Woods Targets Masters After Return To Action In Tgl

Tiger Woods says he is "trying to play" successful adjacent month's Masters aft returning to action for nan first clip successful much than a twelvemonth arsenic his squad mislaid successful nan last information of nan TGL season.

The 50-year-old, who has had a bid of operations successful nan past 2 years, had been sidelined since having an cognition successful October to switch a disc successful his back.

Woods' erstwhile quality was besides successful TGL - an indoor squad convention his institution co-founded - successful February 2025.

His Jupiter Links squad mislaid 9-2 against Los Angeles Golf Club successful his return to competitory action.

The 15-time major-winner looked successful bully beingness style arsenic he deed a mates of drives much than 300 yards and he said playing successful nan Masters will dangle connected really his assemblage recovers.

The tournament, which Woods has won 5 times, originates connected 10 April astatine Augusta National.

"I've been trying, this assemblage doesn't retrieve for illustration it did erstwhile I was 24, 25," said Woods.

"It doesn't mean I'm not trying; I've been trying for a while. I've had a mates of bad injuries past twelvemonth that I've had to conflict done and has taken immoderate time. I support trying - I want to play.

"I've loved nan Masters tournament, I've loved being location since I was 19 years old, truthful it's meant a batch to maine and my family complete nan years and I'm going to beryllium location either way."

Woods has held a non-playing domiciled pinch Jupiter Links GC passim nan 2026 TGL season, nan PGA Tour-backed convention that uses a immense surface successful a purpose-built venue successful Florida.

Woods' broadside hit Rory McIlroy's Boston Common successful past week's semi-final to group up a gathering pinch Los Angeles successful nan best-of-three final.

Los Angeles, featuring England's Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood, won nan opening match, earlier Woods replaced Kevin Kisner for Tuesday's play finale.

Jupiter Links, which besides featured Max Homa and Tom Kim, had gone 2-0 up successful nan 2nd crippled of nan finals but Woods missed a three-foot putt connected nan seventh spread arsenic Los Angeles seized nan momentum.

They made 3 eagles successful a statement earlier Jupiter conceded nan lucifer and tourney connected nan 10th hole.

"It was good physically," added Woods.

"We sewage our ass kicked astatine nan end. Three eagles successful a row, we didn't respond. I missed a short 1 to benignant of get it started and springiness them momentum and we ne'er sewage it back."