CNN – Tiger Woods made his return to competition on Tuesday, two weeks after the death of his mother.
‘It’s been a tough process to go through’: Tiger Woods speaks about death of mother and return to golf action
The 15-time major winner, who founded the part-virtual league alongside Rory McIlroy, walked out alongside 16-year-old son Charlie before the event at SoFi Center, where Kultida Woods last watched her son play on January 27.
Woods withdrew from the Genesis Invitational last week, telling ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt ahead of Tuesday’s TGL event that he was still working through his emotions.
“It’s a process,” he said. “This was the last time she ever watched me play, so it was a bit emotional coming in here tonight.
“(Teammates) Kis (Kevin Kisner) and TK (Tom Kim), they gave me huge hugs.”
Woods also reflected on his mother’s support for his career in golf: “She was a hard lady. Very disciplined, very hard. She was very direct about her feelings, her emotions – she’d let you know either way.
“But she was always so supportive of me going out there and playing. It was incredible” …
