Overview
- PGA Tour Champions president Miller Brady said the tour is well prepared if Woods decides to compete, citing yearlong planning.
- Operational upgrades under consideration include additional security, buses, portable restrooms and expanded concessions.
- Woods turns 50 on Dec. 30, 2025, which makes him eligible to play PGA Tour Champions events in 2026.
- He recently had a lumbar disc replaced in what was reported as his seventh back surgery and has not set a return timetable.
- Most Champions events are 54 holes and permit carts, features that could reduce physical strain compared with the PGA Tour.