Defending Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Returns to Albany, Bahamas, Dec 2-8
ALBANY, BAHAMAS – 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 FIELDName (Official World Golf Ranking as of 9/1/24 eligibility date), Country |
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| Scottie Scheffler (1), USA | Brian Harman (19), USA |
| Ludvig Åberg (5), Sweden | Sungjae Im (20), Republic of Korea |
| Wyndham Clark (6), USA | Tony Finau (21), USA |
| Hideki Matsuyama (7), Japan | Tom Kim (23), Republic of Korea |
| Patrick Cantlay (9) USA | Aaron Rai (24), England |
| Sahith Theegala (12), USA | Billy Horschel (25), USA |
| Keegan Bradley (13), USA | Matthieu Pavon (26), France |
| Russell Henley (15), USA | TBA tournament exemption |
| Robert MacIntyre (16), Scotland | TBA tournament exemption |
| Sam Burns (17), USA | TBA 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.
MEDIA CONTACTS
Noah Sharfman
nsharfman@tgrfoundation.org
(310) 702-8819
Damian Secore
damians@bzapr.com
(951) 454-6047
