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Jay Monahan fears Tiger Woods would be ‘hardest one to convince’ after golf icon misses deadline

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11 months ago

March 13, 2024

Jay Monahan doesn’t think Tiger Woods would be convinced to be handed a ‘one-time exemption’ to play the Players Championship with the golf icon potentially never playing the TPC Sawgrass event again.

Woods headed into 2024 hoping to play one tournament every month and he was expected to line up for the Players Championship this week.

His withdrawal from the Genesis Open mid-round raised some initial doubts at the time, but Woods eased any fears that he suffered an injury setback as he explained it was due to an illness.

However, Woods has surprisingly decided to skip the popular Players Championship this week in what would have likely been his only event before The Masters.

The flat TPC Sawgrass golf course was seen as an ideal tournament for Woods to keep his game fresh.

Tiger Woods is not in the field at the Players Championship

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But it was also the last time Woods qualified for the Players Championship as a major champion in the past five years.

Woods’ win at The Masters in 2019 granted him a five-year exemption into the Players Championship, but he’s not taken up that opportunity once.

If Woods ever plans to make it back to the Players Championship in the 144-player field before the end of his career, he’ll have to meet some strict requirements.