Tiger Woods made his return to golf action in TGL on Tuesday February 18 but couldn’t prevent his Jupiter Links GC side losing to New York Golf Club.
Woods was making his first public appearance back playing golf since the passing of his mother, having also appeared at off the course at last weekend’s Genesis Invitational which he hosts.
Rickie Fowler’s New York Golf Club previously struggled with a 0-2 record from their opening two TGL games, but they emerged victorious in a decisive 10-3 win.
New York Golf Club dominated from the start at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens in Florida, winning seven consecutive points to establish an 8-0 lead after eight holes.
Woods experienced what he called “the most embarrassing moment” of his career when a yardage mix-up resulted in his approach shot on the par-4 13th hole landing 100 yards short of the intended target.
The newly revised hammer rules, allowing each team three opportunities to double the value of a hole, were quickly utilized by both teams.
Tom Kim managed to halt New York’s momentum briefly, winning a hole to bring the score to 8-2 before the singles matches began.
The win represented a significant turnaround for New York Golf Club given they had only won two holes in their previous two matches.
They have previously lost to The Bay Golf Club 9-2 on the opening night and then got beaten 4-0 by Atlanta Driver GC.
For Jupiter Links, it is now one win and two defeats from three games.
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