Watch Tiger Woods practice chipping at SoFi Center prior to TGL Finals
Tiger Woods was not expected to play on Monday night for his Jupiter Links Golf Club vs. Los Angeles Golf Club in the first match of the TGL Finals.
Tiger Woods is scheduled to make his season debut in the TGL Finals on Tuesday night.Woods is returning to play after undergoing disc replacement surgery in October.His team, Jupiter Links, faces elimination after losing Game 1 of the finals.Woods will team up with Max Homa and Tom Kim for Game 2.
PALM BEACH GARDENS — Tiger Woods made his season debut on Tuesday night in the TGL Finals.
Woods, 50, returned to competition at the SoFi Center on March 24 ahead of Game 2 of the TGL Finals. Los Angeles Golf Club defeated Jupiter Links 9-2 after the first hole of singles to win the SoFi Cup.
The 15-time major champion hit a variety of shots around the green as well as full shots into the TGL screen during warmups. Woods’ first shot of the TGL season was a 25-foot birdie putt to win the opening hole. He left it short and Jupiter Links settled for par, ultimately splitting the night’s first hole.
Jupiter Links was looking to stave off elimination against Los Angeles Golf Club. He joined Max Homa and Tom Kim against Los Angeles Golf Club’s team of Justin Rose, Sahith Theegala and Tommy Fleetwood.
He is less than six months removed from a disc replacement surgery, which came seven months after he suffered a ruptured left Achilles tendon.
Woods has attended every Jupiter match this season, acting as the team’s coach. He last played at the 2024 PNC Championship in Orlando with son, Charlie, that December. His last PGA Tour event with the 2024 British Open.
Here are photos of Woods warming up for his return to competition at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens:
Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at ejwallace@usatodayco.com.