{"id":324091,"date":"2025-12-01T13:11:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T13:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/324091\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T13:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T13:11:07","slug":"2025-hero-world-challenge-field-scottie-scheffler-eyes-three-peat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/324091\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Hero World Challenge Field: Scottie Scheffler Eyes Three-Peat"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s time for the Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Course in the Bahamas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tournament host Tiger Woods won\u2019t be teeing it up as he recovers from back surgery<\/a> and a ruptured Achilles. However, the 20-person field will feature six of the top 10 players in the world, highlighted by defending champion Scottie Scheffler, who is looking to three-peat. <\/p>\n

Two players\u2014U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun and Genesis Scottish Open winner Chris Gotterup\u2013are making their debuts in the tournament, and Jordan Spieth, Billy Horschel and Akshay Bhatia round out the field as sponsor exemptions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Justin Thomas, who recently underwent a microdiscectomy<\/a> to repair a herniated disc in his back, was replaced in the field by Aaron Rai.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Although the event is a PGA Tour-sanctioned exhibition, it features a $5 million purse and offers world ranking points.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Woods won the event five times, between iterations as the Williams World Challenge, Target World Challenge and Chevron World Challenge. Graeme McDowell and Viktor Hovland are the only other multiple winners alongside Scheffler, also having won twice. Hideki Matsuyama (2016) and Jordan Spieth (2014) are the only other previous winners teeing it up this week.<\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler<\/p>\n

J.J. Spaun<\/p>\n

Robert MacIntyre<\/p>\n

Harris English<\/p>\n

Keegan Bradley<\/p>\n

Justin Rose<\/p>\n

Sepp Straka<\/p>\n

Hideki Matsuyama<\/p>\n

Cameron Young<\/p>\n

Sam Burns<\/p>\n

Corey Conners<\/p>\n

Chris Gotterup<\/p>\n

Wyndham Clark<\/p>\n

Brian Harman<\/p>\n

Andrew Novak<\/p>\n

Alex Noren<\/p>\n

Jordan Spieth<\/p>\n

Billy Horschel<\/p>\n

Akshay Bhatia<\/p>\n

Aaron Rai<\/p>\n

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