Tiger Woods has been recognized for his “exceptional lifetime achievement” and will receive a special sponsorship exemption for the PGA Tour’s Signature Events in the future.
The sponsorship exemption would make the 15-time Major champion and 82-time PGA Tour winner automatically eligible for each of the Signature Events on the annual schedule.
“An additional sponsorship exemption will be created to recognize Tiger Woods in his own category as a player who has achieved an exceptional lifetime performance threshold of 80. [plus] career wins,” read the memo sent Tuesday.
Given Woods’ limited schedule on the PGA Tour since his car accident in February 2021, he would not be eligible to participate in any of the Signature Events
The Sentry, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Genesis Invitational, Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, Wells Fargo Championship, Memorial Tournament and this week’s Travelers Championship are the eight Signature Events on the 2024 PGA Tour schedule.
Each of the Signature events features smaller fields, no discounts in five of the tournaments, FedEx Cup points and higher prize money.
Woods, 48, has played just nine PGA Tour events since returning to competitive play at the 2022 Masters — all majors, outside of the Genesis Invitational, the event he is hosting.
In February, Woods was forced to withdraw from the Genesis Invitational due to illness. He followed that up with a 60th-place finish at the Masters, missing the cut at both the PGA Championship and last week’s US Open.
Woods said he planned to compete in the Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Course in Scotland next month. Moreover, he will ‘come back when I come back’.
