Tiger Woods was left red-faced on Tuesday night when he committed a massive error in a TGL match.
Woods, who plays for Jupiter Links in the indoor, partially-virtual league, had 199 yards to the hole on the 13th, but heard his caddie say 99 instead.
While caddies often drop the first number of the distance when it’s obvious, it apparently wasn’t to Woods, who chose to use a wedge and saw his shot travel 100 yards – well short of the green.
A completely bemused Woods tried to work out with his caddie how the mix-up happened, while his teammates, Kevin Kisner and Tom Kim, fell to the floor laughing.
‘One of the most embarrassing moments in my golfing career just happened,’ Woods said on the ESPN telecast, laughing amid the disbelief. ‘I just screwed up. That was embarrassing.’
Woods would go on to lose the 13th hole to Cameron Young of New York Golf Club.
Tiger Woods was left mortified by a mistake during his TGL match on Tuesday night
The legendary golfer used a wedge with nearly 200 yards to the (virtual) hole, and saw his shot fall extremely short of the green
Woods’ teammate, Tom Kim, was left in hysterics by the error on the 13th hole of the night
And New York never trailed in a 10-3 victory.
Woods’ appearance in TGL on Tuesday represented his first time playing since the death of his mother, Kultida.
The golf icon announced in a heartbreaking statement on February 4 that she had died at the age of 80.
Woods walked out for Tuesday’s event at SoFi Center with 16-year-old son Charlie by his side, just two weeks after the devastating loss of his mother.
He spoke beforehand about his sadness at returning to the SoFi Center in Florida (not to be confused with Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium) for the first time since his mom’s death, after she watched him play there on January 27.
‘It’s a process,’ he told ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt before the match.
‘This was the last time she ever watched me play. It’s a bit emotional coming in here tonight.’
