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Tiger Woods DUI Arrest; No Automatic 2026 US Open Exemption

5/6/2026

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Woods Denied Exemption

USGA CEO Mike Whan said Tiger Woods may receive treatment but will not get an automatic exemption for the 2026 U.S. Open.
Police arrested Woods for a DUI in March 2026 after his SUV flipped near his Jupiter home and he refused a urine test.
Woods last won the U.S. Open in 2008, after which his 10-year exemption ended in 2018.
He entered the 2024 tournament via a Masters exemption.

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Woods Steps Back

Tiger Woods announced he is stepping away from golf to focus on health and asked for privacy.
He turned 50 in December 2025, qualifying him for the U.S. Senior Open.
Woods last played a major at the 2024 British Open and appeared in the March 2026 TGL event with Jupiter Links team.
He described his three-month Swiss rehab as intense and set a realistic comeback target of the 2027 Masters.

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Woods Denied Exemption

USGA CEO Mike Whan said Tiger Woods may receive treatment but will not get an automatic exemption for the 2026 U.S. Open.
Police arrested Woods for a DUI in March 2026 after his SUV flipped near his Jupiter home and he refused a urine test.
Woods last won the U.S. Open in 2008, after which his 10-year exemption ended in 2018.
He entered the 2024 tournament via a Masters exemption.

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