Hero WC field: 8 of OWGR's top 10; no Tiger ... yet
Eight of the top 10 players as of this week’s Official World Golf Ranking have accepted invitations to compete in this year’s Hero World Challenge.
The 20-man field for Tiger Woods’ annual tournament in New Providence, Bahamas, includes world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, No. 4 and two-time defending champion Viktor Hovland, No. 5 Xander Schauffele and No. 24 Will Zalatoris, who hasn’t competed since an April back surgery.
The current field does not include Tiger Woods, who hasn't played since withdrawing from the Masters earlier this year and a subsequent right-ankle surgery. There is, however, still one tournament exemption left to be announced.
Woods hasn't teed it up in his host event since a solo fourth in 2019.
Here is a look at the current field for the Nov. 30-Dec. 3 event at Albany:
Scottie Scheffler (1), USA
Viktor Hovland (4), Norway
Patrick Cantlay (5) USA
Xander Schauffele (6), USA
Max Homa (7), USA
Matt Fitzpatrick (8), England
Brian Harman (9), USA
Wyndham Clark (10), USA
Jordan Spieth (12), USA
Cameron Young (17), USA
Keegan Bradley (18), USA
Collin Morikawa (19), USA
Tony Finau (20), USA
Sam Burns (21), USA
Jason Day (22), Australia
Sepp Straka (23), Austria
Will Zalatoris (24), USA
Rickie Fowler, USA, tournament exemption
Justin Thomas, USA, tournament exemption
World Nos. 2 and 3, Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy, are the only top-10 players not included in the initial field.