Tiger Woods has received a lifetime exemption from the PGA Tour to compete in all of its designated’signature’ events.
Woods has won 82 PGA Tour championships, including 15 majors, but the 48-year-old has battled ailments in recent years.
On Tuesday, the PGA policy board voted to give Woods a special exemption to play the eight lucrative tournaments that do not include majors.
“An additional sponsor exemption will be created to recognise Tiger Woods in his own category as a player who has reached an exceptional lifetime achievement threshold of 80-plus career wins,” a note from the PGA Tour stated.
The American is tied with Sam Snead for the most total wins on the tour, and his 15 major triumphs are second only to Jack Nicklaus (18).
Woods has played in only nine events since a vehicle accident in February 2021, in which he sustained major leg injuries and required surgery.
In his four PGA Tour appearances this year, Woods has only made the cut once, finishing 60th at the Masters.
He withdrew in the middle of the Genesis Invitational owing to illness and did not make the cut at the PGA Championship or the US Open last week.
Woods is set to compete in the Open Championship in Scotland in July.