L.A. spoils Tiger's return, tops Jupiter Links for TGL title - ESPN

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Tiger Woods competed for the first time in more than a year and that wasn't nearly enough to stop Los Angeles Golf Club, which made three straight eagles to close out a 9-2 victory in the TGL finals Tuesday night to capture the SoFi Cup.

Woods had been captain and cheerleader for Jupiter Links as he recovered from October back surgery. He decided Monday evening after Los Angeles rallied to win the first match in the best-of-3 series that he was ready to play, replacing Kevin Kisner.

His biggest moment was missing a 3-foot putt on the seventh hole, slamming his putter to the turf in disgust. That gave LA momentum, and it turned so quickly that the 15-hole match ended in 10 holes.

«We got our (butts) kicked at the end,» Woods said. «Three eagles in a row. I missed a short one to give them momentum and we never got it back.»

Woods had said earlier playing TGL was just a step. He gave no indication when it was over whether he would play in the Masters on April 9-12.

«This body… it doesn't recover like it did when it was 24, 25. It doesn't mean I'm not trying,» he said. «I've had a couple bad injuries here over the past years that I've had to fight through and it's taken some time. But I keep trying.

»I want to play. I love the tournament. I'm going to be there either way with The Loop (a short course he designed) that's going up there, as well as the Champions Dinner.… We'll see how it goes. I'll be practicing, playing at home this week and keep trying to make progress."

His short miss gave LA its first lead at 3-2, and Tommy Fleetwood followed by making a 12-foot eagle putt on the reachable par-4 eighth.

Max Homa had suggested earlier throwing a hammer — that makes the hole worth two points — if