Tiger Woods loses in return as Los Angeles GC wins TGL Finals

Tiger Woods’ return to competitive golf didn’t yield the team results he’d hoped for.

The 50-year-old looked healthy in his return to play, but the Los Angeles Golf Club beat Woods’ Jupiter Links GC 9-2 to complete a two-game sweep of the TGL Finals on Tuesday.

Woods missed a long putt on his first shot on the first hole before he just missed the green 279 yards away with a 3-wood off the deck on the par-5 second hole, leading to the opening point of the match for Jupiter.

“Welcome back, young man,” teammate Max Homa said to Woods as he exchanged fist pumps and hand claps with Homa and fellow teammate Tom Kim.

Woods also impressed on the par-4 sixth with a 279-yard drive down the centre of the fairway. But the 15-time major champion did look rusty at times, missing a three-and-a-half foot putt that put LAGC up 3-2.

Woods, who hasn’t played on the PGA Tour since The Open Championship in July 2024 but did play TGL in its inaugural season, was competing for the first time since he had a back surgery in October 2025. 

It is unclear when or if the 15-time major winner will return to the PGA Tour. The Masters start April 9.