His lead won’t be that big.
The points reset after this week based on where a player finishes. Woods will get 100,000 points to start - #2 get’s 99,000, #3 gets 98,500 etc. They then earn points each week based on that tournament and the field reduces each week based on total points at the beginning plus those earned each week.
Woods is taking a chance by not playing week 1—especially if one of the top 5 or 6 players would win that week.
True. He must be very tired to sit out the first round.