Tiger Woods, a 15-time major champion, will be playing in the U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (North Carolina) in June after accepting a special exemption, according to an announcement Thursday from the United States Golf Association.A three-time champion of the U.S. Open, Woods’ last title at the prestigious tournament was back in 2008.
From both the Masters and PGA Championship, Woods has a lifetime exemption to play, and with The Open, he can play in the tournament until 60 due to being an ex-winner. However, with the U.S. Open, his exemption expired in Woods not qualifying for a major championship hasn’t been seen since the 1996 PGA Championship. Then, Tiger was still an amateur.
Tiger Woods appeared on NBC’s TODAY Show to discuss a variety of topics, including his kids’ different opinions about golf, why he wears red on Sunday and his new “Sun Day Red” brand.
His daughter, Sam, isn’t that big of a golf fan, Woods said.
“She has … a negative connotation to the game, because when she was growing up, golf took Daddy away from her,” Woods told TODAY. “I had to leave, and I’d be gone for weeks.
“So we developed our own relationship, our own rapport, outside of golf,” he continued. “Meanwhile, my son and I do everything golf related.”
Woods’ son, Charlie, who is 15, recently played in a PGA pre-qualifying event for the Cognizant Classic in February and last month failed to qualify for the U.S. Open, which starts June 13 at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club No. 2 in North Carolina. He said that lately Charlie has been pushing back on listening to his advice.”He’s 15 years old,” Woods said. “It’s what happens – it’s what teenagers go through. They’re trying to find their own place in the world.
