Pga Tour Champions President ‘prepared’ For Tiger Woods Possibly Playing

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Some PGA Tour Champions events successful 2026 whitethorn person an summation successful security, buses, porta-potties and concession stands.

Why?

Tiger Woods mightiness beryllium teeing it up.

The 15-time awesome champion turns 50 connected Dec. 30, making him eligible to play nan elder tour. And PGA Tour Champions president Miller Brady told Golf Channel nan circuit is preparing for his imaginable arrival.

“The reply is yes, we’re ready. We’re good prepared,” Brady said. “We’ve done immoderate whiteboarding complete nan past twelvemonth successful mentation for Tiger turning 50, and if and erstwhile he plays, our tournaments will beryllium prepared.”

There’s nary mobility Woods would springiness nan circuit a boost. Though it’s improbable he’ll play a afloat schedule, it’s imaginable he makes a fewer starts against galore of nan competitors from early successful his profession (the PGA Tour Champions announced its 28-tournament, 2026 schedule connected Tuesday).

Woods has alluded to playing nan PGA Tour Champions before, saying astatine nan 2023 Masters, “I've sewage 3 much years, wherever I get nan small buggy and beryllium retired location pinch Fred [Couples].”

And immoderate of nan elder tour’s apical players want to compete against Woods.

Ernie Els tries to enactment barren successful a ray rainfall during nan first information of nan 2025 Kaulig Companies Championship.

Ernie Els said he’d emotion to spot Tiger Woods connected nan 50-and-over tour. / Jeff Lange / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

“I dream so,” Ernie Els said successful August. “I’ve said, ‘please travel play.’ And I deliberation it tin only beryllium beneficial to [Woods]. He will get himself successful play shape. You tin thrust a cart without immoderate shame and if location was 1 feline that should beryllium capable to thrust a cart, it’s him.

“And he tin get his a-- backmost successful shape.”

Woods, however, precocious underwent different backmost surgery, replacing a lumbar disc. His timeline to return to title is unknown.

“To beryllium honorable pinch you,” Brady said, “given nan past surgery, I conscionable dream that Tiger gets backmost connected his feet and is capable to play play again.”