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Tiger Woods has been awarded a lifetime exemption by the PGA Tour to enter all of its designated ‘signature’ events.<\/b><\/p>\n
Woods has won 82 PGA Tour titles including 15 majors, but the 48-year-old has struggled with injuries over recent years.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, the PGA’s policy board voted to grant Woods a special exemption to play the eight lucrative tournaments, which do not include majors.<\/p>\n
“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 PGA Tour memo said.<\/p>\n
The American is tied with Sam Snead for the most overall victories on the tour, while his 15 wins in majors is second on the all-time list to Jack Nicklaus (18).<\/p>\n
Woods has featured in just nine tournaments since a car crash in February 2021<\/a>, which left him requiring surgery after suffering serious leg injuries.<\/p>\n In his four appearances in PGA Tour competitions this year, Woods has only made the cut once – finishing 60th at the Masters.<\/p>\n He withdrew in the middle of the Genesis Invitational due to illness<\/a> and missed the cut at the PGA Championship and last week’s US Open.<\/p>\n Woods is expected to play at the Open Championship in Scotland in July.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n