WTGL announced today that Motor City Golf Club, led by principals Michael Hamp, Peter Hamp and Kevin Kelleher, has joined WTGL as its fourth team and will bring the Detroit-based team to the new women’s team golf platform launching in partnership with the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).

The Franklin Oyster Bar & Eatery, bringing fresh oysters to Oakland County from the country’s best terroirs, is No. 1 on the 2026 Detroit Free Press/Chevy Detroit Best New Restaurants and Dining Experiences list.

TGL presented by SoFi, the primetime, team golf league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports, announced the formation of its seventh team: Motor City Golf Club (MCGC), representing Detroit and starting in TGL’s third season in 2027. The announcement was made today by Mike McCarley, founder and CEO, TMRW Sports and TGL..

Jay Farner leads Ronin Capital Partners, the investment firm he founded in 2022 following his retirement as CEO of Rocket Companies in 2023. The firm is investing across diverse industries including hospitality, sports, and technology. Farner recently brought on investor Nikhil Bahadur as managing partner to formalize operations and help scale the firm. 

In this role, Bahadur will oversee investment strategy and portfolio growth across Ronin’s diverse industries, including real estate, finance, sports, hospitality, technology and startups.  Bahadur brings experience as both an investor and entrepreneur.

Jay Farner, former Rocket Companies CEO and now head of Ronin Capital Partners, has invested in Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating (DUPR), a global pickleball rating system with over 500,000 users. Alongside notable investors like Andre Agassi, Farner aims to standardize pickleball rankings and support the sport's rapid growth.