Tiger Woods' recent plummet in the world rankings will not cost him a spot in the limited-field event he will host later this year.
Woods enters this week's Quicken Loans National at No. 266 in the world, and spots in the 18-man Hero World Challenge are typically awarded only to players ranked inside the top 50. According to an ESPN report, Woods has sought and will receive an exemption, regardless of his world ranking, into the event he has hosted since 1999.
The PGA Tour will also allow the event to continue to hand out OWGR points, even though limited-field events like the Hero and the 24-man Nedbank Golf Challenge are ordinarily only able to do so if all of the participants are inside the top 50.