The PGA Tour voted on Tuesday to hand 82-time champion Tiger Woods a lifetime exemption in all of its Signature Events, following the golfing great’s remarkable career on Tour
Tiger Woods may have been handed a lifetime exemption to compete in the PGA Tour’s Signature Events on Tuesday, but his playing career on the circuit still remains up in the air.
Woods’ record-breaking efforts on the PGA Tour were recognised this week, after the circuit voted in favour of handing the 82-time winner a spot in its elevated tournaments for the rest of his playing days. The decision was made by the circuit’s Policy Board, and was revealed in a player memo ahead of this week’s Travelers Championship.
“To maximise these spots for the membership and to provide optimal flexibility for the tournament sponsor, the PAC supported adding an additional sponsor exemption recognising Tiger Woods in his own category as a player who has reached an exceptional lifetime achievement threshold of 80+ career wins.”
It does however remain to be seen just how often Woods will take advantage of the exemption that allows him to play in eight selected tournaments. The 15-time major champion has been forced to turn to a part-time playing schedule in recent years, after suffering injuries in a car accident in February 2021.
Since the accident, Woods has competed in just 10 events, with his latest coming at the US Open last week. From those 10 events, Woods has completed all 72 holes on just four occasions, having missed his second straight cut at the third major of the year, following a testing week at Pinehurst No. 2.
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