Woods gets PGA Tour lifetime achievement exemption

Tiger Woods has been awarded a life exemption by nan PGA Tour to participate each of its designated 'signature' events.

Woods has won 82 PGA Tour titles including 15 majors, but nan 48-year-old has struggled pinch injuries complete caller years.

On Tuesday, nan PGA's argumentation committee voted to assistance Woods a typical exemption to play nan 8 lucrative tournaments, which do not see majors.

"An further sponsor exemption will beryllium created to recognise Tiger Woods successful his ain class arsenic a subordinate who has reached an exceptional life accomplishment period of 80-plus profession wins," a PGA Tour memo said.

The American is tied pinch Sam Snead for nan astir wide victories connected nan tour, while his 15 wins successful fields is 2nd connected nan all-time database to Jack Nicklaus (18).

Woods has featured successful conscionable 9 tournaments since a car clang successful February 2021, which near him requiring room aft suffering superior limb injuries.

In his 4 appearances successful PGA Tour competitions this year, Woods has only made nan trim erstwhile - finishing 60th astatine nan Masters.

He withdrew successful nan mediate of nan Genesis Invitational due to illness and missed nan trim astatine nan PGA Championship and past week's US Open.

Woods is expected to play astatine nan Open Championship successful Scotland successful July.