US EditionScott and Spieth need exemptions to signature events. They've been down this road before.
Adam Scott and Jordan Spieth must rely on sponsor exemptions after finishing outside the top 50 FedEx Cup positions that qualify players for $20 million PGA Tour signature events.
- On Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, Adam Scott, 2013 Masters champion and former world No.1, returned to the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, tying for 40th before flying to California for The American Express and the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
- Scott and Jordan Spieth now face ineligibility for Signature events, with Scott finishing outside the top 50 for the second time in three years and Spieth ending 61st.
- Among peers, Scott received five exemptions in 2024, Spieth got five in 2025, while Rickie Fowler had six last year and Gary Woodland seven over two years.
- Scott has targeted Riviera's Genesis Invitational, where he has won twice, while Spieth relies on Pebble Beach's 80-man field and aims to perform well in Phoenix, Pebble and Los Angeles.
- Under current PGA Tour rules, the 2022 path-back policy limits returns to major champions, excluding Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed and Sergio Garcia, while sponsor exemptions face scrutiny though Adam Scott, PGA Tour player-director, defends them as earned by a body of work.
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Scott and Spieth might need exemptions to signature events. They've been down this road before
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Adam Scott returned to the Sony Open for the first time in three years and jokingly said it was a good place to stop on the way back from Australia. He had other motives, of…
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Scott and Spieth need exemptions to signature events. They've been down this road before.
Adam Scott and Jordan Spieth go into the 2026 season on the PGA Tour in need of sponsor exemptions to get into the $20 million signature events.
Adam Scott and Jordan Spieth in need of exemptions to signature events
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Adam Scott returned to the Sony Open for the first time in three years and jokingly said it was a good place to stop on the way back from Australia. He had other motives, of course. For the second time in three years, Scott finished outside the top 50 in the FedEx Cup and is not eligible for the $20-million signature events. “So I thought I’d try to get a jump on things, rather than show up in February and chase,” Scott said.…
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