The awesome Albany course in the beautiful Bahamas takes center stage this weekend with world number one Scottie Scheffler headlining.
2025 Hero World Challenge: Thursday Round 1 tee times and pairings
The 2025 Hero World Challenge is shaping up to be a must-watch event, drawing some of the biggest names in golf to the picturesque Albany course in the Bahamas. Scheduled for December 4-7, the tournament isn’t just about sun, sand, and swing; it’s also a showcase of elite talent, featuring players who’ve dominated leaderboards all year.
Who is playing in the 2025 Hero World Challenge?
Scottie Scheffler, the reigning World No. 1 and the tournament’s defending champion, is headlining this year’s event. He’s not alone, though. The field includes six major champions, eight fresh faces, and representatives from eight different countries, all competing in an intimate 20-player format.
The Hero World Challenge prides itself on quality over quantity, and the 2025 roster proves it. Participants from the victorious European 2025 Ryder Cup team - including Justin Rose, Robert MacIntyre and Sepp Straka – will tee it up, alongside American counterparts like Sam Burns, J.J. Spaun, and captain Keegan Bradley. This mix of international and U.S. playes guarantees four days of compelling golf.
Tee times for the first round of the Hero World Challenge pic.twitter.com/cOPO4WCjTV
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) December 1, 2025
Other familiar faces include Jordan Spieth, Cameron Young and Wyndham Clark amongst others.
Tee times and pairings - Day 1
Here’s how that stellar, if small, field will head out onto the course on Thursday for Round 1:
all times Eastern (ET)
| 10:46 a.m. | Akshay Bhatia | Aaro 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. | Wyndham Clark | Hideki Matsuyama |
| 11:41 a.m. | Billy Horschel | Alex Noren |
| 11:52 a.m. | J.J. Spaun | Sam Burns |
| 12.03 p.m. | Robert MacIntyre | Justin Rose |
| 12.14 p.m. | Cameron Young | Keegan Bradley |
| 12:25 p.m. | Jordan Spieth | Scottie Scheffler |
Why is Tiger Woods not playing in the Hero World Challenge?
As you may have heard, Woods will not be competing but as he says in his social media post, he’ll very much be a part of the event.
Hero World Challenge host Tiger Woods gives a *wry* update on his health after disc replacement surgery in October.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 2, 2025
(Woods turns 50 later this month.) @TGRLiveEvents pic.twitter.com/RbdSQZLCoa
Here is the full list of the players:
- Scottie Scheffler
- JJ Spaun
- Robert MacIntyre
- Harris English
- Keegan Bradley
- Justin Rose
- Sepp Straka
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Cameron Young
- Sam Burns
- Corey Conners
- Chris Gotterup
- Wyndham Clark
- Brian Harman
- Andrew Novak
- Alex Noren
- Jordan Spieth
- Billy Horschel
- Akshay Bhatia
- Aaron Rai
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