PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — By the time Tiger Woods’s tee shot on the 13th hole came up short in an imaginary hazard on the huge simulator screen, his Jupiter Links team had long been left to take the barbs and resort to self-deprecating humor in an attempt to salvage an otherwise forgettable evening.
Woods, one of the founders of the TGL, short for Tech Golf League, hit the opening tee shot at the SoFi Center and found the fairway, one of the few bright spots as his team was throttled 12-1 by the Los Angeles Golf Club in the second week of the much-hyped tech-infused golf league .
The 15-time major champion, who had a back procedure in September and played his first competitive rounds last month at the PNC Championship, looked good enough with the long shots based on the computer readings of how far he was hitting the ball, topping out at more than 300 yards when using the driver…