Tiger Woods’ debut in the TGL, a new high-tech indoor golf league, ended in disappointment Tuesday when his Jupiter Links Golf Club team was beaten 12-1 by Los Angeles Golf Club.

Woods, who fronted the new project alongside Rory McIlroy, entered the arena to great excitement as Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” blared over the speakers, but the former world No. 1 failed to live up to expectations.

He was joined on his team by Kevin Kisner and Max Homa, but the trio struggled against Los Angeles Golf Club’s Justin Rose, Collin Morikawa and Sahith Theegala.

Jupiter Links quickly fell behind 0-5 after just four holes and finished the first session at 1-8.

“We were entertaining,” Woods said, laughing about the big loss. “We made a lot of shots. I think the people there saw how bad professionals can be. It was just a boat race, oh my god. But we had a great time.”

Woods added that he was “still in pain from laughing so hard” during the competition.

Despite the lack of quality of the performances, there was plenty for the star-studded audience and television viewers.

Once when Woods sent a shot into the virtual water on the second hole, his son Charlie couldn’t help but laugh as he sat there surveying the virtual course.

Charlie was joined by, among others, 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams, co-owner of the LA team.

“It’s time, Tiger,” Williams said on the broadcast as Woods made an eight-foot putt for par on the fifth hole.

What is the format?

The TGL pits six teams, made up of 24 miked PGA Tour stars, against each other in a 15-game regular season at the 1,500-seat Arena in Palm Beach Gardens before the postseason begins, culminating in a best-of- Three-final series showdown for the SoFi Cup on March 24th.

Golfers on each four-player team hit tee shots and approach shots in a 64-by-53-foot simulator before heading to the GreenZone. A green that can be individually rotated and tilted on each hole thanks to a turntable and actuators beneath its surface.

A single game is played over two sessions, with each game pitting three players from each team against each other over 15 specially designed holes and two different formats – nine holes of triples and six holes of singles.

In triples, the three players on a team take turns throwing shots and teeing off. The singles format pits players directly against an opponent, with each player on the team of three playing two individual holes.

Each hole is worth one point, a tied hole counts no points, and the team with the most points at the end of the game wins. If the scores are equal after 15 holes, the contest closest to the pin will decide the winner.

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