Tiger Woods could miss Doral after dropping out of top 50 rankings PGA.com [AP]

[MrDC]

It would be a shame for him to miss the Cadillac, for us fans, but for Tiger? I guess he would be pissed, but not that pissed, not unless it becomes a major in the next few weeks.

[Patch]

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Originally Posted by Patch

If Woody wants to play Doral, he will play Doral.

...Unless he's outside the top 50 in the world. They're not going to let him in just because he's Tiger Woods.

My thinking is revenue based. If he plays, the revenue generated will Trump (pun intended) a lot of rules.  Someone might conveniently drop out opening up a spot for him. The guy, even with his current poor showings, is still a cash cow for the PGA.

[9iron]

As of right now Tiger is out for WGC Doral. His ranking plumetted to 56th after his showing in Phoenix. Other notables: Rory is #1 obviously, and his margin is a stout 4 points over Henrik Stenson. Brooks Koepka climbs from 33 to 19.

http://www.owgr.com/ranking

[tmac20]

My thinking is revenue based. If he plays, the revenue generated will Trump (pun intended) a lot of rules.  Someone might conveniently drop out opening up a spot for him. The guy, even with his current poor showings, is still a cash cow for the PGA.

Even if somebody drops out that does not make the OWGR #51 eligible for this event.

[David in FL]

If Woody wants to play Doral, he will play Doral.

A lot of people thought the same about Ernie Els at the Masters in 2012......

[9iron]

Even if somebody drops out that does not make the OWGR #51 eligible for this event.

Well, right now Tiger needs 6 guys to drop out, and if he plays this week like he played in Phoenix he might need 12 guys to drop out.

[tmac20]

Well, right now Tiger needs 6 guys to drop out, and if he plays this week like he played in Phoenix he might need 12 guys to drop out.

No, he needs to be inside the top 50 to get in. It doesn't matter if 20 drop out.

[9iron]

No, he needs to be inside the top 50 to get in. It doesn't matter if 20 drop out.

I was thinking this is like the match play, but I think you are correct. On that count, I give him almost no chance at all. He's more likely to continue to drop than to ascend this spring.