SMT Provides Broadcast Graphics and Shot Data for Inaugural WTGL Season

SMT (SportsMEDIA Technology) is delivering on-air graphics and shot data for the Women's Team Golf League (WTGL), which made its debut Sunday, Nov. 8, at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. SMT is building on its work during the first TGL presented by SoFi season.

WTGL was developed by TMRW Sports in partnership with the LPGA and features 25 LPGA Tour players across five franchises: Atlanta Drive GC, Boston Common Golf, Los Angeles Golf Club, Motor City Golf Club and New York Golf Club. The inaugural season airs nationally across ESPN platforms, including ABC, and on ION.

SMT has integrated the league's on-air look into its existing TGL graphics package. Viewers will see:

Constant scorebug: an upper-left scorebug showing match status and scoring, including the animations and alerts introduced during the TGL season for hole-in-one, penalty, playoff and finals moments

Nerd lines: shot-data graphics along the bottom of the screen showing ball speed, launch angle, apex, curve and distance for each shot

Green Zone: distance-to-pin graphics showing where players stand relative to the hole

Hot Mic: new for WTGL, a bar along the bottom of the screen that highlights the name of the player speaking, with all six players miked up

During the TGL season, SMT supported broadcast operations through a remote workflow connecting SoFi Center to ROOSTER, its production facility in Durham, N.C., with dedicated communications and feeds for program and graphics monitoring. SMT also refined its graphics interface and operator dashboard, which lets TGL's production team put more graphics on air while simplifying operators' workflows.

Each WTGL team plays four matches from Nov. 8 to Dec. 15. The top four teams advance to single-elimination semifinals in December, followed by a best-of-three finals Dec. 22-23.

WTGL is an exciting step forward for women's golf and a new stage for some of the best players in the world, says Ryan McDonald, VP and GM, SMT Golf. Our first season with TGL showed what's possible when innovative technology meets a bold new format for golf. We're proud to build on that work for WTGL. Our goal is to make every shot, score and swing easy to follow, whether fans are watching on ESPN, ABC or ION.

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