Speaking ahead of the Zozo Championship in Japan and fresh from his 30-under victory in the Macau Open, Lee said he’s excited to be playing among the “best players in the world”, even if he’s not sure which team he will represent.

“Look at the roster, it's crazy,” Lee said. “It seems like everyone and then there's me. I'll be trying to do my best and compete with these guys. There’s guys, obviously major champions, the best in the world."

Lee said he'll try to "bring a bit of my fun personality and hopefully I can play some good golf there, too."

"I really like that type of format, a team event. I'm not sure what team I'll be on but yeah, I'll be really excited. Hope I can get a couple of big boys and we end up winning,” Lee said.

The recruitment of Lee means there are now 20 professionals signed to the tech-based golf league that’s a counter to the Saudi PIF-backed LIV Golf.

Along with McIlroy and Woods, other top-ranked golfers committed to play include Adam Scott, John Rahm, Collin Morikawa and Justin Thomas. 

According to reports, TGL will be made up of six teams of four players with three playing for a team in any given match.

The two-hour matches of head-to-head match-play – staged on a purpose-built indoor facility at the SoFi Center on the campus of Palm Beach State College in Florida – will reportedly involve long distance shots in a virtual simulator screened onto a massive, IMAX-like screen, followed by short game play on a ‘real world’ synthetic green surrounded by bunkers.

The 15-game season will be followed by semi-finals and a grand final. Matches are scheduled to be played weekly on Tuesday nights from January 9 ahead of PGA Tour events and broadcast on ESPN.

Four teams have been announced representing New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Boston.

Financial backers include Serena and Venus Williams, Steph Curry, Shaquille O’Neal, Lewis Hamilton, Steve Cohen, the owner of the New York Mets, and the Fenway Group which owns the Boston Red Sox, Liverpool FC and the Pittsburgh Penguins.