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Who are the 20 golfers playing in the 2025 Hero World Challenge?

From Scottie Scheffler to Ryder Cup stars, here’s a full look at the field for the Tiger Woods-hosted event in the Bahamas.

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Update: Dec 3rd, 2025 05:25 EST

Competitive golf remains in full swing around the globe. The DP World Tour season finale played out in the UAE in November, where Rory McIlroy claimed the Race to Dubai for the seventh time. Remarkably, the 2026 season for that tour is already underway in Australia.

In the United States, the PGA Tour officially wrapped up on November 23. However, few of the top players participated in the final seven FedEx Cup fall events. Golf fans will get a chance to see some of the biggest names back in action this week at the 2025 Hero World Challenge.

Tiger Woods hosts, but won’t compete

Hosted once again by Tiger Woods, the Hero World Challenge takes place at Albany Golf Course in the Bahamas from Thursday, December 4 to Sunday, December 7.

Woods revealed ahead of the tournament that he is “a ways away” from competitive golf after undergoing back surgery for the seventh time since 2014 this past October.

Scheffler in the spotlight

With Woods on the sidelines, Scottie Scheffler will be the main attraction and clear favorite. The world No. 1, who has six victories in 2025, has not played since the Ryder Cup but is expected to continue his dominant form.

A limited but star-studded field

The 20-player field also includes major champions JJ Spaun, Keegan Bradley, Justin Rose, Hideki Matsuyama, Wyndham Clark, Brian Harman and Jordan Spieth. Additionally, 2025 Ryder Cup stars Sam Burns, Harris English, Robert McIntyre and Sepp Straka will tee it up in the Bahamas.

Scottie Scheffler in four career starts in the Bahamas: WIN-WIN-2nd-2nd 😳@Golfbet | @FDSportsbook pic.twitter.com/xXfbBAACXg
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) December 2, 2025

Full field for the 2025 Hero World Challenge

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

2025 Hero World Challenge prize money

The total prize purse this week is $5 million, with $1 million going to the winner.

Scheffler has won the last two editions of the Hero World Challenge. Other recent winners include Viktor Hovland (2021 and 2022), Jon Rahm (2018), Rickie Fowler (2017), Matsuyama (2016) and Spieth (2014). Woods holds the record with five victories, although his last came in 2011 at Sherwood Country Club in California.