Tiger Woods eligibility for The Players Championship was thought to have run out last year. But he has one more year off his 2019 Masters victory.
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TigerWoodscanenterthe2025PlayersChampionship,ifhewantsanotherspinaroundthePlayersStadiumCourseatTPCSawgrassattheageof49.
Woodswasthoughttohaveexhaustedhisfive-yearPlayersexemptionforwinningthe2019MasterslastyearbutitturnsoutthePGATourhadalreadydecidedtogotheNCAAroutein2021andgranthimandanyoneelsewhowonamajorchampionshiporThePlayersthatseasonanextra“COVIDyear”becauseofthepandemic.
TheTouralsograntedtheextensionbecausethe2020Playerswascancelledafteronlyoneround.
TigerWoods(left)congratulatesScottieSchefflerafterSchefflerwontheHeroWorldChallengeonDec.8,2024inTheBahamas.Bothmightbeinthe2025PlayersChampionshipasfellowcompetitors.Woodshasuntil5p.m.onMarch7tocommittoThePlayers.Hedeclinedtoenterlastyear’stournamentandbecauseofthecombinationofahorrific2021caraccidentinLosAngelesthatnearlycosthimhisrightleg,plusotherinjuries,hehasn’tcompetedinThe
