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{{Short description|Golf tournament}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2012}} {{Infobox golf tournament | name = Hero World Challenge | image = Hero World Challenge logo.png | location = [[Albany, New Providence]], [[The Bahamas]] | establishment = 2000 | course = Albany Golf Course | yardage = {{convert|7414|yd|m}} | par = 72 | tour = [[PGA Tour]] (unofficial event) | format = [[Stroke play]] | purse = {{currency|5,000,000|USD}} | month_played = December | aggregate = 262 [[Jordan Spieth]] (2014) | to-par = β26 ''as above'' | current_champion = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scottie Scheffler]] | coordinates = {{coord|25.0150|-77.5056}} | map = Bahamas | map_label = Albany GC | map_caption = Location in [[The Bahamas]] | map_relief = yes | map_label_position = | map_size = }} The '''Hero World Challenge''' is a [[golf]] tournament hosted by [[Tiger Woods]], which takes place each December. It features a small number (currently 20) of top-ranked golf pros. The tournament is a benefit for the [[Tiger Woods Foundation]]. The event is part of the PGA Tour schedule, but does not offer [[FedEx Cup]] points or official money as it is an unofficial event. ==Format== Initially, the tournament had a 16-man field composed of the defending champion, the top 11 available players from the [[Official World Golf Ranking]], and four sponsors exemptions chosen by the Tiger Woods Foundation. In 2008, the field was increased to 18 players, consisting of the most recent winners of the four major PGA tournaments, the top 11 available players from the Official World Golf Ranking, the defending champion, and two special exemption players selected by the foundation.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=Golf Digest |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/golfworld/2008/12/20081219chevron |title=Chevron World Challenge - Furyk Keeps Lead, Couples Three Back |date=December 19, 2008 |access-date=October 18, 2012}}</ref> In 2021, the field was increased to 20 adding an automatic invitation to the winner of [[The Players Championship]] going forward while the rest of the field selection remained the same. However, the 2021 field included automatic invitations to four major winners of both 2020 and 2021 since the 2020 event was not held.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 1, 2021 |title=Hero World Challenge Field increases to 20 players |url=https://heroworldchallenge.com/news/hero-world-challenge-field-increases-20-players/ |access-date=November 28, 2023 |publisher=Hero World Challenge}}</ref> Prize money won by the players is not included in money rankings on any of the world's [[professional golf tours]], but the tournament is recognized as an unofficial money event by the [[PGA Tour]]. Since 2009, the event offers Official World Golf Ranking points.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/tiger-woods-in-most-events-in-7-years-to-figure-out-how-much-is-too-much |work=Fox News |agency=Associated Press |date=October 17, 2010 |title=Tiger Woods, in most events in 7 years, to figure out how much is too much |access-date=October 18, 2012}}</ref> In 2007 the total prize fund was $5.75 million, similar to many official PGA Tour events, which usually have fields of about 150 players.{{Citation needed|date=November 2014}} In 2014, the first prize was $1 million, and the total purse was $3.5 million.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tigerwoods.com/news/2014/10/14/98498248/tiger-returns-to-golf-for-2014-hero-world-challenge/ |title=Tiger returns to golf for 2014 Hero World Challenge |publisher=TigerWoods.com |date=October 14, 2014 |access-date=November 27, 2014}}</ref> Woods usually donates his prize money to his foundation.{{Citation needed|date=December 2016}} Hero World Challenge tournament is preceded by a pro-am competition, in which professional golfers play with amateurs. Hero World Challenge pro-am is usually organized two days before the first round of professional play. "Am-Am outing" takes place on the first day, "Official Pro-Am" on the second day. The access to the pro-am competition is limited only to the tournament partners. The pro-am tournament is closed to public. The amateur participants of the 2016 pro-am included, for instance, [[Derek Jeter]] and [[Tino Martinez]].