{"id":625028,"date":"2026-05-05T15:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/625028\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:20:12","slug":"usga-boss-speaks-out-on-tiger-woods-chances-of-playing-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/625028\/","title":{"rendered":"USGA boss speaks out on Tiger Woods’ chances of playing US Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tiger Woods is undergoing treatment in Switzerland after his DUI arrest<\/a> on March 27, during which cops found hydrocodone pills in the golf legend\u2019s pocket<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He had been hoping to play in the Masters at the time, but now it\u2019s unclear when, or if, he\u2019ll return. <\/p>\n

He won\u2019t play in next week\u2019s PGA Championship, and he almost certainly will miss next month\u2019s U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills in Southampton.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d be super surprised,\u201d USGA CEO Mike Whan told Sports Illustrated regarding whether Woods could make it to the U.S. Open. \u201cIt would be wonderful for the event, and if he was ready, it would be wonderful for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tiger Woods\u2019 mugshot from his March 27, 2026 DUI arrest. via REUTERS<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously what he\u2019s going through is much bigger than golf. He\u2019s proven before that when he puts his mind to something, he\u2019s going to be great at it. I\u2019m sure he has a lot of years to play USGA championships. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s going to play in any 2026 USGA championship. If he ends up playing in USGA championships, great. But when I think of Tiger, my friend, that\u2019s not really what\u2019s important to me right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tiger Woods in a police car after being arrested for DUI on March 27, 2026. AP<\/p>\n

Woods, 50, passed a field sobriety test after rolling his SUV over near his home in Jupiter Island, Fla. but refused to take a urine test. <\/p>\n

Bodycam footage from the arrest showed Woods admitting he took \u201ca few pills\u201d<\/a> earlier in the day.<\/p>\n

Woods has taken painkillers for a litany of injuries over the years. <\/p>\n

He tore his Achilles last year and underwent back surgery in the fall.<\/p>\n

USGA CEO Mike Whan is pictured in September 2025. R&A via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cI know and understand the seriousness of the situation I find myself in today,\u201d Woods wrote in a statement days after his arrest. \u201cI am stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health. This is necessary in order for me to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods is undergoing treatment in Switzerland after his DUI arrest on March 27, during which cops found…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":625029,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[427,3332,99,6897,23234],"class_list":["post-625028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-pga-tour","tag-sports","tag-tiger-woods","tag-us-open-golf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625028\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}