Overview
- Woods’ milestone birthday grants immediate eligibility for the 50-and-over PGA Tour Champions, which plays mostly 54-hole events and often allows carts.
- He missed the entire 2025 season after rupturing his left Achilles in March and having a seventh back surgery, a lower-back disc replacement, in early fall.
- He said this month he has only resumed chipping and putting, is not taking full swings, and has set no timetable, adding he would like to “come back to just playing golf again.”
- His most recent PGA Tour start was the 2024 Open at Royal Troon, where he missed the cut, and he holds lifetime invitations should he choose to return to the main tour.
- Beyond playing, Woods serves on the PGA Tour policy board and leads the Future Competition Committee tasked with reshaping the tour’s model for 2027.