Tiger Woods' TGL debut ended with a heavy loss as Jupiter Links Golf Club was beaten 12-1 by Los Angeles Golf Club in their season opener.
The former world No. 1 teamed up with Max Homa and Kevin Kisner for their debut in the tech-enabled golf league, founded by Woods and Rory McIlroy's company TMRW Sports, which will see PGA Tour stars go head-to-head face off in teams and use a mix of virtual and real play.
Woods emerged from the tunnel to Survivor's 'Eye of the Tiger' at the SoFi Center but saw his team quickly fall 5-0 down after just four holes of the 15-hole tournament, which uses another shot – or triples – for nine. – hole session before moving to singles.
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Woods walked out to the SoFi Center to 'Eye of the Tiger' and was met with huge cheers from TGL fans!
Their only point of the match came in succession in the sixth as the Los Angeles Golf Club ended the session with an 8-1 advantage, Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose and Sahith Theegala adding three holes in singles to their winning margin to expand in one. – side competition.
Victory sees Los Angeles GC earn two points and move level with Bay Golf Club – who beat New York Golf Club 9-2 in the first match last week – at the top of the season throughout the SoFi Cup season, with Woods' Jupiter Links joint. – bottom of the six-team league.
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Woods appeared to struggle on the 13th hole in his TGL debut where he hit a tee shot in the water and followed up a few shots later with a duffed bunker shot
Tiger fights in TGL opener
Woods immediately threw down 'The Hammer', which allows a team to put pressure on their opponents by doubling the value of the hole, although both teams claimed a share of the damage with a par at the first go out
A chaotic par-five second saw both Homa and Woods go into the water, allowing Jupiter Links to win the hole with a bogey despite Theegala also finding the danger, while Rose rolled in a 10-foot birdie at the par three to win. two points with 'The Hammer'.
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Tiger arrives at the SoFi Center in style with his son Charles, closely followed by tennis legend Serena Williams
Jupiter Links won two more points with 'The Hammer' at the fourth after Kisner found the penalty area, with Woods able to convert his seven-foot bogey putt to share the hole but holed an eight-footer at the next one so that he does not fall further behind.
Theegala putt his tee into the hazard at the sixth, with the hole conceded after Morikawa missed the putt for par, but Rose won the eighth with a birdie and Los Angeles is on the ninth place with 'The Hammer' to take an 8-1 advantage. into the singles.
Woods Jupiter Links Golf Club had a big win in their TGL season opener
Rose and Woods tied the 10th hole with bogeys and a par was enough for Morikawa to beat Kisner at the 11th, before Woods hit his tee shot into the hazard at the 13th and took two shots out. from a bunker on the way to miss the hole. .
Woods and the players were left in stitches by Kisner's hilarious sandbag on the 14th, which hit the flag and flew to the other side of the fairway, with Morikawa winning that hole and Teegala claiming the last. after Homa surrendered.
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In a funny turn of events Kevin Kisner took a ball out of a bunker that luckily hit the flag and then followed it up by almost missing his next shot
What next?
The next TGL fixture sees New York Golf Club back in action on January 22 against Atlanta Drive GC (12am UK kick-off), before Jupiter Links GC play at Rory McIlroy's Boston Common Golf on January 27 (11 :30pm starts).
The next feature of Los Angeles GC against Boston Common Golf on Wednesday February 5 (2am start), with all matches of the 2025 and 2026 seasons live exclusively on Sky Sports Golf. Stream the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, majors and more with NOW.
