The 2025 Hero World Challenge tees off on Thursday, December 4, at Albany Golf Course in the Bahamas. The 20-player event, hosted by Tiger Woods, is unofficial on the PGA Tour schedule but offers a $5 million purse and Official World Golf Ranking points.
This year’s field features several top names, including defending champion and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, 2025 U.S. Open winner J.J. Spaun, Justin Rose, Robert MacIntyre, Keegan Bradley and others. Tiger Woods will not compete as he continues his recovery from injury.
Players will head out in groups of two from the first tee, with Scheffler and Jordan Spieth making up the final pairing at 12:25 p.m. ET. Golf Channel will start its coverage at 1:30 p.m. ET on Thursday.
Here are the Round 1 tee times for the Hero World Challenge:
Hole 1 – Thursday tee times (All times ET)
- 10:46 a.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Aaron Rai
- 10:57 a.m. — Andrew Novak, Chris Gotterup
- 11:08 a.m. — Harris English, Brian Harman
- 11:19 a.m. — Corey Conners, Sepp Straka
- 11:30 a.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Wyndham Clark
- 11:41 a.m. — Billy Horschel, Alex Noren
- 11:52 a.m. — Sam Burns, J.J. Spaun
- 12:03 p.m. — Justin Rose, Robert MacIntyre
- 12:14 p.m. — Cameron Young, Keegan Bradley
- 12:25 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth
Before the first round, it’s worth noting the event’s rich history. Past winners include Tiger Woods, Tom Lehman, Davis Love III, Padraig Harrington, Luke Donald, Vijay Singh, Jim Furyk, Graeme McDowell, Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Jon Rahm and Henrik Stenson.
In recent years, Viktor Hovland won back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022, while Scottie Scheffler enters 2025 as the two-time defending champion after victories in 2023 and 2024.
2025 Hero World Challenge prize money breakdown
The winner of the 2025 Hero World Challenge will take home $1 million, which accounts for 20% of the tournament’s $5 million purse.
Here’s the full payout list for all 20 players:
- 1: $1,000,000
- 2: $450,000
- 3: $300,000
- 4: $250,000
- 5: $225,000
- 6: $220,000
- 7: $215,000
- 8: $210,000
- 9: $205,000
- 10: $200,000
- 11: $195,000
- 12: $190,000
- 13: $185,000
- 14: $180,000
- 15: $175,000
- 16: $170,000
- 17: $165,000
- 18: $160,000
- 19: $155,000
- 20: $150,000