Palm Beach Gardens, Florida — Tiger Woods Competing for the first time in over a year and it wasn’t enough to stop Los Angeles Golf Club, who made three consecutive eagles to capture the SoFi Cup with a 9-2 victory in the TGL final on Tuesday night.
Woods was captain and cheerleader for Jupiter Links after recovering from back surgery in October. He decided on Monday evening that after Los Angeles rallied to win the first game of the best-of-three series in which he was willing to play, he would be replaced. kevin kisner.
His biggest moment was missing a 3-foot putt on the seventh hole, after which he slammed his putter on the turf in frustration. This gave LAGC momentum and it turned around so quickly that the 15-hole match ended in 10 holes.
“Ultimately we were disappointed,” Woods said. “Three eagles in a row… I missed a little eagle to pace them, and we never got it back.”
Woods previously said playing the TGL was just a stepping stone. After the match, he gave no indication whether he would play in the Masters on April 9–12.
He said, “This body … it doesn’t heal the way it did when I was 24, 25. That doesn’t mean I’m not trying.” “I’ve had some bad injuries here over the years that I’ve had to deal with and it’s taken some time. But I keep trying.
“I want to play. I love tournaments. I’ll be there with The Loop either way.” [a short course he designed] He’s going there, as well as the Champions Dinner. …We’ll see how it goes. “I’m going to practice this week, play at home and try to keep progressing.”
His short miss gave Los Angeles its first lead, 3–2, and tommy fleetwood That was followed by a 12-foot eagle putt on the reachable par-4 eighth.
max homa The first suggested throwing a hammer – which makes the hole worth two points – if Jupiter held the advantage on the par-5 during the optional shot. This had the opposite effect.
Fleetwood drove into a bunker, and Woods hit a 3-wood to keep it out of the bunker. Homa hit to 15 feet for an eagle chance, but justin rose Hit a beauty just 15 feet outside the bunker. tom kim Jupiter’s eagle missed the putt, and Sahith Thigala Swirled in his eagle putt for a 6-2 lead in singles play.
He walked till a hole.
Homa missed the fairway on an approachable par-5 and had to layup. Rose hit the fairway and his second shot rolled to 4 feet. LAGC threw the hammer (making the hole worth three points) and Homa had to hit his putts to have any chance. He missed, Eagle accepted and Los Angeles Golf Club walked away with the $9 million team prize.
“It sucks,” Homa told ESPN. “You won’t get much more than that.”
Homa later said that he felt Jupiter would have to win the hole to extend the match.
“It was a really stupid move on my part,” he said.
Jupiter Links won $4.5 million.
For Woods, it was about playing again, even in an indoor golf league. He last played in early March 2025 before suffering an Achilles tendon rupture and then undergoing his seventh back surgery in October.
His first perfect swing was a 3-wood from 279 yards, setting up birdie off the green for a 1-0 lead. Jupiter went ahead 2-0 when Woods missed a 45-foot putt for birdie. This was the extent of his main attraction.
Still uncertain is whether Woods decides to become US Ryder Cup captain for the 2027 matches in Ireland. The PGA of America expects to receive a response by the end of the month.
His mind was only on the match played.
“It’s great to be back with these guys,” Woods said. “Disappointed we couldn’t get it done. We had chances. It feels good to be back. I would like to come back in better circumstances.”
