Tom Kim delivers Tiger Woods the TGL moment he's been waiting for

Woods celebrates Kim's hole-in-one like one of his 15 major wins

Published on Mar. 4, 2026

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Tiger Woods, who has not competed professionally since July 2024, celebrated a victory on Tuesday night as if it were one of his 15 major championships or 82 PGA Tour wins. Tom Kim, Woods' teammate on the Jupiter Links Golf Club in the new TGL indoor simulation golf league, sunk a hole-in-one on the penultimate hole, sparking a roar and fist pump from Woods in front of an excited crowd of 1,500.

Why it matters

The TGL, co-founded by Woods and Rory McIlroy in 2022, offers Woods the chance to experience the camaraderie of team competition, something he has rarely had in his storied individual career. The league aims to appeal to a younger, more restless generation of golf fans with a faster-paced, team-based format.

The details

The TGL matches are consolidated into 15 holes played over a two-hour primetime slot on ESPN. The format is three-against-three alternate shot for the first nine holes followed by singles for the final six, all played on a football-field sized surface. Kim's hole-in-one helped the Jupiter Links team complete a comeback and advance to the TGL playoff semifinals.

  • Tiger Woods has not competed professionally since July 2024.
  • The TGL was co-founded by Woods and Rory McIlroy in 2022.
  • The hole-in-one by Tom Kim occurred on Tuesday, March 4, 2026.

The players

Tiger Woods

A legendary professional golfer with 15 major championships and 82 PGA Tour wins. He co-founded the TGL indoor simulation golf league in 2022.

Tom Kim

A young professional golfer who is Woods' teammate on the Jupiter Links Golf Club in the TGL. Kim sunk a hole-in-one that sparked a celebratory reaction from Woods.

Rory McIlroy

A professional golfer who co-founded the TGL indoor simulation golf league with Tiger Woods in 2022.

Max Homa

A professional golfer who is a teammate of Tiger Woods on the Jupiter Links Golf Club in the TGL.

Kevin Kisner

A professional golfer who is a teammate of Tiger Woods on the Jupiter Links Golf Club in the TGL.

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What they’re saying

“If you asked all these guys on the various teams what makes the experience, I think it's just being with your teammates. We don't get a chance to do that very often. Once a year if you're on the U.S. Team (in the Ryder or Presidents Cup), but not on a more routine basis like we are here with TGL.”

— Tiger Woods (The Post)

“This is what we set out to do with TGL: We tried to grow the game, we tried to do it differently. We don't normally play golf at 9:00 to 11:00 at night, so to be able to do this out here and to have this showcase, to have this group of guys, to be able to do what we did at the end, to have a hole-in-one, that's what it was all about.”

— Tiger Woods (The Post)

“We're starting now to have more team events, and you probably never see Tiger celebrate that much for another person to have a hole-in-one.”

— Tom Kim (The Post)

What’s next

Jupiter Links advances to play Boston Common Golf, Rory McIlroy's team, on March 17 in the TGL playoff semifinal round. Woods, who has no timetable for his return to professional golf, will be there continuing to support, mentor and analyze play for his teammates.

The takeaway

Tiger Woods' celebration of Tom Kim's hole-in-one highlights the unique team-based camaraderie of the TGL, a format Woods and Rory McIlroy designed to appeal to a younger generation of golf fans. The TGL's faster-paced, team-based approach represents a departure from the individual nature of traditional professional golf.