Soccer/Football

Tiger Woods left stunned as Justin Rose makes TGL history in front of him

Jan 21, 2026 - 11:30

Justin Rose produced a stunning albatross to make history in TGL on Tuesday night.

The former US Open champion left Tiger Woods in awe as he found the hole from 225 yards out at the SoFi Centre.

Justin Rose makes an albatross at the TGL

Rose made TGL history with his albatross on the par five 10th hole on Tuesday night[/caption]

His effort secured the hole for the Los Angeles Golf Club to extend their lead over Woods’ Jupiter Links Golf Club.

In doing so, Rose made a two on the 533-yard par-five 10th hole at the indoor golf simulator event.

It is the first time a player has made an albatross in TGL history as well as being the first of Rose’s career.

Speaking after his historic feat, Rose admitted: “You can hit a great shot, but the outcome is always slightly out of your control.

“I was dead set, loved the way it felt off the club, and then you get that moment where you’re like, ‘oh my God, it’s gone in! It was fun to celebrate with the boys, and it was a cool moment for sure.”

Rose’s heroics prompted wild celebrations from his Los Angeles team-mates as they moved 5-1 in front.

Fellow PGA Tour stars Sahith Theegala and Collin Morikawa could be seen congratulating him as Woods watched on.

The 15-time major winner co-owns the Jupiter Links team as well as being one of the founders of TGL.

However, he was able to embrace Rose after his stunning effort to set Los Angeles on their way to victory.

They went on to win the match 8-4 as Woods’ team suffered a second loss of the 2026 season.

Rose found the hole from 225 yards in front of Woods to win the hole for Los Angeles[/caption]

When does Justin Rose play next?

As for Rose, he will be hoping to carry his form onto the course in California this week.

The world No.10 makes his first appearance of the season at The American Express in La Quinta.

He will tee off alongside Scottie Scheffler for the first round on Thursday at 5.14pm GMT.

Rose was not part of the field for last weekend’s Sony Open in Hawaii as the PGA Tour returned.

Chris Gotterup went on to claim a two-shot victory ahead of Ryan Gerard.

Due to opting to appear at this week’s PGA Tour event, Rose will once again be absent in the UAE over the weekend.

Justin Rose of Los Angeles Golf Club (L) and Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club walk across the first green at the SoFi Center on January 20, 2026 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Woods was forced to watch on as Rose produced heroics against his Jupiter Links team[/caption]

He chose to skip the Dubai Invitational on the DP World Tour, which saw the likes of Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry take part.

They are all set to return for the Hero Dubai Desert Classic when it gets underway on Thursday.

What is TGL?

Simply put, TGL is an indoor simulator golf league featuring the game’s top players.

It takes place at a super high-tech arena called the SoFi Centre in Florida with a live crowd of around 1,500 people.

Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods were the ones who came up with it, with the help of a guy called Mike McCarley, as part of their TMWR Sports venture.

It’s got a bunch of big-name investors, like Serena Williams, Lewis Hamilton, and Fenway Sports Group – who own Liverpool. ESPN and Sky Sports signed up to broadcast it.

How do they compete?

There’s six teams of four, all franchises based on US cities, and all featuring top PGA Tour players. No LIV Golfers.

There is one head-to-head match each week lasting just two hours for a primetime TV slot in the States.

There is also a 40-second shot clock and timeouts and referees to enforce the rules. All of the players are mic’d up to ensure maximum entertainment value.

McIlroy has described the concept as ‘golf reimagined’

How does it work?

For shots longer than 50 yards, players hit into this enormous screen, which is 53 foot tall and 64 foot wide.

That’s about 24 times the size of your normal golf simulator. They play off real grass, the rough and the fairways are reflected on the surface, and it even moves to reflect the slope.

The green complex has 600 motorised sensors underneath it and 360 degree rotation to simulate the exact real life scenario facing the players.

The bunkers have the same sand as Augusta National, and they’ve even thought about the direction of the grain around the greens.

Format

Each team picks three players, they play 15 holes. The first nine holes are ‘Trebles’ – three-on-three matchplay, with each player taking turns to hit the shots.

The final six holes are ‘Singles’ – one-on-one matchplay with each player playing 2 holes.

If it’s all square after 15, they go to overtime and play closest to the pin.

Teams get two points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win, one point for an overtime loss, and zero points for a regulation loss.

There are Play-Offs in March with semi-finals and a final to determine the league’s overall winner – with a $21million purse divided among players.