Tiger Woods makes first public appearance since DUI, rehab stint as PGA Tour announces sweeping changes

Tiger Woods introduced PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp successful a monumental property league for the enactment connected Tuesday morning, marking the 15-time large champion's archetypal authoritative quality since his March DUI apprehension successful Florida and his rehab stint overseas that followed.

Woods has served arsenic a person connected the Tour's Future Competition Committee, which helium called a "privilege" during his little instauration of Rolapp.

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Woods was arrested and charged with DUI with spot harm and refusal taxable a lawful trial aft his engagement successful a two-car rollover clang connected March 27 adjacent his location connected Jupiter Island, Florida. Authorities said Woods appeared lethargic and recovered hydrocodone pills connected him astatine the scene, though helium did stroke "triple-zeroes" connected breathalyzer tests.

Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club looks connected during the lucifer against the Los Angeles Golf Club astatine SoFi Center connected March 23, 2026 successful Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (James Gilbert/TGL/TGL Golf via Getty Images)

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Woods pleaded not blameworthy to the DUI charge, and aft being granted support connected April 1 to question retired of the state to participate inpatient treatment. It is understood that helium entered a rehab enactment successful Zurich, Switzerland.

The PGA Tour officially approved a bid of recommendations from the Future Competition Committee that volition bring distant important changes to the circuit's operation opening successful 2028.

Tiger Woods watches his lad Charlie Woods play during the archetypal circular of the U.S. Junior Amateur astatine Brook Hollow Golf Club connected July 21, 2025, successful Dallas, Texas. (Tim Heitman/Getty Images)

The caller exemplary volition diagnostic 2 concurrent moving bid — a Championship Series and a Challenger Series — that volition diagnostic the promotion and relegation of players. The Championship Series volition diagnostic astir 23-24 events with fields of astir 120 players moving from February to August. The Tour announced that 10 of its expected 15 PGA Tour Championship Series events for 2028 person been lined up.

The Challenger Series volition diagnostic larger fields of astir 144 players, and tournaments volition beryllium played concurrently with title bid events. Championship Series players volition not beryllium eligible to measurement down and vie successful Challenger Series events.

Brian Rolapp, CEO of the PGA Tour, speaks to the media anterior to THE PLAYERS Championship 2026 astatine THE PLAYERS Stadium people astatine TPC Sawgrass connected March 11, 2026 successful Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)

The Tour stated that the apical 90 finishers, astatine minimum, (out of astir 130 Championship players) volition beryllium afloat exempt for the pursuing season. Players who neglect to clasp rank whitethorn hazard relegation to the Challenger Series. A minimum of 20 players from the PGA TOUR Challenger Series volition beryllium promoted to the Championship Series for the pursuing season.

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The Tour's Fall Series volition crook to a "last chance" bid that volition diagnostic 4 to six events, wherever a constricted fig of spots connected the Championship Series for the pursuing play volition beryllium disposable arsenic players look to amended – oregon clasp – their status.

The Tour's postseason volition besides beryllium getting a large facelift opening successful 2028, with the instauration of lucifer play and the Tour Championship rotating astir "prestigious courses," galore of which the Tour has ne'er held a tournament.