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Tiger Woods competes for the primary time since April when he tees off at his Hero World Challenge within the Bahamas.
PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: The RSM Classic (Ludvig Aberg)
THIS WEEK: Hero World Challenge, Albany, Bahamas, Nov. 30-Dec. 3
Course: Albany (Par 72, 7,449 yards)
Purse: $4.5M (Winner:$1M)
Defending Champion: Viktor Hovland (2022-23)
FedEx Cup Champion: Hovland
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday, 1:30-4:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday, 12-2:30 p.m. (GC), 2:30-5 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (GC), 1:30-4:30 p.m. (NBC)
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NOTES: An unofficial occasion, the invitational contains a 20-player subject. … Tournament host and 82-time PGA Tour winner Tiger Woods is competing for the primary time since withdrawing from the third spherical of the Masters in April resulting from plantar fasciitis. His solely different begin in 2023 was a T45 at The Genesis Invitational. Woods has received this occasion 5 occasions, the latest being in 2011. … Will Zalatoris is competing for the primary time since going 0-3-0 on the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play occasion. The first spherical will likely be 251 days since Zalatoris’ final aggressive spherical. … World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler tees it up for the primary time because the Ryder Cup in September. He is one among 13 gamers within the subject who competed within the 2023 Ryder Cup. … Players don’t earn FedEx Cup factors for this occasion however are awarded world rankings factors. … Jordan Spieth holds the match file of 262 set in his 2014 victory. … Rickie Fowler holds the 18-hole file of 61 set within the ultimate spherical in 2017.
BEST BETS: Viktor Hovland (400 at BetMGM) is as sizzling as any participant on the earth. Up to No. 4 on the earth rankings, Hovland is the two-time defending champion, received the FedEx Cup in August, the Ryder Cup in September and is coming off a T2 on the DP World Championship. … Scottie Scheffler (450) completed solo second to Hovland every of the previous two years. However, that is his first stroke play occasion because the Tour Championship. … Collin Morikawa (750) is the one participant within the subject who has received this fall, claiming the Zozo Championship in Japan. … Max Homa (800) is coming off a win on the Nedbank Golf Challenge and completed T7 on the Fortinet Championship in his lone FedEx Cup Fall begin.
PURSE PAYOUT
Winner: $1 million
Runner-up: $375,000
third: $225,000
4th: $150,000
fifth: $135,000
sixth: $120,000
seventh: $115,000
eighth: $113,000
ninth: $112,000
tenth: $110,000
eleventh: $109,000
twelfth: $108,000
thirteenth: $107,000
14th: $106,000
fifteenth: $105,000
sixteenth: $104,000
seventeenth: $103,000
18th: $102,000
nineteenth: $101,000
twentieth: $100,000
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Sentry Tournament of Champions, Kapalua, Hawaii, Jan. 4-7
LPGA Tour
LAST TOURNAMENT: CME Group Tour Championship (Amy Yang)
THIS WEEK: Season Complete
Race to the CME Globe winner: Lilia Vu
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Tournament of Champions, Orlando, Fla., Jan. 18-21
PGA Tour Champions
LAST TOURNAMENT: Charles Schwab Cup Championship (Steven Alker)
THIS WEEK: Season Complete
Charles Schwab Cup champion: Steve Stricker
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, Maui, Hawaii, Jan. 18-20
LIV Golf League
THIS WEEK: Season Complete
Series Winners: Talor Gooch (Individual), Crushers GC (Team)
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Mayakoba, Mexico, Feb. 2-4
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