Overview
- The 62-year-old Hall of Famer activated his one-time top‑50 career earnings exemption and has entered next week’s Sony Open in Hawaii.
- A PGA Tour spokesperson said Singh will likely be eligible for the vast majority of full‑field tournaments in 2026, with no automatic access to smaller signature events.
- Tour rules grant one-time full-season exemptions to players inside the top 25 and a separate one-time exemption to those inside the top 50 on the all-time money list.
- Commentators, including Brandel Chamblee, criticized the rule as undercutting merit-based access, noting the exemption does not expand fields and instead displaces a bubble player.
- In contrast, Matt Kuchar declined to use his available money-list exemption for 2026, opting for conditional status after concluding it would add only a few starts without signature-event entry.