Tiger Woods says he is “trying to play” in next month’s Masters after returning to action for the first time in more than a year as his team lost in the final round of the TGL season.

The 50-year-old, who has had a series of operations in the last two years, had been sidelined since having an operation in October to replace a disc in his back.

Woods’ previous appearance was also in TGL – an indoor team league his company co-founded – in February 2025.

His Jupiter Links team lost 9-2 against Los Angeles Golf Club in his return to competitive action.

The 15-time major-winner looked in good physical shape as he hit a couple of drives more than 300 yards and he said playing in the Masters will depend on how his body recovers.

The tournament, which Woods has won five times, begins on 9 April at Augusta National.

“I’ve been trying, this body doesn’t recover like it did when 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 couple of bad injuries last year that I’ve had to fight through and has taken some time. I keep trying – I want to play.

“I’ve loved the Masters tournament, I’ve loved being there since I was 19 years old, so it’s meant a lot to me and my family over the years and I’m going to be there either way.”

Woods has held a non-playing role with Jupiter Links GC throughout the 2026 TGL season, the PGA Tour-backed league that uses a huge screen in a purpose-built venue in Florida.

Woods’ side beat Rory McIlroy’s Boston Common in last week’s semi-final to set up a meeting with Los Angeles in the best-of-three final.

Los Angeles, featuring England’s Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood, won the opening match, before Woods replaced Kevin Kisner for Tuesday’s season finale.

Jupiter Links, which also has Max Homa and Tom Kim in the team, went 2-0 up in the second game of the finals but Woods missed a three-foot putt on the seventh hole and the momentum switched to Los Angeles.

They made three eagles in a row before Jupiter conceded the match and the tournament on the 10th hole.

“It was fine physically,” added Woods.

“We got our ass kicked at the end. Three eagles in a row, we didn’t respond. I missed a short one to kind of get it started and give them momentum and we never got it back.” (BBC)

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