The Tiger Woods questions keep coming. After Monday’s TGL match, Woods was asked about the Masters and he hinted that he in fact might play this year.
This week in Tucson at the Cologuard Classic, several PGA Tour Champions pros were asked about his potential impact on their circuit. Woods turned 50 at the end of last year and there’s been plenty of speculation about where and when he might make his Champions debut. Could it someday be near where he won the 2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play?
Tiger Woods looks on from the putting green ahead of the third round of the Hero World Challenge 2025 at Albany Golf Course on December 06, 2025 in Nassau, Bahamas.
Cologuard ambassador Jerry Kelly would love to see Tiger compete someday in his event, being held this year at La Paloma Country Club.
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“It would be huge. I mean, I would love to be able to get Tiger to Tucson. That would be a ton of fun. I know what his schedule’s like around this time with the major, Augusta coming up, and things like that. I will certainly ask him. He will graciously tell me exactly what he’s thinking on the matter, no question. And I wouldn’t put words in his mouth. I’d love to have him come,” Kelly said.
Woods is still working back from injuries and surgeries. He hasn’t played on the PGA Tour since the 2024 Masters and while he’s been in attendance at his team’s TGL matches this season, he hasn’t swung a club there either. For now, fellow pros and fans alike await any future moves by Woods.
“The subject’s definitely come up for sure. I think the PGA Tour is preparing for it, or at least they’ve probably prepared for it. It will be great for our tour, it really would,” said defending Cologuard champ Steven Alker. “Even if he gets fit and plays four or five events, who cares. It would be just great to see him out competing again and see how the game stands up as well to his.”
Zach Johnson, a winner in his first-ever Champions event two weeks ago, was deliberate and diplomatic with his comments about Tiger joining the 50-and-over tour.
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“I think you understand the answer to this question, I can’t speak on behalf of anybody else. That’s not fair, it’s an injustice and irresponsible,” he said. “He’s a friend of mine and I’m confident saying that a lot of us, if not all of us, want him back healthy, whatever capacity that looks like. If it means he doesn’t compete, we can embrace that. He’s doing a lot for golf, a lot for the PGA Tour. That sounds cliche and kind of PC, but I cannot overstate that enough. He’s done a lot. So you may not see his face all the time, but he’s been in the background doing a lot of work, and I’m grateful for that. I would love to see him compete.” I don’t know what that looks like. I just don’t want to assume or project because it’s not for me to say.”
Stewart Cink, defending Charles Schwab Cup champion, says it’d be “awesome” to see him play on the Champions tour.
“Anywhere Tiger chooses to play, it would be a massive benefit for that place. And for all of us, we love Tiger, love to see him play and be able to compete against him and with him again after all those years. But mostly I just hope he’s able to come out here and play,” Cink said. “I do think he would really enjoy it. It’s all the great parts of professional golf without any of the negative parts. You get to just play and compete and work on your game and try to see how good you can play and get a chance to win some.
“And then there’s really no downside. It’s a lot less stressful. Tiger will have a little bit different experience if he comes out here and plays than any of us because there would be a little bit more attention on him, that’s just the way Tiger Woods lives his life. I think if he came out and played, he would really enjoy it.”
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: PGA Tour Champions pros say they’d welcome Tiger Woods to their tour
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