Hours After Tragedy Struck His TGL Dream, Tiger Woods Suffers Another Crushing Blow From PGA Tour Ally

Published 11/17/2023, 7:53 PM EST

Tiger Woods and PGA Tour’s ultimate showdown for the 2023 leg—The Hero World Challenge, is just a few days away. Amid the excitement, news about a Tour Champion’s withdrawal from Woods’ hosted tourney has made it to the headlines, raising some eyebrows.

In the quiet hills of San Diego, Xander Schauffele recently sat for an interview discussing his move ahead in the realm of pro golfing. The golfer talked about his tumultuous 2023 season; a year that had promised so much yet left Schauffele grappling with disappointment.

The exclusive interview had Schauffele admitting that he had withdrawn from Tiger Woods’ Hero World Challenge tourney and that he won’t be playing in any other event this year. His next stop ought to be Hawaii in January for the Sentry Tournament of Champions, after which the fans will see him playing along with other PGA Tour stars on Tiger Woods’ TGL.

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🚨Xander Schauffele withdrew from The Hero World Challenge and won’t make his next start until January in Hawaii, per an exclusive he did with @TheTodaysGolfer. That leaves 2 spots open in the 20 man field. Remains unclear if Tiger Woods will play.
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) November 17, 2023

With Schauffele leaving a spot open on the Hero World Challenge, the total vacancy has come up to two in the field of 20. Fans have been expecting to see Woods return to the greens this year, but claims about the same haven’t been confirmed yet.

In the last few months, a wave of heavy tidings has surrounded Tiger Woods. While Schauffele now takes some time off the greens to rest before the PGA Tour season-opener and Woods’ TGL, a tragedy has hit the scenes of Mr.T’s first virtual game debut grounds, causing some havoc in the world of golf.

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Prior to its big pro golfing realm debut, Tiger Woods’ TGL grounds have become a witness to an unexpected twist of fatal events. The dome of the SoFi Center, the future home of the league, collapsed during its construction on the campus of Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

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The fate of deflation has been attributed to an overnight failure of the temporary power system used during construction. Before the accident, the stadium was set to host the league’s first match on January 9. The venue designed on 250,000-square-foot was planned to accommodate around 1,600 people on match nights. Now, the leads remain uncertain.

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Along with Xander Schauffele, many other PGA Tour mates are going to be seen on TGL in January, but it seems that the incident might impact the league’s preparations.

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I am Maheen Sajjad, a golf writer at EssentiallySports. I blazed through the ranks of the ES recruitment drive and made it to the team with my credible journalistic abilities. In the past, I served as an editor for my college department newsletter.

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