Tiger Woods to miss TGL semifinal, Rory McIlroy will play

Tiger Woods will not play in Jupiter Links' TGL semifinal game against Boston Common, meaning the 15-time major champion may not compete at all in the indoor league's second season.

One of his TGL co-founders, Rory McIlroy, committed to playing for Boston Common on Tuesday after saying he had not decided following his tie for 46th at The Players Championship on Sunday. McIlroy has been dealing with a back spasm that forced him to withdraw from the Arnold Palmer Invitational two weeks ago.

Jupiter Links will be represented by Max Homa, Akshay Bhatia and Tom Kim, with the trio going up against McIlroy, Keegan Bradley and Adam Scott in the 9 p.m. ET match at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. That will follow the first semifinal match at 6:30 p.m. between the defending champion Atlanta Drive and Los Angeles Golf Club.

Justin Thomas will sit out for Atlanta after playing consecutive tournaments on the heels of a four-month layoff following back surgery. Collin Morikawa, who withdrew before the first round of The Players with his own back injury, will be sidelined for Los Angeles.

Atlanta will feature Patrick Cantlay, Chris Gotterup and Billy Horschel against L.A.'s Tommy Fleetwood, Sahith Theegala and Justin Rose.

The best-of-three finals, which begin March 23, represent the final potential opportunity for Woods to compete with his team this season.

Woods, 50, has been sidelined since undergoing a seventh back procedure in October and has not said whether he will attempt to play in the Masters next month. There had been some hope that he might make an appearance for Jupiter Links after reports circulated that his private plane was spotted at the Augusta Regional Airport over the weekend.

Woods underwent surgery for a torn Achilles in March 2025 and has not competed since the 2024 PNC Championship with his son, Charlie. He has not competed on the PGA Tour since the 2024 Open Championship.

--Field Level Media