<ref>[http://www.pgatour.com/news/2016/12/01/golf-best-photos-gallery-tiger-woods-hero-world-challenge-albany-bahamas-first-round.html/ Photo Gallery: Hero World Challenge, Pro-am & Round 1]</ref> ==History== In 2000, the tournament was staged twice, with [[Tom Lehman]] winning the first event in January. The tournament then moved to December of that year, with [[Davis Love III]] winning that event. It has been played in December ever since. The January 2000 event was played at Grayhawk Golf Club in [[Scottsdale, Arizona]]. From December 2000 to 2013, the event took place at [[Sherwood Country Club]], a course designed by [[Jack Nicklaus]], in [[Thousand Oaks, California]]. In 2008, Woods did not compete due to knee surgery following his [[2008 U.S. Open (golf)|2008 U.S. Open]] victory, even though he was the two-time defending champion. He did not play in 2009 due to time spent away from golf related to personal matters. Woods returned to the event in 2010. In 2011, Woods won the tournament with a score of β10, defeating [[Zach Johnson]] by one shot. Woods made birdie on the final two holes to win; it was his first win in over two years, since the 2009 Australian Masters. The tournament was the '''Williams World Challenge''' for its first three playings/two years. Beginning in 2002 was rechristened the '''Target World Challenge'''. It was called the '''Chevron World Challenge''' from 2008 through 2011. In 2012, new sponsor [[Northwestern Mutual]] was the presenting sponsor instead of a title sponsor;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/golf/story/_/id/8517284/tiger-woods-world-challenge-star-studded-field-including-bubba-watson-keegan-bradley |work=ESPN |date=October 17, 2012 |title=Tiger Woods' event star-studded |first=Bob |last=Harig |access-date=October 18, 2012}}</ref> they became the title sponsor in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/9568419/tiger-woods-world-challenge-sponsored-northwestern-mutual?src=mobile |title=Title sponsor steps up for Tiger event |work=ESPN |first=Bob |last=Harig |date=August 14, 2013 |access-date=October 10, 2013}}</ref> In 2014, [[Hero MotoCorp]] became the title sponsor.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-company/corporate-trends/hero-motocorp-clinches-the-title-sponsorship-of-the-pga-tours-golfing-event/articleshow/42541471.cms |title=Hero MotoCorp clinches the title sponsorship of the PGA Tour's golfing event |newspaper=The Economic Times |date=September 15, 2014}}</ref> In 2015, the event moved to the [[Albany, New Providence|Albany]] development in the [[Bahamas]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/golf-devil-ball-golf/is-tiger-woods-on-his-way-to-being-worth--2-billion-191155924-golf.html |title=Is Tiger Woods on his way to being worth $2 billion? |work=Yahoo Sports |first=Ryan |last=Ballengee |date=December 12, 2014 |access-date=December 12, 2014}}</ref> ==Television== The first World Challenge was televised by the [[PGA Tour on USA|USA Network]] and [[Golf Channel on NBC|NBC Sports]]. It was then covered by USA and [[PGA Tour on ABC|ABC Sports]] from 2000 to 2006. It has been televised by [[Golf Channel]] and a returning NBC since 2007. ==Winners== {| class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year !! Winner !! Score !! To par !! Margin of<br>victory !! Runner-up !! Winner's<br>share ($) !! Venue |- !colspan=8|Hero World Challenge |- | align=center|2024 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scottie Scheffler]] (2) || align=center|263 || align=center|β25 || 6 strokes || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Tom Kim]] || align=center|1,000,000 || Albany |- | align=center|2023 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scottie Scheffler]] || align=center|268 || align=center|β20 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Sepp Straka]] || align=center|1,000,000 || Albany |- | align=center|2022 || {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Viktor Hovland]] (2) || align=center|272 || align=center|β16 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scottie Scheffler]] || align=center|1,000,000 || Albany |- | align=center|2021 || {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Viktor Hovland]] || align=center|270 || align=center|β18 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scottie Scheffler]] || align=center|1,000,000 || Albany |- | align=center|2020 ||colspan=8 style="text-align: center"| ''Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hero World Challenge canceled for 2020 |url=https://www.pgatour.com/news/2020/10/19/hero-world-challenge-canceled-for-2020-bahamas-tiger-woods.html |date=October 19, 2020 |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=October 19, 2020}}</ref> |- | align=center|2019 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Henrik Stenson]] || align=center|270 || align=center|β18 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jon Rahm]] || align=center|1,000,000 || Albany |- | align=center|2018 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jon Rahm]] || align=center|268 || align=center|β20 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Finau]] || align=center|1,000,000 || Albany |- | align=center|2017 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rickie Fowler]] || align=center|270 || align=center|β18 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Charley Hoffman]] || align=center|1,000,000 || Albany |- | align=center|2016 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideki Matsuyama]] || align=center|270 || align=center|β18 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Henrik