management technology and youth sports editorial content; and SportsEngine Play, a first-of-its-kind subscription streaming service for capturing and viewing live and on-demand video of youth and amateur sporting events, and offering the industry’s most comprehensive collection of player development and training content. NBC Sports Next is fueled by its mission to innovate, create larger-than-life events and connect with sports fans through technology to provide the ultimate in immersive experiences.
SERIES CREDITS:
Directed by | Fran Solomita
Executive Producers | Will McIntosh and Justin Tupper
Executive Producers | Fran Solomita and Andrew Wantuck
Supervising Producer | Chris McKinley
Edited by | Chris McKinley and Edricdale Silla
Director of Photography | Matt Staker
Written by | Chris McKinley, Edricdale Silla, Fran Solomita and Andrew Wantuck
Production Manager | Kelly Elisha Miller
Media Contact:
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NBC Sports Next
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