Tiger Woods breaks his silence after skipping TGL Finals in the wake of bombshell Vanessa Trump statement

Tiger Woods sent his congratulations to Atlanta Drive after they were crowned the inaugural champions of his revolutionary TGL golf league.

Just days after confirming his romance with Vanessa Trump, the 49-year-old praised the winning team – Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel, Justin Thomas and Lucas Glover – who took home the $9million prize.

‘Congratulations to the Atlanta GC, (owner) Arthur Blank, JT, Pat, Billy Ho and Lucas. What a finish and a great way to close out year one of TGL,’ Woods wrote on social media.

But neither Woods nor Rory McIlroy – who co-founded TGL – were on stage to crown the champions on Tuesday night.

Atlanta Drive GC beat New York Golf Club in a dramatic second leg to win the best-of-three Finals 2-0.

It was the crowning moment for the new venture, which was delayed by a year after damage to the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, which reportedly cost $50million to build.

Woods and McIlroy were among the brains behind the new team format, which involves a state-of-the-art simulator in Florida.

But both opted to stay away from the event. They were given a shout-out by Blank, the owner of Atlanta Drive, and by the host on ESPN.

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