Tiger Woods is hoping to play a full TGL schedule this season and could return to competitive action before the end of 2026, according to former team-mate Kevin Kisner. Woods has not appeared on the PGA Tour since missing the cut at The Open in July 2024, with the 15-time major champion also only making one appearance in the TGL - a tech-infused indoor golf league - last season due to injury. The former world No 1 has yet to publicly announce a return to action, having been suspended from driving for five years in September after entering a plea agreement to a reckless driving charge for March's car crash.
Woods was listed in Jupiter Links GC's expanded five-player roster for the 2026/27 season, with Kisner - replaced by Keith Mitchell in the line-up - expecting to see the 50-year-old feature more frequently. "I'm not on the team anymore," Kisner told the Fore Play Podcast. "I had a two-year contract with Jupiter Links.
Tiger wants to play and they wanted to sign Keith Mitchell, which is totally fine with me. "Rob [McNamara], Tiger's guy, he texted me a long text last week. Just telling me what they did on their decisions, how they were moving around and what players were going to do and that Tiger wanted to play a full schedule.
"I mean, we talked about it at the end of the season. I'm not even playing any more really. I played two times this year, so I don't think people that are watching TGL really want a part-time podcaster, part-time broadcaster playing in TGL." Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The new TGL season features a seventh team and begins on December 27, live on Sky Sports, with speculation mounting on whether Woods could play competitively before then.
Woods was not listed in the initial player field for December's Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, an invite-only event hosted by his foundation, although could still be included in the field as a sponsor's exemption. He has also previously described the PNC Championship as his "fifth major", with the 36-hole team competition seeing a former winner of a major or The Players tee it up alongside a family member. Woods had featured in every edition since 2020 with his son, Charlie Woods, who fired a hole-in-one during the 2024 contest before they lost in a play-off to Bernhard Langer's team, although missed last year's contest due to injury.
"He plays there [at the Hero World Challenge] and PNC [Championship]," Kisner added. "He's going to play both. "He can't have any more setbacks injury-wise.
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