Woods, who has spearheaded the new venture alongside Rory McIlroy, entered the arena to much excitement as Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” blared out from the speakers, but the former world No. 1 failed to live up to expectations.
He was joined by Kevin Kisner and Max Homa on his team, but the trio struggled against Justin Rose, Collin Morikawa, and Sahith Theegala of the Los Angeles Golf Club.
Jupiter Links quickly trailed 5-0 after just four holes and finished the first session 8-1 down.
“We were entertaining,” Woods said, laughing at the blowout loss. “We hit a lot of shots. I think the people there got to see how bad the pros can be. It was just a boat race, oh my goodness. But we had a great time.”
Woods added that he was “still hurting from laughing so hard” during the competition.
Despite the lack of quality on display, there was plenty to entertain the star-studded audience and the viewers watching on TV.
At one point, when Woods sent a shot into the virtual water on the second hole, his son Charlie couldn’t help laughing as he sat overlooking the virtual course.
Charlie was joined in the crowd by the likes of 23-time grand slam champion Serena Williams who co-owns the LA team.
“It’s about time, Tiger,” Williams said on the broadcast when Woods made an eight-foot putt for par on the fifth hole.
What is the format?
The TGL sees six teams comprised of 24 mic’d up stars of the PGA Tour compete across a 15-match regular season at the 1,500-capacity arena in Palm Beach Gardens before the postseason begins, culminating in a best-of-three Finals Series showdown for the SoFi Cup on March 24.
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