Woods was last seen at the US Open, where he missed the cut after shooting 74 and 73 in the two rounds. 

This was his third major championship appearance and his fourth overall start of the season.

On Tuesday, June 18, the PGA Tour policy board held a joint meeting with the PGA Tour Enterprises board of directors in Hartford, Connecticut. 

Following this, they released a memo announcing the separate exemption category for Tiger Woods.

“An additional sponsor exemption will be created to recognize Tiger Woods in his own category as a player 

who has reached an exceptional lifetime achievement threshold of 80+ career wins,” the memo read as per ESPN.

Woods hasn’t competed much outside of the majors in the last few years. This year, the Genesis Invitational was the only non-major event he played. Notably, it was the only signature event in which he competed.

Since Woods was not actively competing on the PGA Tour, he wasn’t eligible for any of the signature events. For the uninitiated, only the top-ranked players and recent winners on the Tour qualify for the $20 million purse events. However, there are a few exemptions for players.

So far, seven signature events have concluded this season. The eighth one will be the Travelers Championship, scheduled to start on Thursday, June 20, at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut.

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