By OLIVER SALT

Tiger Woods returned to action for the first time since the death of his mother for a TGL match in Florida – where she watched him play for the last time before passing.

Woods walked out for Tuesday’s event at SoFi Center with 16-year-old son Charlie by his side, just two weeks after the devastating loss of mom Kultida.

The golf legend announced on February 4 that Kultida, who he credits for inspiring his legendary career in the sport, had died at the age of 80 in a heartbreaking statement on social media.

As he came to terms with her passing, Tiger withdrew from playing in last week’s Genesis Invitational despite attending the final day of the tournament in Torrey Pines, San Diego.

And two days on from that appearance he made an emotional return to competitive action to play in TGL, the new golf-simulator league he recently launched with good friend Rory McIlroy.

Before his Jupiter Links Golf Club’s match against the New York Golf Club, Woods admitted his sadness at returning to SoFi Center for the first time since his mom’s death, after she watched him play for the final time there back on January 27. 

‘This was the last time she watched me play, so a bit emotional coming here tonight,’ he said in an interview on ESPN.

Tiger Woods has made an emotional return to golf following the death of his mother

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Tiger Woods makes emotional return to golf after his mother’s death with son Charlie by his side at TGL match

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