Tuesday, October 22, 2024

World Number One Scottie Scheffler Headlines 2024 Hero World Challenge Field

Following the commitment deadline, initial player commitments for the 2024 Hero World Challenge were announced today. Hosted by Tiger Woods, the 2024 edition of the tournament returns to Albany, Bahamas, December 5-8.

This year’s field features five of the top 10 players in the world (as of the eligibility date), including World No. 1-ranked Scottie Scheffler, the tournament’s defending champion who won Olympic Gold in Paris in August, and 2016 event champion Hideki Matsuyama. Nine members of the United States’ victorious 2024 Presidents Cup team and three members of the International team (Matsuyama, Sungjae Im and Tom Kim) will compete at Albany.

Six players will make their Hero World Challenge debuts this December – Ludvig Åberg, Sahith Theegala, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre, Aaron Rai and Matthieu Pavon. The 2024 field represents golfers from seven different countries (U.S., Republic of Korea, Japan, England, Scotland, France and Sweden).

The field features five golfers who have combined to win six major championships – 2022 and 2024 Masters champion Scheffler, 2021 Masters champ Matsuyama, 2023 U.S. Open champ Wyndham Clark, 2023 Open Championship winner Brian Harman and 2011 PGA Championship holder Keegan Bradley.

The remainder of the field will be announced at a later date.

2024 HERO WORLD CHALLENGE FIELD

Name (Official World Golf Ranking as of 9/1/24 eligibility date), Country

Scottie Scheffler (1), USABrian Harman (19), USA
Ludvig Åberg (5), SwedenSungjae Im (20), Republic of Korea
Wyndham Clark (6), USATony Finau (21), USA
Hideki Matsuyama (7), JapanTom Kim (23), Republic of Korea
Patrick Cantlay (9) USAAaron Rai (24), England
Sahith Theegala (12), USABilly Horschel (25), USA
Keegan Bradley (13), USAMatthieu Pavon (26), France
Russell Henley (15), USATBA tournament exemption
Robert MacIntyre (16), ScotlandTBA tournament exemption
Sam Burns (17), USATBA tournament exemption

 

Tournament rounds will be held December 5-8 at Albany, bringing the event back to The Bahamas for its ninth year. Live television coverage of the 2024 Hero World Challenge will be provided by GOLF Channel during all four rounds and by NBC Sports during the third and final rounds.

Grounds tickets and a limited number of premium hospitality packages for the Hero World Challenge are available for purchase at HeroWorldChallenge.com. Proceeds from the Hero World Challenge benefit the TGR Foundation, Tavistock Foundation and Bahamas Youth Foundation.

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