Tiger Woods made his first official appearance since his DUI arrest at a PGA Tour press conference
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Tiger Woods introduced PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp at the organization’s memorial press conference Tuesday morning, marking the 15-time champion’s first appearance since his March DUI arrest in Florida and subsequent overseas rehabilitation.
Woods served as a leader on the Future of Tourism Competition Committee, which he called a “privilege” when he briefed Rolapp.
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Woods was arrested and charged with DUI with destruction of property and refusing to submit to a legal test after he was involved in a two-car crash on March 27 near his home in Jupiter Island, Florida. Authorities said Woods appeared disoriented and found hydrocodone pills on him at the scene, even though he scored “triple-zeroes” on a breathalyzer test.
Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club looks on during a match against Los Angeles Golf Club at the SoFi Center on March 23, 2026 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (James Gilbert/TGL/TGL Golf via Getty Images)
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Woods pleaded not guilty to the DUI charge, even after being granted permission on April 1 to leave the country for treatment at a hospital. He is understood to have entered a rehab facility in Zurich, Switzerland.
The PGA Tour has officially approved a series of recommendations from the Future of Competition Committee that will bring significant changes to the structure of the circuit from 2028.
Tiger Woods watches his son Charlie Woods play in the first round of the US Junior Amateur at Brook Hollow Golf Club on July 21, 2025, in Dallas, Texas. (Tim Heitman/Getty Images)
The new model will have two concurrent series – the Championship Series and the Challenger Series – which will feature the promotion and relegation of players. The Championship Series will feature approximately 23-24 events with fields of approximately 120 players from February through August. The Tour has announced that 10 of the 15 events of the anticipated 2028 PGA Tour Championship Series have been booked.
The Challenger Series will feature large fields of up to 144 players, and tournaments will be played at the same time as championship series events. Championship Series players will not be eligible to come down and compete in Challenger Series events.
Brian Rolapp, CEO of the PGA Tour, speaks to the media prior to THE PLAYERS Championship 2026 at THE PLAYERS Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on March 11, 2026 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)
The tour revealed that the top 90 finishers, at least, (out of nearly 130 players) will be exempted entirely for the following season. Players who fail to maintain membership may be at risk of being demoted to the Challenger Series. 20 junior players from the PGA TOUR Challenger Series will be promoted to the Championship Series the following season.
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The Tour’s Fall Series will shift to a “last chance” series of four to six events, where a limited number of spots in next season’s Championship Series will be available as players seek to improve – or maintain – their status.
The Tour’s post-season will also receive a major overhaul starting in 2028, with the introduction of the tournament and the Tour Championship revolving around “premier courses,” many of which the Tour has never hosted.
