The PGA Tour created a special sponsor exemption for 15-time major winner Tiger Woods, citing his “exceptional lifetime achievement.”
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TigerWoodsreceivedaspecialsponsorexemptionfromthePGATour,allowinghimtocompeteineightsignatureevents.
AccordingtoamemototourmembersobtainedbyESPN.com,thePGAcitedWoodsbeinggiventheexemptionbecauseofhis“exceptionallifetimeachievement.”
Woodsisawinnerof15majorchampionships,thelastcominginthe 2019Masters.AfterhesufferedmajorinjuriesinacarcrashinFebruary2021,hehasnotplayedenoughgolftoqualifyforsomeofthehigh-pursedevents.
TigerWoodsmeasuresuptheNo.2holeduringthesecondroundoftheU.S.OpenatPinehurstNo.2inPinehurst,NorthCarolinaonJune14,2024.TheeightsignatureeventsthisseasonareTheSentry,AT&TPebbleBeachPro-Am,GenesisInvitational,ArnoldPalmerInvitational,RBCHeritage,WellsFargoChampionship,MemorialTournamentandtheTravelersChampionship.
TheTravelersisthelastsignatureeventthisyearandwillbeplayedJune22-25attheTPCRiverHighlandsinCromwell,Connecticut.Thep
