Hero World Challenge

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Hero World Challenge
Hero World Challenge logo.png
Tournament information
LocationAlbany, New Providence, The Bahamas
Established2000
Course(s)Albany Golf Course
Par72
Length7,302 yards (6,677 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour (unofficial event)
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$3,500,000
Month playedDecember
Tournament record score
Aggregate262 Jordan Spieth (2014)
To par−26 as above
Current champion
Sweden Henrik Stenson
Location Map
Albany GC is located in Bahamas
Albany GC
Albany GC
Location in Bahamas

The Hero World Challenge is a golf tournament hosted by Tiger Woods, which takes place each December. It features a small number (currently 18) 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.[1]

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.[2]

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] In 2014, the first prize was $1 million, and the total purse was $3.5 million.[3] Woods usually donates his prize money to his foundation.[citation needed]

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.[4]

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 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 −10, 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.

It was called the Chevron World Challenge from 2008 through 2011. It previously went by the names Williams World Challenge and Target World Challenge. In 2012, new sponsor Northwestern Mutual was the presenting sponsor instead of a title sponsor.[5] They became the title sponsor in 2013.[6] In 2014, Hero MotoCorp became the title sponsor.[7]

In 2015, the event moved to the Albany development in the Bahamas.[8]

Television[]

The first World Challenge was televised by the USA Network and NBC Sports. It was then covered by USA and ABC Sports from 2000 to 2006. It has been televised by Golf Channel and a returning NBC since 2007.

Winners[]

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Winner's
share ($)		 Venue
Hero World Challenge
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[9]
2019 Sweden Henrik Stenson 270 −18 1 stroke Spain Jon Rahm 1,000,000 Albany Golf Course
2018 Spain Jon Rahm 268 −20 4 strokes United States Tony Finau 1,000,000 Albany Golf Course
2017 United States Rickie Fowler 270 −18 4 strokes United States Charley Hoffman 1,000,000 Albany Golf Course
2016 Japan Hideki Matsuyama 270 −18 2 strokes Sweden Henrik Stenson 1,000,000 Albany Golf Course
2015 United States Bubba Watson 263 −25 3 strokes United States Patrick Reed 1,000,000 Albany Golf Course
2014 United States Jordan Spieth 262 −26 10 strokes Sweden Henrik Stenson 1,000,000 Isleworth Country Club
Northwestern Mutual World Challenge
2013 United States Zach Johnson 275 −13 Playoff United States Tiger Woods 1,000,000 Sherwood Country Club
World Challenge presented by Northwestern Mutual
2012 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell (2) 271 −17 3 strokes United States Keegan Bradley 1,000,000 Sherwood Country Club
Chevron World Challenge
2011 United States Tiger Woods (5) 278 −10 1 stroke United States Zach Johnson 1,200,000 Sherwood Country Club
2010 Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell 272 −16 Playoff United States Tiger Woods 1,200,000 Sherwood Country Club
Chevron World Challenge presented by Bank of America
2009 United States Jim Furyk 275 −13 1 stroke Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell 1,350,000 Sherwood Country Club
2008 Fiji Vijay Singh 277 −11 1 stroke United States Steve Stricker 1,350,000 Sherwood Country Club
Target World Challenge presented by Countrywide
2007 United States Tiger Woods (4) 266 −22 7 strokes United States Zach Johnson 1,350,000 Sherwood Country Club
2006 United States Tiger Woods (3) 272 −16 4 strokes Australia Geoff Ogilvy 1,350,000 Sherwood Country Club
2005 England Luke Donald 272 −16 2 strokes Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 1,300,000 Sherwood Country Club
2004 United States Tiger Woods (2) 268 −16 2 strokes Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington 1,250,000 Sherwood Country Club
Target World Challenge presented by Williams
2003 United States Davis Love III (2) 277 −11 2 strokes United States Tiger Woods 1,200,000 Sherwood Country Club
2002 Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington 268 −20 2 strokes United States Tiger Woods 1,000,000 Sherwood Country Club
Williams World Challenge
2001 United States Tiger Woods 273 −15 3 strokes Fiji Vijay Singh 1,000,000 Sherwood Country Club
2000
(Dec)		 United States Davis Love III 266 −22 2 strokes United States Tiger Woods 1,000,000 Sherwood Country Club
2000
(Jan)		 United States Tom Lehman 267 −13 3 strokes United States David Duval 1,000,000 Grayhawk Golf Club

References[]

  1. ^ "Chevron World Challenge - Furyk Keeps Lead, Couples Three Back". Golf Digest. Associated Press. December 19, 2008. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "Tiger Woods, in most events in 7 years, to figure out how much is too much". Fox News. Associated Press. October 17, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "Tiger returns to golf for 2014 Hero World Challenge". TigerWoods.com. October 14, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  4. ^ Photo Gallery: Hero World Challenge, Pro-am & Round 1
  5. ^ Harig, Bob (October 17, 2012). "Tiger Woods' event star-studded". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  6. ^ Harig, Bob (August 14, 2013). "Title sponsor steps up for Tiger event". ESPN. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  7. ^ "Hero MotoCorp clinches the title sponsorship of the PGA Tour's golfing event". The Economic Times. September 15, 2014.
  8. ^ Ballengee, Ryan (December 12, 2014). "Is Tiger Woods on his way to being worth $2 billion?". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  9. ^ "Hero World Challenge canceled for 2020". PGA Tour. October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.

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