Overview

• At a pre-tournament press conference for the Tour Championship, Justin Thomas recounted FaceTiming Tiger Woods during a 2020 practice round at East Lake.
• In Thomas’s telling, Woods ended the call and rang back two minutes later wearing the Masters green jacket, a playful reminder of his 2019 Augusta win.
• Thomas and Woods have developed a close friendship as Jupiter, Florida neighbors, with Thomas noting Woods often checks in on his family.
• Woods has been sidelined from traditional tour competition in 2025 with injuries, with no confirmed timeline for a PGA Tour return.
• Newsweek reports TGL returns in December, and Heavy notes it remains uncertain whether Woods will participate in the league’s next season.