The PGA Tour are set to vote on handing Tiger Woods a lifetime exemption into the circuit’s Signature Events, having announced himself as the Tour’s joint-most successful player during his distinguished career.
Woods’ playing schedule has become a part-time one in recent years, having suffered serious injuries in a car accident in Los Angeles in February 2021. Since then, the 82-time PGA Tour winner has competed in just nine tournaments. He is making his 10th start at the U.S. Open this week.
Remarkably, Woods had lost his spot to compete at this year’s U.S. Open, after his five-year exemption to compete on the major stage following his victory at the Masters back in 2019 ran out.
Woods is a three-time winner of his national Open, however the USGA only hand out 10-year exemptions to its past-champions, differentiating to the three other major championships. Fortunately for the past champion, he was offered a special exemption to compete at Pinehurst this week.
Moving forward, however, the rest of Woods’ playing days remain unclear, despite being the circuit’s joint-most successful member. According to Golf.com, this issue is set to be ironed out next week, with the policy board voting on a lifetime spot in the Tour’s Signature Events moving forward.
Per the report, the idea was officially discussed by the Player Advisory Council at the recent Charles Schwab Challenge, with the vote taking place in the build-up to next week’s Travelers Championship – the final Signature Event of the 2024 PGA Tour campaign.
