This 62-year-old is rejoining PGA Tour. Here's the rule that enabled it

Key Highlights

• more than $71 million in on-course earnings, which ranks 6th on the career winnings list behind only Tiger, Rory, Scottie and two gilded J's (Justin Rose and Jim Furyk).
• AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThat last accolade comes with a fun and, until this week, little-talked-about perk: a golden ticket back to the Tour.
• As decreed in the Tour's eligibility rules, players who have lost Tour status but are among the top 50 all-time earners may regain full membership for a season of their choice.
• The ultimate get-out-of-jail-free card.
• This year, Singh, who is 62, is cashing in. A soon-to-be 63-year-old golfer rejoining the world's most competitive tour is not as wild as, say, the hypothetical of Michael Jordan (who is 62) resigning with the Bulls or Roger Clemens (who is 63) returning to an MLB mound, but it's still a comeback at which to marvel, especially in an era in which the Tour has been getting leaner. But the rules are the rules and beginning with the Sony Open in Honolulu next week, Singh will be back pacing Tour fairways for the first time (non-Masters division) since the 2021 Honda Classic, where he shot 74-73 and missed the cut.