Officials have announced the field for the 27th hosting of the annual Tiger Woods Hero World Challenge at the Albany course in the Bahamas.
Heading the confirmed field of 17 and with three others to be added is the double Hero World Challenge winning duo of Scottie Scheffler (2023 & 2024) and Hideki Matsuyama (2016 & 2025).
Indeed, Scheffler and Matsuyama are thje only champions in this year’s field while there is a another five inside the current 10 on the World Rankings including Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick, Russell Henley, Chris Gotterup, Sam Burns and Xander Schauffele.
Those named for the December 3rd to 6th tournament include:
Scottie Scheffler
Hideki Matsuyama
Cameron Young
Matt Fitzpatrick
Russell Henley
Chris Gotterup
Sam Burns
Xander Sxhauffele
Si Woo Kim
JJ Spaun
Robert MacIntyre
Justin Thomas
Ryan Gerard
Jacob Bridgeman
Tom Kim
Sepp Straka
Akshay Bhatia
Exemption (TBA)
Exemption (TBA)
Exemption (TBA)
FIELD ANNOUNCED 2⃣7⃣th @TigerWoods HOSTING #HeroWorldChallenge ….
Former double event champs @scottscheffler & Hideki Matsuyama @hidekiofficial_ head the Bahamas field of 20 teeing-up
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