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Tiger Woods Misses All Majors Again After Injuries, DUI Arrest

5/28/2026

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Summary

Tiger Woods Out

Tiger Woods will miss all major championships for a second consecutive season.
He missed the Masters and PGA, failed to enter the Open at Royal Birkdale before the deadline, and lacks a U.S. Open exemption.
He is sidelined by an Achilles injury, lumbar surgery and a March 27 DUI arrest near Jupiter Island, Florida, to which he pleaded not guilty and left the country for treatment.

Summary

Mickelson Skips

Phil Mickelson missed the first two 2026 majors and will not try to qualify for the U.S. Open, the only major he hasn't won.
Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler have kept golf thriving without the sport’s two legends.
Tiger Woods will lose his Open exemption after the 2030 tournament, having missed the cut in his last major round at the 2024 Open at Royal Troon.

Summary

Woods Exempted

The USGA granted Tiger Woods (golfer) an exemption for the 2024 Open at Pinehurst and indicated it would likely extend one for the 2026 Open at Shinnecock Hills if requested.
Police said opioid pills were found in Woods’s pocket during his March 27 DUI arrest near Jupiter Island, Florida.
Woods arrived in Florida from Switzerland in early May under a court-authorized departure that allowed him to seek treatment abroad.

History

Historical Context

In April 1997, 21-year-old Tiger Woods captured the Masters at Augusta National by 12 strokes, becoming the tournament’s youngest champion and sparking a decade of dominance. After multiple back surgeries and a 2024 lumbar operation, Woods faced a March 27 2026 DUI arrest near Jupiter Island, while contemporaries such as Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy now headline the majors.

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Tiger Woods Out

Tiger Woods will miss all major championships for a second consecutive season.
He missed the Masters and PGA, failed to enter the Open at Royal Birkdale before the deadline, and lacks a U.S. Open exemption.
He is sidelined by an Achilles injury, lumbar surgery and a March 27 DUI arrest near Jupiter Island, Florida, to which he pleaded not guilty and left the country for treatment.

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