Golf
2024 Hero World Challenge: Round 2 Friday tee times, pairings, and featured groups
Cameron Young leads the way in The Bahamas but Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler and Ludvig Aberg are among those well placed.
Cameron Young is the early leader of the 2024 Hero World Challenge at the Albany Golf Club in The Bahamas after an eight-under par 64 in his opening round on Thursday.
A bogey-free round included five birdies on the front nine and three more on the way home, giving Young a two-shot lead over Justin Thomas, chasing his first victory since the 2022 PGA Championship.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Ludvig Aberg and Patrick Cantlay, the top three ranked players in the 20-man field, are a stroke further back on -5. 2015 PGA champion Jason Day props up the leaderboard after starting with a three-over par 75.
2024 Hero World Challenge day 2 - tee times and pairings
The Hero World Challenge has a significantly smaller field than almost every other professional golf tournament, which means the action takes place over a much shorter period of time.
Day and Tom Kim (+2) are first out in Friday’s second round, with the last group, comprising Young and Thomas, teeing off a little over 90 minutes later.
- 10:55 a.m. – Tom Kim, Jason Day
- 11:06 a.m. – Wyndham Clark, Matthieu Pavon
- 11:17 a.m. – Brian Harman, Aaron Rai
- 11:28 a.m. – Sepp Straka, Sungjae Im
- 11:39 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Russell Henley
- 11:50 a.m. – Nick Dunlap, Sam Burns
- 12:01 p.m. – Sahith Theegala, Robert MacIntyre
- 12:12 p.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Scottie Scheffler
- 12:23 p.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Ludvig Åberg
- 12:34 p.m. – Cameron Young, Justin Thomas
All times ET.
Why isn’t Tiger Woods playing in the Hero World Challenge?
Tiger Woods, who is hosting the Hero World Challenge, isn’t playing in the event, claiming he isn’t ”tournament sharp".
The 48-year-old won the tournament five times between 2001 and 2011 when it was played at Sherwood Country Club in California.
2024 Hero World Challenge prize money
The winner at Albany Gold Course will take home $1 million, with $450,000 going to the runner-up. As the tournament isn’t an official PGA Tour event, the money won’t count towards any money lists, although there are world ranking points on offer.
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