Tiger Woods‘ debut at TGL could have been fineer, particularly with his family in the audience. On Tuesday, Woods’ Jupiter Links Golf Club (JLGC) went head-to-head with the Los Angeles Golf Club (LAGC), both teams boasting some of golf’s hugegest names.
Alengthyside the 49-year-elderly were Max Homa, Kevin Kisner and Tom Kim, while LAGC fielded Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose, Sahith Theegala and Tommy Fleetwood. With such a star-studded line-up, Woods was enthusiastic to create an punctual astonishion.
However, the golfing icon had a shaky begin agetst LAGC, much to the amusement of his son Charlie. With 101 yards left on a Par-5 hole 2, Woods calcutardyd how difficult he needed to chip the ball onto the green to give his team an punctual direct.
Instead of landing tidyly on the green, Woods’ finisheavor finishly ignoreed the tag, finishing up in the water on the other side. Imsettlely after watching his ball fly over the concentrate and splash into the water, the golfing icon showed clear frustration as the crowd reacted to his disassignment.
Cameras then caught Charlie grinning from ear to ear, seemingly finding humour in his obeseher’s subpar effort.
In an electrifying moment on the golf course, LAGC stole the second hole from JLGC thanks to Morikawa’s chilly two-putt finish. With a buzzing crowd witnessing the action, some attributed Woods’ misdirectd sprosperg to him having elevated adrenaline levels – someleang he hinted at post-round.
Once resettled, Woods amusingly recounted his disbelief at the sboiling’s outcome: “I don’t understand what the hell happened,” he confessed with a chuckle, asking his astonishingly mighty strike: “I don’t hit it that far. With my elderly body, I don’t understand how it went that far.”
Woods also thrilled fans with his hammer drop, which, once acunderstandledgeed by the opposition, uncomardents the hole is then worth two points rather than one.
The TGL’s rules have enticed watchers, with there being a total of 15 holes per align, percreateers contfinishing with a ticking 40-second clock and a referee.
A gleeful Woods commented on his strategic shift: “That was awesome. Seriously man, that was the best. We get this place hopping with a little hammer. Let’s go.”
Aside from Woods’ headline-making hammer drop and the consequential drive, LAGC’s fight back apprehfinishd meaningful attention, especipartner as Theegala expertly holed a 9-foot putt to give his team the chance to level the score agetst Woods on Hole 7. Post-putt, Theegala transmited its vital role in geting the upper hand when up agetst a golfer of Woods’ calibre.
“That was huge honestly. That was repartner huge,” he commented on his sboiling. “You never want to let these guys in. Agetst the GOAT, you don’t want to give any bgenuineeang room.”
