About Hero World Challenge 2023
Tiger Woods' very own golf tournament, the 'Hero World' tournament, is near us! It takes place every year in December, though participating in the tournament is a challenge, as it only lets the best of the best in the game of golf or the current top 20-rank golf pros participate! Unlike many tournaments, the Hero World is catered for the betterment of different causes, and it's a charity/benefit event for the Tiger Woods Foundation. It's also a bit more than the rest, because even though it falls under the PGA Tour schedule, upon winning, the players aren't awarded any FedEx Cup points or official money, as this challenge still falls under an unofficial event.
This year, the Hero World Challenge is returning to Albany, Bahamas, from November 30th to December 3rd.
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Hero World Challenge's History
The Hero World Tournament started way back in January 2000. The main motive behind Tiger Woods Hero World Challenge is purely philanthropic: to support and grow the TGR Foundation, the Bahamas Youth Foundation and The Tavistock Foundation.
In 1999, Tiger Woods, with the joint efforts of his father, Earl, established the Hero World Challenge to benefit the TGR Foundation. Today, the Hero World Challenge continues to raise funds for youth-focused charities and empower youth through education and scholarship.
The Hero World Challenge had humble beginnings; it started off as a small field event, with only sixteen players competing back in 1999. But over time, the event started getting recognition around the world, and in 2015, the challenge went global, moving to Albany, Bahamas, after being held on the West Coast and one year in Florida. It currently has over 18 players teeing off; they are the defending champion, the four most recent major winners, the 11 top players in the world and the two sponsor exemptions.
The previous winners of the tournaments are:
Hero World Challenge | Winner | Score | Strokes |
2022 | Viktor Hovland | 278 (-10) | 2 strokes |
2021 | Viktor Hovland | 270 (-18) | 1 stroke |
2020 | COVID | ||
2019 | Henrik Stenson | 270 (-18) | 1 stroke |
2018 | John Rahm | 268 (-20) | 4 strokes |
2017 | Rickie Fowler | 270 (-18) | 4 strokes |
2016 | Hideki Matsuyama | 270 (-18) | 2 strokes |
2015 | Bubba Watson | 263 (−25) | 3 strokes |
2014 | Jordan Spieth | 262 (−26) | 10 strokes |
Northwestern Mutual World Challenge | |||
2013 | Zach Johnson | 275 (−13) | Playoff |
World Challenge presented by Northwestern Mutual | |||
2012 | Graeme McDowell (2) | 271 (−17) | 3 strokes |
Chevron World Challenge | |||
2011 | Tiger Woods (5) | 278 (−10) | 1 stroke |
2010 | Graeme McDowell | 272 (−16) | Playoff |
Chevron World Challenge presented by Bank of America | |||
2009 | Jim Furyk | 275 (−13) | 1 stroke |
2008 | Vijay Singh | 277 (−11) | 1 stroke |
Target World Challenge presented by Countrywide | |||
2007 | Tiger Woods (4) | 266 (−22) | 7 strokes |
2006 | Tiger Woods (3) | 272 (−16) | 4 strokes |
2005 | Luke Donald | 272 (−16) | 2 strokes |
2004 | Tiger Woods (2) | 268 (−16) | 2 strokes |
Target World Challenge presented by Williams | |||
2003 | Davis Love III (2) | 277 (−11) | 2 strokes |
2002 | Pádraig Harrington | 268 (−20) | 2 strokes |
Williams World Challenge | |||
2001 | Tiger Woods | 273 (−15) | 3 strokes |
2000 | Davis Love III | 266 (−22) | 2 strokes |
1999 | Tom Lehman | 267 (−13) | 3 strokes |
Hero World Challenge 2023 Course
The Hero World Challenge 2023 will be played at the Albany Golf Course in the Bahamas. The Albany Golf Course is an 18-hole championship golf course. The very famous Ernie Els designed it. Albany's 18-hole championship golf course is one of its kind because it combines the best of links and desert features. Ernie Els made sure it was unique by adding details like making the par-72, 7,309-yard golf course with five par-5s and five par-3s, with the remaining holes being par-4s. Albani's links-style course features dunes up to 30 feet tall and has numerous teeing areas on each hole, which makes the course playable but, at the same time, tricky for golfers at every level.
Hero World Challenge 2023 Field List - List of players participating in the tournament
After the dates were announced for the Hero World Challenge, the Tiger Woods Foundation recently released the players' names, who will be seen on the greens of Albany Golf Course. Here's the complete list of players for the Hero World Challenge:
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Hero World Challenge 2023 Broadcasting Details
Hero World 2023 challenge will be broadcasted in quite a few channels.Generally, Peacock streams all the golf tournaments around the year! But unfortunately, Peacock only streams matches, tournaments, etc, in the UK, Ireland, Germany, the USA, Austria, Switzerland and Italy.
FAQs
A. The Hero World Challenge is unlike any other golfing tournament. It's a game preceded by a pro-am competition, in which the pros play with the rising stars or the amateurs.
A. The Hero World Challenge 2023 is returning to the greens of Albany Golf Course, in the Bahamas.
A. No, even though the Hero World Challenge falls under the PGA Tour, the winners or the players don't get any FedEx points.
A. The owner of the Hero World Challenge is Tiger Woods, and the sponsor of the tournament is Hero Motocorp.