Stenson]] || align=center|1,000,000 || Albany |- | align=center|2015 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bubba Watson]] || align=center|263 || align=center|β25 || 3 strokes ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Reed]] || align=center|1,000,000|| Albany |- | align=center|2014 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jordan Spieth]] || align=center|262 || align=center|β26 || 10 strokes || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Henrik Stenson]] || align=center|1,000,000 || Isleworth |- !colspan=8|Northwestern Mutual World Challenge |- | align=center|2013 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Zach Johnson]] || align=center|275 || align=center|β13 || Playoff ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]] || align=center|1,000,000 || [[Sherwood Country Club|Sherwood]] |- !colspan=8|World Challenge |- | align=center|2012 || {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Graeme McDowell]] (2) || align=center|271 || align=center|β17 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Keegan Bradley]] || align=center|1,000,000 || [[Sherwood Country Club|Sherwood]] |- !colspan=8|Chevron World Challenge |- | align=center|2011 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]] (5) || align=center|278 || align=center|β10 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Zach Johnson]] || align=center|1,200,000 || [[Sherwood Country Club|Sherwood]] |- | align=center|2010 || {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Graeme McDowell]] || align=center|272 || align=center|β16 || Playoff ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]] || align=center|1,200,000 || [[Sherwood Country Club|Sherwood]] |- | align=center|2009 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Furyk]] || align=center|275 || align=center|β13 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Graeme McDowell]] || align=center|1,350,000 || [[Sherwood Country Club|Sherwood]] |- | align=center|2008 || {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Vijay Singh]] || align=center|277 || align=center|β11 || 1 stroke ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Stricker]] || align=center|1,350,000 || [[Sherwood Country Club|Sherwood]] |- !colspan=8|Target World Challenge |- | align=center|2007 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]] (4) || align=center|266 || align=center|β22 || 7 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Zach Johnson]] || align=center|1,350,000 || [[Sherwood Country Club|Sherwood]] |- | align=center|2006 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]] (3) || align=center|272 || align=center|β16 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Ogilvy]] || align=center|1,350,000 || [[Sherwood Country Club|Sherwood]] |- |align=center|2005 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Luke Donald]] || align=center|272 || align=center|β16 || 2 strokes ||{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Darren Clarke]] || align=center|1,300,000 || [[Sherwood Country Club|Sherwood]] |- | align=center|2004 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]] (2) || align=center|268 || align=center|β16 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[PΓ‘draig Harrington]] || align=center|1,250,000 || [[Sherwood Country Club|Sherwood]] |- | align=center|2003 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Davis Love III]] (2) || align=center|277 || align=center|β11 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]] || align=center|1,200,000 || [[Sherwood Country Club|Sherwood]] |- | align=center|2002 || {{flagicon|IRL}} [[PΓ‘draig Harrington]] || align=center|268 || align=center|β20 || 2 strokes ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]] || align=center|1,000,000 || [[Sherwood Country Club|Sherwood]] |- !colspan=8|Williams World Challenge |- | align=center|2001 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]] || align=center|273 || align=center|β15 || 3 strokes ||{{flagicon|FJI}} [[Vijay Singh]] || align=center|1,000,000 || [[Sherwood Country Club|Sherwood]] |- | align=center|2000<br>(Dec) || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Davis Love III]] || align=center|266 || align=center|β22 || 2 strokes ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]] || align=center|1,000,000 || [[Sherwood Country Club|Sherwood]] |- | align=center|2000<br>(Jan) || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Lehman]] || align=center|267 || align=center|β13 || 3 strokes ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[David Duval]] || align=center|1,000,000 || Grayhawk |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{official|https://heroworldchallenge.com/}} *[https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/2024/hero-world-challenge/R2024478/overview Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site] *{{Facebook|HeroWorldChallenge}} {{Tiger Woods}} 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