'Golf Emperor' Woods Hits 318 Yards

Returns to TGL Finals After a Year

Jupiter Links Finishes Runner-up with 2-9 Loss

Attention Turns to Possible Masters Appearance Next Month

"Golf Emperor" Tiger Woods (USA) returned to the virtual reality golf league TGL after a year-long absence.

On March 24 (local time), Woods competed in the second leg of the 2025-2026 TGL finals at Sofi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA, alongside Kim Juhyung and Max Homa (USA). This was Woods's first appearance in a TGL match in about a year, since March of the previous year, as a member of Jupiter Links Golf Club. Woods had not played in an official match since March last year due to surgery on his Achilles tendon, followed by back disc surgery in October.

Although Woods had not originally planned to participate in this TGL final, he decided to compete after Jupiter Links was pushed to the brink by losing the first leg of the finals to Los Angeles Golf Club on March 23.

Tiger Woods is practicing iron shots ahead in the second leg of the TGL finals. Palm Beach Gardens=AP Yonhap News Photo

TGL is an indoor virtual reality golf league created and led by Woods and Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland), among others. Tee shots and similar plays use a golf simulator format, while putting and other green play are conducted in a real-life setting.

On this day, Woods used his driver, fairway wood, and sand wedge for his shots. His driver shot reached 318 yards. Despite Woods joining the lineup, Los Angeles Golf Club claimed victory with a score of 9-2. The Los Angeles Golf Club team consisted of Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood (both from England), as well as Sahith Theegala (USA).

The last time Woods played in a PGA Tour event was at The Open, a major tournament in July 2004, where he missed the cut. The biggest question now is whether he will compete in the first major of the season, the Masters, to be held at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, USA, over four days starting April 9. Woods, who has three career wins at the Masters, finished 60th at the tournament in 2024.

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