Tiger Woods, after withdrawing from the Genesis Invitational following the death of his mother, said he was hoping to play more this season.
“I haven’t been able to do that,” Woods said during his time in the CBS broadcast booth Sunday. “I’ll get back after it and look to play some of the bigger events.”
Though Woods didn’t specifically commit to any events before the Masters Tournament, he has looked healthy while playing in two TGL matches this year. Woods is scheduled to return to TGL play on Tuesday when his team, Jupiter Links, faces New York Golf Club.
His mother, Kultida, died at the age of 80 on February 4.
“Losing her has been a hard and difficult process to go through,” said Woods, the tournament host for the Genesis who has not played a tournament since the 2024 Open Championship at Troon. “Mom was my rock.”
The Genesis, which relocated to Torrey Pines from Riviera Country Club following the devastating Los Angeles wildfires in January, was not the only event that Woods sat out.
The 15-time major champion was set to be part of the group — along with PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Adam Scott — that met with President Donald Trump last Tuesday to try to speed up the PGA Tour’s proposed deal with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, which backs LIV Golf.
Woods said Sunday that he believes things are in a “positive place” in regard to a deal. He credited Scott and Monahan for being able to participate in the meeting on his behalf and added they are scheduled to have another meeting with the president.
