Tiger Woods is back in the Bahamas for the Hero World Challenge, but the 15-time major winner will not be teeing it up.
Hero World Challenge: Round 1 Tee Times, Odds, How to Watch, More
The Hero World Challenge, hosted by Tiger Woods in the Bahamas, begins Thursday in the Bahamas. Here are the starting times and TV schedule.
Jack Milko has been playing golf since he was five years old. He has yet to record a hole-in-one, but he did secure an M.A. in Sports Journalism from St. Bonaventure University.
Instead, he will peruse the property as the tournament host while 20 of the top players in the world compete for the $1 million awarded to the winner.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler returns as defending champion, but Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, and Collin Morikawa, the second, third, and fourth-ranked players, are not in this week’s field. Besides Scheffler, only two top-10 players, Ludvig Åberg and Wyndham Clark, are in the Bahamas this week.
Other notables include 2024 Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, who secured the winning point for the Americans at the Presidents Cup in September, two-time major winner Justin Thomas, who recently became a father, and Patrick Cantlay, the world’s 11th-ranked player.
Other information you need ahead of Round 1 is listed below.
Tournament Info
Course: Albany Golf Club, Albany, Bahamas
Yardage/Par: 7,449 yards, par 72
Architect: Ernie Els
Purse/1st Place: $5,000,000/$1,000,000
Field Size: 20
Odds
Pre-tournament odds for players to win provided by FanDuel:
Scottie Scheffler: +200
Ludvig Åberg: +1100
Justin Thomas: +1200
Russell Henley: +1200
Sam Burns: +1200
Patrick Cantlay: +1200
Sungjae Im: +1400
Wyndham Clark: +2000
Jason Day: +2500
Robert MacIntyre: +2500
Sahith Theegala: +2500
Tom Kim: +2500
Cameron Young: +3000
Aaron Rai: +3000
Brian Harman: +3000
Keegan Bradley: +3300
Akshay Bhatia: +3500
Sepp Straka: +4000
Nick Dunlap: +4500
Matthieu Pavon: +10000
How to Watch
NBC and Golf Channel will provide live television coverage, meaning you can stream on Peacock too.
All times Eastern:
Thursday, December 5: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Friday, December 6: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Saturday, December 7: 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, December 8: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. (NBC)
Round 1 Tee Times
All times Eastern:
10:46 a.m. — Aaron Rai, Matthieu Pavon
10:57 a.m. — Brian Harman, Russell Henley
11:08 a.m. — Cameron Young, Sepp Straka
11:19 a.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Akshay Bhatia
11:30 a.m. — Sungjae Im, Tom Kim
11:41 a.m. — Nick Dunlap, Sam Burns
11:52 a.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Jason Day
12:03 p.m. — Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay
12:14 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Sahith Theegala
12:25 p.m. — Justin Thomas, Keegan Bradley
Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough for more golf coverage. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko as well.
