Tiger Woods embarrassed in return and makes honest | Golf News

Tiger Woods’ Jupiter Links GC was bested by Los Angeles Golf Club in the 2026 TGL Championship, with LAGC clinching the best-of-three collection at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens.

Woods, an 82-time PGA tour winner, made his TGL debut in the essential match against LA. This marked his first aggressive spherical since the Open Championship at Royal Troon in 2024, having been sidelined due to back surgical procedure and an Achilles injury.

Los Angeles triumphed over Jupiter Links, 6-5, in the initial match of the best-of-three collection on Monday. They then sealed their victory over Jupiter Links with a 9-2 win, that includes three consecutive eagles. Woods expressed disappointment with the consequence, acknowledging that such outcomes are half of the sport.

“Yeah, we got our a– kicked at the end,” Woods admitted following the loss. “We didn’t respond, and I missed a short one at the beginning to kind of get it started. We gave them momentum, and never got it back. Never got it back.”

Despite the defeat, Woods was happy to return to aggressive play. The 15-time major winner had beforehand hinted that collaborating in the Masters this yr wasn’t out of the query.

“Well, it felt great to be back here with these guys,” Woods shared.

“To be back here with [Max Homa] and Tom [Kim], and this was our team from last year, and, you know, we have so much fun. Today’s practice session earlier today, we’re just giving each other the needle the entire time.

“And also very supportive at the same time. And then [Kevin Kisner] is sending us texts. Akshay’s texting. So it was a great crew. I’m pissed off that we did not get it carried out. We had alternatives like, last night time, we must always have received that match, and they took benefit of it, and then they steamrolled us at the end tonight.

“It feels good to be back, but… I would like to have them back in better circumstances, but that’s sports.

“You put your self on the market, and sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and you deal with it. An unbelievable turnaround this season, though, gents.”

Kim added there wasn’t much he could do about the loss.

“It is what it’s, you recognize.” said Kim following Los Angeles’ sweep against Jupiter Links.

“I felt like we had been so close, and we might have carried out a few issues better, just momentum clever. I might have carried out better. I believe, as a group, we all might have carried out little issues better yesterday as nicely.

“This team is, by far, as a group, we play together. I think if you look at certain things, we might not have a certain horsepower, but we played together, and we win together, so we’re just getting stronger every year. We were last last year. We finished second this year, and I hope L.A. gets worried next year, because we’re gonna come after them.”