Will Trump pardon Tiger Woods by June 30?

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Market context

Tiger Woods has no known federal criminal convictions that would make him a candidate for presidential clemency. The golfer's public record includes a 2017 DUI arrest in Florida, which resulted in a plea deal and completion of a diversion programme—a state-level matter outside federal jurisdiction. A presidential pardon addresses only federal crimes, making Woods an unconventional subject for Trump's clemency powers. The market's 1% probability reflects this structural mismatch: absent an unforeseen federal indictment and conviction before mid-2026, the underlying condition for resolution simply does not exist.

Historical precedent shows Trump's pardon authority concentrates on political allies, business associates, and figures with direct connections to his administration or legal exposure. His first-term clemency grants favoured individuals like Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, and Steve Bannon—people with federal charges and documented ties to Trump. Woods has neither. Comparable cases of celebrities receiving presidential pardons typically involve federal convictions (Martha Stewart, for instance, served time on federal charges). The absence of any federal legal jeopardy for Woods distinguishes this market from clemency scenarios with material probability.

A trader monitoring this market would track two narrow catalysts: any federal indictment filed against Woods before June 2026, or a public statement from Trump's office explicitly naming Woods as a pardon candidate. Neither has materialised, and Woods' recent public profile centres on golf competition and recovery from injury rather than legal proceedings. Programmatically, this market functions as a volatility play on unexpected news; conditional orders tied to federal court filings or Trump administration announcements would capture any material shift in underlying conditions.

Methodology

This page reviews Will Trump pardon Tiger Woods by June 30? across five venues. We show live odds for Polymarket-based markets (sourced from the Polygon order book); for other venues we list platform attributes, since the comparable contracts are not exposed via a public API on every venue. Every CTA points at Polymarket App UK — the application we operate, where you trade directly against the Polymarket order book at 0% fees.

Resolution & payout

Settlement runs on-chain. Polymarket's contract logic separates YES and NO shares as conditional tokens; at resolution the winning share lifts to $1.00 and the losing one to $0. The outcome input comes from the UMA Optimistic Oracle, which secures against bad resolution with a bond + dispute window.

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FAQ

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How does resolution work?

Through the UMA Optimistic Oracle on Polygon: a proposer submits the outcome, a two-hour challenge window opens, and USDC payouts settle automatically once the result is final.

What's the difference between YES and NO shares?

A YES share pays $1.00 if the event happens, $0 otherwise. A NO share pays $1.00 if the event doesn't happen. The market price between 0¢ and 100¢ is the implied probability.

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How reliable are the quoted odds?

The YES/NO percentages are the live mid-prices of the Polymarket order book. On deep markets they move every few seconds; on thinner ones you'll see short plateaus.