Why Tiger Woods joining the PGA Tour policy board is significant

There may not be a better time for Tiger Woods to emerge and give his two cents. And his presence may be more significant than many fans realize.

The 15-time major champion was back in the news on Tuesday when it was announced he is now a player director on the PGA Tour policy board. The move, which was voted on by his peers, will put him in a position of power when it comes to making big decisions, including those regarding the proposed merger with LIV Golf's Saudi Arabian backers.

But the big takeaway isn't so much that Woods himself has joined the board. It's that the board now has six player directors -- up from four last year, according to the Associated Press -- which gives players the majority vote in matters going forward. 

"When I was on the board in '17, '18, '19, we kind of trusted the independent directors with the important business decisions and they trusted us with the important golf decisions, and it was a nice symbiotic relationship," PGA veteran and long-time Policy Advisory Council member Kevin Streelman said in a video posted to the X platform, formerly known as Twitter.

"But clearly now there have been some unique circumstances, I would say."