Hero World Challenge: How to watch, TV schedule, streaming, preview, tee times, and more

The PGA Tour heads to the Bahamas this week for the Hero World Challenge, as Tiger Woods returns to competitive golf.

While this event does not award FedEx Cup points, the competition will still be off the charts. Included within this field are 10 of the top 20 players in the current Official World Golf Rankings.

Where: Albany, Bahamas (Par-72, 7,449 yards)

When: Nov. 30- Dec.3

Purse: $4.5 million/$1 million to the winner

Defending Champ: Viktor Hovland (2021 & 2022)

Fans can tune into the action this week on Golf Channel and NBC.

On Thursday and Friday, the Golf Channel will air three-hour telecasts.

Then, on the weekend, Golf Channel will provide coverage for the first half of the day, while NBC takes over in the afternoon. NBC will debut Paul McGinley and Curt Byrum as their lead analysts this week after Paul Azinger did not have his contract renewed.

Here is the full schedule for network coverage:

Thursday, Nov. 30: 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)

Friday, Dec. 1: 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)

Saturday, Dec. 2: 12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET (NBC)

Sunday, Dec. 3: 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET (NBC)

Peacock will simulcast the broadcast throughout all four days of the competition.

Coverage can be streamed on Peacock here.

The 20-man field is set, and it is a doozy.

As one of the final events of the year, it is sure to bring entertainment ahead of the holiday season.

Event host Tiger Woods will tee it up for the first time since the Masters in April. He will tee it up alongside Justin Thomas at 11:52 a.m. ET.

Also returning to competitive golf is Will Zalatoris, after missing the past eight months due to injury.

Defending champion Viktor Hovland returns as he eyes his third straight win at the Hero World Challenge.

The Norwegian arrives at this event as one of the best players in the world, and it is hard to suggest anyone is better than him right now. In Hovland’s last appearance, he finished runner-up at the DP World Tour Championship. He has the momentum to three-peat, but anyone in this field is good enough to take home the trophy.

The field includes the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, and many other big names.

Tee No. 1

10:46 a.m. – Brian Harman, Lucas Glover

10:57 a.m. – Cameron Young, Sepp Straka

11:08 a.m. – Tony Finau, Wyndham Clark

11:19 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler

11:30 a.m. – Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose

11:41 a.m. – Sam Burns, Scottie Scheffler

11:52 a.m. – Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas

12:03 p.m. – Jason Day, Collin Morikawa

12:14 p.m. – Will Zalatoris, Jordan Spieth

12:25 p.m. – Max Homa, Viktor Hovland

Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. You can follow her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and on Instagram @savannah_leigh_sports for more golf coverage. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough too.