The Champions Tour all of a sudden seems like it's a really good fit for Tiger in a few years (he turns 46 at the end of December). Non-majors are 3 rounds and he can ride a cart.
I think Tiger Woods is going to eventually become a fixture on the Champions Tour, and much like he did when he joined the PGA Tour, I suspect if he does commit to playing a significant schedule on the Champions, the purse sizes will triple due to his appearances alone.
Tiger made his first appearance on Tour in 1996, and played in 8 events.
In 1997, he won the money title with $2,066,833.
In 1998, David Duval won with $2,591,031
Then in 1999, Tiger won $6,616,585.
In 2004, Vijay won almost $11,000,000.
The record was Jordan Spieth in 2015 with $12,030,465.
Then Tiger stopped playing, and the money leaders have dropped since then, and Rahm won it most recently at $7,705,933 in 2021 (there is also a lot more parity now that Tiger isn't killing everyone).
From 1996-2021, the winner of the US Open's prize money has gone from $425,000 to $2,250,000.
Tiger will have people throwing money at him to show up at Champion's Tour events, and we'll start seeing them broadcast on network television when he does.