Tiger Woods has been backed to tee it up at the US Senior Open at Crooked Stick in 2028, with the 15-time major champion able to make even more history in his career.

Woods has, unfortunately, not played in an official tournament since The Open Championship back in 2024.

There have been appearances in TGL, while the 50-year-old also nearly won the PNC Championship alongside his son Charlie almost two years ago. However, injuries and issues away from the course have prevented Woods from playing in more events since then.

Of course, Woods celebrating his 50th birthday last December was particularly significant as it meant that he became eligible for PGA Tour Champions.

Tiger Woods backed to feature at the 2028 US Senior Open

Not only are most senior events played over three rounds, but Woods would also be able to use a golf cart to get around the course. It would, therefore, be a lot kinder on his body.

There is a question mark over the likelihood of Woods playing on the PGA Tour again in the future. So the senior majors could certainly provide a fantastic opportunity for him to scratch that competitive itch at this stage of his career.

And speaking to WRTV, the USGA’s Chief Championships Officer John Bodenhamer explained why he has a good feeling that Woods is far from done playing tournament golf.

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“Tiger understands his legacy. Bob Jones won nine USGA national championships. Tiger Woods has won nine, and to win that tenth, if he could do it at the US Senior Open, he understands what that means,” he said.

“There’s only been two people in the history of our game that have won the US Amateur, the US Open, and the US Senior Open: Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Tiger’s won the Am and the Open. He’s never won the Senior Open. But Tiger’s also won the Junior Am. He’d be the only one ever to do it.

“So I guess what I’m trying to say is, it’s important to Tiger, and I would expect that he would be here at Crooked Stick [in 2028].”

Why Tiger Woods is facing an uphill battle to play on the PGA Tour again

It is going to be extremely difficult for Woods to play on the PGA Tour beyond 2027.

As things stand, his most likely route into the Championship Series is via the one-time career money exemption he can use.

However, that is only available to those who play 15 times the previous year. It seems incredibly unlikely that Woods will be able to play that often in 2027 given that he has not played in a competitive tournament in such a long time.

Playing on the senior tour against many of his peers would surely be a lot more appealing than heading to the Challenger Series, in that instance.

But what you must never do is count Tiger Woods out.