Tiger Woods to end 13-month golf hiatus at TGL Finals
Tiger Woods will compete for Jupiter Links Golf Club in the second match of the TGL Finals on Tuesday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI March 24 (UPI) -- Tiger Woods will end a 13-month hiatus from competitive golf and play in Tuesday night's TGL Finals, the 15-time major champion confirmed. Woods announced the decision Monday night through a simple statement issued through the league, which he co-founded: "I'm back.
" TGL is a tech‑infused, arena‑based golf league created by Woods and Rory McIlroy in partnership with the PGA Tour, featuring teams of PGA Tour players competing in fast, two‑hour, partially simulated matches. Woods will join Jupiter Links Golf Club teammates Max Homa and Tom Kim when they take on Los Angeles Golf Club on Tuesday at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. LAGC, which includes Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood and Sahith Theegala, beat JLGC 6-5 in Match 1 of the TGL Finals on Monday at SoFi Center.
Match 2 will be held there at 7 p. m. EDT Tuesday.
Tiger Woods underwent disc replacement surgery on his back in October. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI Match 3, if necessary, will be held at 9 p. m.
Tuesday. The action will air on ESPN. Tiger Woods hasn't played competitive golf since the 2024 British Open.